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Faculty Experts

At IRCAD North America, our esteemed Faculty Experts are the cornerstone of our educational programs and surgical innovation. Each faculty member is a leader in their respective field, bringing years of specialized expertise, groundbreaking research, and hands-on experience to the table. Their deep knowledge ensures that our attendees gain unparalleled insights into the latest surgical techniques and technologies, setting IRCAD apart as a world-class training center for advanced surgery.
 
What truly sets our Faculty Experts apart is their commitment to fostering the next generation of surgeons. They don’t just teach; they mentor, collaborate, and engage with participants, creating an environment of continuous learning and improvement. 
 
This approach not only enhances the learning experience but also allows for a dynamic exchange of ideas, where even the most experienced surgeons find new ways to hone their skills and stay ahead of medical advancements.
 

IRCAD NA Clinical Subject Matter Experts

F. ArkoFlag of the United StatesVascular and Endovascular Surgery
T. AsherFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Skull Base Neurosurgery
V. AugensteinFlag of the United StatesHernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Y. BaracFlag of the United StatesCardio-aortic Surgery
R. BecharaFlag of the United StatesRobotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
R. BetcherFlag of the United StatesGynecologic Oncology
Mo. BhandariFlag of IndiaBariatric Surgery
J. BrownFlag of the United StatesGynaecologic Oncology
M. BullardFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
D. CallawayFlag of the United StatesSustainability in Surgical Services
S. ChauhanFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
Y. CheahFlag of the United StatesLiving Donor Liver Transplantation
P. ColavitaFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
D. CoricFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
D. CoutureFlag of the United StatesPediatric Neurosurgery
K. CunninghamFlag of the United StatesTrauma Emerging Technologies
B. DavisFlag of the United StatesColorectal Surgery
J. DotyFlag of the United StatesRobotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
J. ElmunzerFlag of the United StatesInterventional Gastroenterology
H. FarhatFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Neuroendovascular Surgery
J. FrederickFlag of the United StatesCardio-aortic Surgery
C. FrenkelFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
S. FroelichFlag of FranceAdvanced Skull Base Neurosurgery
M. Galvao NetoFlag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
J. GreenFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Trauma Education
N. GudaFlag of the United StatesInterventional Gastroenterology
S. GulatiFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Heart Failure Therapies
L. Hadzikadic-GusicFlag of the United StatesBreast Oncology
J. HagenFlag of the United StatesRobotic Thoracic Surgery
J. HalvorsonFlag of the United StatesOsseointegration
A. HeffnerFlag of the United StatesEmergency Airway Management
A. HemalFlag of the United StatesUrologic Oncology
J. HsuFlag of the United StatesOsseointegration
J. JohnsonFlag of the United StatesApplied Surgical Anatomy
A. KhanFlag of the United StatesTransplant Robotics
P. KimFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
D. KwonFlag of the United StatesHepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
M. LessneFlag of the United StatesVascular Interventional Radiology
M. LloydFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
D. LopesFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Neuroendovascular Surgery
Y. MarjouaFlag of the United StatesWrist Arthoscopy
J. MarksFlag of the United StatesColorectal Surgery
J. MartinieFlag of the United StatesRobotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
C. MathoulinFlag of FranceWrist Surgery
C. MatthewsFlag of the United StatesUrogynecology
R. MehtaFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
A. MelaniFlag of BrazilColorectal Surgery
G. MishraFlag of the United StatesInterventional Gastroenterology
S. MisraFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
S. MoranFlag of the United StatesWrist Arthroscopy
B. MoshireeFlag of the United StatesIntestinal Neuromotility
D. MutterFlag of FranceEndocrine Surgery
K. NandipatiFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
J. PicciniFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
S. SaxonhouseFlag of the United StatesAtrial Fibrillation Advanced Treatments
J. SchwartzFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Structural Heart Therapies
P. ShenFlag of the United StatesHepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
J. SinghFlag of the United StatesRobotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
A. StevensFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
L. SwanströmFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
B. ThomasFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
D. UshakamariFlag of the United StatesCardiac Anaesthesia
B. VisserFlag of the United StatesRobotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
M. VixFlag of FranceMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
D. VrochidesFlag of the United StatesLiver Transplant Oncology
E. WangFlag of the United StatesOncologic Interventional Radiology
A. WeeFlag of the United StatesTransplant Robotics
P. WhalenFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
T. WhippleFlag of the United StatesWrist Arthroscopy

A. AadamFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
B. Abu DayyehFlag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
H. AiharaFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
B. AllenFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
M. AnvariFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
S. AsfawFlag of the United StatesSustainability in Surgical Services
M. AwadFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
S. BarbatFlag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
E. BarnesFlag of the United StatesHernia & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
D. BeerFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
J. BernardFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Neuroendovascular Surgery
Ma. BhandariFlag of IndiaBariatric Surgery
N. BhatiaFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
P. BhaveFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
G. BodziockFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
M. BohlFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Deformity Surgery
L. BonavinaFlag of ItalyMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
N. BorgesFlag of the United StatesPercutaneous Coronary Revascularization
N. BradfordFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
B. BranchFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
J. CironeFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
M. ClemensFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
C. ConradFlag of the United StatesHepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
F. CorcioneFlag of ItalyColorectal Surgery
G. CrossleyFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
D. CummingsFlag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
J. DeviereFlag of BelgiumInterventional Gastroenterology
H. DoppalapudiFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
P. DraganovFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
M. DuffinFlag of the United StatesArthroplasty
C. DunstFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
M. ElliottFlag of the United StatesCardiac MRI
C. EllisFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
M.. EltemamyFlag of the United StatesTransplant Robotics
F. FilicoriFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
S. FoxFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
D. FriedmanFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
M. GibbsFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
M. GiovanniniFlag of ItalyInterventional Gastroenterology
T. HenifordFlag of the United StatesHernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
M. HoggFlag of the United StatesRobotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
P. HranitzkyFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
W. HuangFlag of TaiwanMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
J. HwangFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
A. IltisFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
M. ItoFlag of JapanColorectal Surgery
K. KastenFlag of the United StatesColorectal Surgery
K. KercherFlag of the United StatesHernia & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
S. KhatibFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
L. KimberlyFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
A. KishinFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
A. KofokotsiosFlag of GreeceInterventional Gastroenterology
D. KohFlag of SingaporeColorectal Surgery
J. KoneruFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
P. KoparFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
P. KozacFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
A. KromanFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
E. KropfFlag of the United StatesSports Medicine
R. KropfFlag of the United StatesSports Medicine
A. LangermanFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
C. LauerFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Trauma Education
E. LaurinFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
S. LeedsFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
D. LeviFlag of the United StatesLiver Transplantation
R. Lutfi Flag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
W. LymanFlag of the United StatesColorectal Faculty
C. MagillFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
T. MaxeyFlag of the United StatesCongenital Cardiac Surgery
K. MayerFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
J. McCoolFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
S. Morales-CondeFlag of SpainColorectal Surgery
M. MutchFlag of the United StatesColorectal Surgery
H. NeuhausFlag of GermanyInterventional Gastroenterology
B. NicksFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
M. NishimuraFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
J. OkudaFlag of FranceColorectal Surgery
M. OthmanFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
A. PalliseraFlag of SpainColorectal Surgery
J. ParishFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
S. PerskyFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
S. PierrieFlag of the United StatesOrthopaedic Trauma
T. PonskyFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
B. PowellFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
G. PragerFlag of AustriaBariatric Surgery
A. RainaFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
K. ReynerFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
R. RibeiroFlag of PortugalBariatric Surgery
S. RiggsFlag of the United StatesUrologic Oncology
M. RinaldiFlag of the United StatesStructural Heart Therapies
M. RobinsonFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
V. RossiFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
S. RossFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
O. RoyFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
G. SachdevFlag of the United StatesAcute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
A. ShadaFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
B. ShoemakerFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
J. ShyFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
M. SmithFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
K. SteppFlag of the United StatesUrogynecology
T. SuzukiFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
P. SyllaFlag of the United StatesColorectal Surgery
E. TeitelbaumFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
A. TexeriaFlag of the United StatesBariatric Surgery
A. J. TorresFlag of SpainBariatric Surgery
R. TrigonisFlag of the United StatesEmergency Medicine Services
M. UjikiFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
M. Van PoppelFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Cranial Surgery
C. VerclerFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
L. Vieira d’AlmeidaFlag of BrazilBariatric Surgery
M. WaghFlag of the United StatesThird Space Endoscopy
S. WaitFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Neuroendoscopic Surgery
A. WallFlag of the United StatesEthics in Surgery
S. WestermanFlag of the United StatesCardiac Electrophysiology
J. WilsonFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery
Z. ZarnegarFlag of the United StatesMinimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
A. AlseidiFlag of the United StatesLongitudinal Training & Telementoring Platforms
T. AsherFlag of the United StatesNeuromodulation Platforms
M. BohlFlag of the United StatesSpine Surgery Education Technologies
P. BrownFlag of the United StatesIn-situ Bioprinting
D. CoricFlag of the United StatesAdvanced Spine Surgery Devices
K. CunninghamFlag of the United StatesNegative Pressure Ventilation Devices
M. GiménezFlag of ArgentinaImage Guided Percutaneous Surgery
J. GreenFlag of the United StatesChest Wall Reconstruction Devices
C. HollandFlag of the United StatesSpine Image Guided Surgery Advanced Technologies
S. HongFlag of the United StatesRobotic Telesurgery, Machine Intelligence, and Autonomous Systems
D. IannittiFlag of the United StatesAblation Devices
A. KhannaFlag of the United StatesHemodynamics and Monitoring
R. LimFlag of the United StatesSpace Surgery Platforms
J. MadjarovFlag of the United StatesSternal Closure Devices
K. PhelpsFlag of the United StatesImage Guided Orthopaedic Trauma Technologies
B. SpringerFlag of the United StatesArthroplasty Fixation and Bearing Surfaces Technologies
A. StormFlag of the United StatesUpper GI Tract Devices
B. ThomasFlag of the United StatesEnteral Nutrition Devices
D. VrochidesFlag of the United StatesOrgan Preservation Perfusion Platforms
B. WatermanFlag of the United StatesArthroscopic Technologies
W. ArchieFlag of the United StatesLongitudinal Training & Telementoring Platforms
A. RickerFlag of the United StatesLiver Transection Devices
C. WehrleFlag of the United StatesOrgan Preservation Perfusion Platforms
D. ZeterFlag of the United StatesLiver Transection Devices

Brent Matthews

Scientific committee Chair

Geoffrey 
Rose

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Chair

Frank Arko

Yaron Barac

John Frederick

Deputy Director

Sanjeev Gulati

Jeffrey Hagen

Matthew Schwartz

Sean Whalen

Brent Matthews

GENERAL SURGERY PLUS SERVICE LINE DIRECTOR

Peter Clark

Guido Costamagna

Nicholas Demartines

Pierre Diemunsch

Susan Evans

Antonello Forgione

Michael
Gibbs

Mariano Gimenez

Robert Lim

Deputy Director

Jacques Marescaux

Tony Asher

Neurosurgery Chair

Dom Coric

Paul Kim

Deputy Director

Stacey Wolfe

Graeme Woodsworth

T Moorman

Orthopaedic Surgery Chair

Walter Beaver

Hodges Davis

Joseph Hsu

Deputy Director

Matthew Provencher

Non-Service Line
Subject Matter Expert Members

Anthony Atala

Philip Brown

Metin Gurcan

James Johnson

Iain McKillop

Wayne Poll

Joel Stitzel