Faculty

iNOTESs experts

Surgeons who pioneered NOTES in their countries and teach for iNOTESs.

Belgium

Jan Baekelandt, MD, PhD, MBA

Gynaecological oncologist at Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden. Global vNOTES pioneer who introduced vNOTES in Europe, developed and standardised many vNOTES operations and was the first to perform transvaginal robotic surgery.

Germany

Amadeus Hornemann, MD, MPH, PhD

Gynaecologist at the University Hospital Mannheim. Expert in transgastric NOTES; first to perform a pure NOTES per-oral endoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy (POESY).

Taiwan

Hsuan Su, MD

Assistant professor, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University. A pioneer in vNOTES.

United States

Alexander F. Burnett, MD

Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Pioneer of vNOTES in gynaecologic oncology.

United States

Howard Salvay, MD

Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecological and Robotic Surgery, Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, Santa Cruz.

United States

Grover May, MD

OBGYN and minimally invasive surgeon in Johnson City, Tennessee.

United States

Daniel Gomez, MD

Chief of OBGYN, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale; assistant professor, University of Miami.

United States

Jose Luis Terrazas, MD

OBGYN and minimally invasive surgeon in Coral Springs, Florida.

Portugal

Pedro A. Leão, MD, PhD

Colorectal surgeon at Hospital de Braga and assistant professor, University of Minho.

China

Juan Liu, MD, PhD

Chair at the Center for Pelvic Floor Disease, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.

United States

Xiaoming Guan, MD

Division Chief and Fellowship Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Texas Children’s and Baylor College of Medicine.

France

Aslam Mansoor, MD

Head of OBGYN at Issoire Hospital and University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand. Introduced vNOTES in France.

Israel

Lior Lowenstein, MD

Professor and division director of gynaecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa. Introduced vNOTES in Israel.

Switzerland

Jean Dubuisson, MD

Head of the Gynecological Surgery Unit, Geneva University Hospitals.

Turkey

Cüneyt Kayaalp, MD

Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Inonu University.

India

Suyash Naval, DNB

Chief of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Naval Multi Speciality Hospital, Jalgaon. Introduced vNOTES in India.

Sweden

Andrea Stuart, MD, PhD

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