Presented by the Southern California Chapter, ACS and the Southern California Committee on Trauma
Supported by a grant from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
It was held Monday, December 1, 2025 from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) in La Jolla, CA.
Program Co-Chairs: Matthew Martin MD & Jeffry Nahmias MD MHPE
Overview
The educational program consisteded of faculty led didactic and hands-on experiences with the da Vinci Robotic Systems. The program trained Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care Fellows who were interested in adding robotic surgery to their armamentarium or enhancing their robotics technique, and are committed to completing all elements of the program training pathway. Each participant spent one day in the faculty led hands-on program. The program featured focused short didactic talks and hands-on console training for robotic inguinal and ventral hernia repair, and robotic bowel repairs/resections as well as anastomoses.
