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Message from SRS

March 25, 2011

Dear colleagues,

As President of the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) for 2011, I am honored to write this letter. Since our organization is rapidly growing and evolving, I would like to take this opportunity to update everyone about where we are today and what the future holds for us.

As one of the founding members of SRS and a longtime supporter of robotics in minimally invasive surgery, I can attest to the fact that robotics has come a long way over the last decade. Today robotics touches every surgical specialty and within each specialty it runs the gamut of procedural applications. The data supporting its clinical use, along with the development of innovative techniques to treat complex pathology, have skyrocketed. Additionally over the last several years, both synergistic and competitive robotic technologies have been introduced.

These developments are the reasons why the Society of Robotic Surgery was formed. Now more than ever, we need to be able to bring together various surgical disciplines in a forum that allows for collaboration. The goals of this collaboration are to facilitate the dissemination of surgical knowledge and techniques, to develop policies surrounding the use of current and future robotic technologies, and to advance training. All of this while remaining scholarly and critical throughout the process. By committing to these goals, we place the interest of our patients first. I believe this will ultimately result in improved patient outcomes as well as advances in our respective disciplines.

Today, the Society of Robotic Surgery has nearly 400 members from every surgical discipline and continues to add new members each week. As an organization, we have already collaborated with several large robotic meetings. In fact this spring, SRS will be affiliated with the World Robotic Gynecology Congress III & International Gynecologic Oncology Robotic Symposium IV in Washington, DC on May 5-6 (www.wrgcus.com) and the World Robotic Symposium in Miami on June 27-29 (www.globalroboticsinstitute.com).

For the last several years, scholarly activity in the area of robotics has found an outlet in the Journal of Robotic Surgery, which is the official journal of SRS. As a result of its success, the Journal of Robotic Surgery will be going up for official indexing this year. Additionally, members of the Society of Robotic Surgery are collaborating in a funded project to develop Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS), a concept similar to the well-recognized Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS).

The progress that has taken place thus far is only the tip of the iceberg. I truly believe that a society that is young, dynamic and comprised of members who are innovative and willing to think outside of the box, has the ability to accomplish goals that can change the face of surgery for future generations. I am honored to work alongside many of you as we work together towards these common goals. On behalf of our executive board, I welcome all of you to become actively involved and provide input to help shape the direction and future of the Society of Robotic Surgery. As President of SRS for 2011, I am committed to upholding these goals and representing each of you to the best of my abilities.

Sincerely,