CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Surgery Video Sessions
Fully Stapled DS
Mehran Anvari, O.C., O.Ont, MB BS, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery, McMaster University
Chair, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Innovation
Hamilton, ON
Dr. Mehran Anvari is a tenured Professor of Surgery at McMaster University, the Chair of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Innovation at McMaster and an Adjunct Scientist for the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (IC/ES). He is past president of the Canadian Association for Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons (CABPS), and past president and founding member of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA). Dr. Anvari is the founding director of the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS), the clinical lead and chair of the Ontario Bariatric Network (OBN) and the Scientific Director and CEO of the Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation (CSii), which recently partnered with MDA to create Insight Medbotics Canada Corporation (IMCC) – a startup to commercialize a new generation of intelligent robotic systems.
Dr. Anvari has been involved in teaching laparoscopic bariatric procedures for over 15 years in Canada and internationally, and is a faculty member for a number of bariatric programs, including the European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS) in Strasbourg, France.
As a researcher, supervisor, mentor and advisor, Dr. Anvari has a continued commitment to teaching, education, publication and innovation. He has authored over 200 publications; holds seven patents; and is the principle investigator of numerous studies related to obesity, gastrointestinal disease, and surgical robotic systems and techniques.
Dr. Anvari has been honored many times for his innovation and research: he was awarded the ORION Leadership Award in 2010 and the ISS R&D Innovation Award in 2015. Dr. Anvari’s work with telerobotics has also been recognized by the federal and provincial government with the “Gold Medal of Distinction” and the “Diamond Award for Innovation in Technology”. Most recently, Dr. Anvari was appointed to the Order of Ontario for his support in the development of medical robotics for early detection and treatment of cancers.
Presentation Overview:
This session details a fully stapled approach to a laparoscopic duodenal switch (DS) procedure for surgical weight loss. Dr. Anvari shares his surgical experience using this technique after completing over 40 DS/SADI procedures since 2018. In this session, Dr. Anvari profiles key steps in mesentery/limb orientation, duodenal dissection using important landmarks, and offers notable insights in constructing a widely patent fully stapled anastomosis.