Robotics in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Jesse C. Selber, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACSProfessor and Vice ChairDirector of Clinical ResearchDepartment of Plastic Surgery MD Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Jesse Selber is the Vice Chair and Director of Clinical Research, and a Full Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. A microvascular reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Selber's research involves head and neck reconstruction, breast reconstruction, microsurgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, microsurgical training, robotic-assisted reconstructive surgery, and multiple other areas. He also has an active robotic reconstructive surgery practice in which he developed and utilizes four different types of procedures. His work -- especially with regards to robotic-assisted microsurgery -- has allowed him to be invited to instruct and to perform surgical procedures at hundreds of national and international conferences. In addition, Dr. Selber has had over one hundred and twenty articles published in peer-reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for several journals. He holds offices in multiple national surgical societies including the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and is an Executive Board and Founding member of the Robotic Assisted Microvascular and Endoscopic Surgery society (RAMSES).

Section 1: Training and Evaluation.- 1. Robotic Microsurgical Training.- 2. Robotic Skills Assessment-Crowd-Sourced Evaluation in Surgery and Future Directions in Plastic Surgery.- Section 2: Clinical Applications.- 3. Robotic Harvest of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle.- 4. Robotic breast reconstruction with the Latissimus Dorsi Flap.- 5. The RoboDIEP: Robotic Assisted Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction.- 6. Robotic Nerve and Upper Extremity Surgery.- 7. Robotic Cleft Palate Surgery and Simulation.- 8. Robotic Microsurgery in Urology Private Practice: Advantages and Outcomes.- 9. Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction.- Section 3: Considerations for a Robotic Plastic Surgery Practice.- 10. Incorporating robotics into a plastic surgery practice.- Section 4: New Microsurgical Robotic Platforms.- 11. Development of a New Robotic Platform for Microsurgery.- 12. A dedicated robotic system for open (super)microsurgery.