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Society of Robotic Surgery Podcast
The SRS podcast will highlight the complex issues of robotic surgery and robotic telesurgery. We will feature conversations with some of the best multi-disciplined surgeons, specialists and medical professionals in the world. Additionally, we will include insights from stakeholders in the fields of medicine, surgery, surgical education, telecommunications, medical technology, government regulation and hospital administration as they tackle pertinent issues related to the future of robotic surgery, establishment of telesurgery and implementation of surgical AI technology.
SRS in the News
Explore SRS’s leadership in robotic surgical technology and innovation.
Breaking News: First Robotic Telesurgery in the United States
On behalf of the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS), we congratulate our Executive Director, Dr. Vipul Patel on a historic milestone. On Sunday, October 25, Dr. Patel performed a robotic prostatectomy via telesurgery from Celebration, Fla. His patient was nearly 40...
Society of Robotic Surgery and Puma Venture Capital Announce Winners of SRS Shark Tank 2026
New Innovations in Digital and Robotic Surgery Take Center Stage September 5, 2026 – Hollywood, Fla. – Drive Medical claimed the top prize at the third annual SRS Shark Tank 2026, held during the Society of Robotic Surgery's annual conference at the Diplomat Beach...
Dr. Vipul Patel interviews Dr. Jacques Marescaux about their groundbreaking robotic telesurgeries
Join two legends of robotic telesurgery as they discuss their landmark surgeries that profoundly changed the face of healthcare around the world. Dr. Jacques Marescaux performed the first-ever robotic telesurgery in September, 2001 from Strasbourg, France on a...
SRS 2026: Our Largest Meeting Ever
On behalf of all of us at the Society of Robotic Surgery, whether you joined us in Hollywood, Florida or followed along from afar, thank you for being part of the SRS community.
We are proud to announce that this year’s meeting was our largest ever, with 3,500 attendees from around the world. Most impressively, the SRS Annual Meeting was a literal ‘Who’s Who’ of the healthcare industry as we welcomed more than 800 faculty members including world-renowned stakeholders from 70 countries.
We would like to send special thanks to the many sponsors who made this event possible. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to showcase the breadth and depth of experience our membership entails.
A wide-range of professions attended this year’s meeting including surgeons, allied health professionals, nurses, hospital administrators, biomedical engineers, medical device manufacturers, and researchers, as well as representation from venture capital and other investors. Leading voices in robotic surgery and robotic telesurgery led the way for our more than 55 panels, sessions and discussions that covered an array of topics including AI, humanoids, medical robots and digital surgery.
We were proud to welcome representatives from the Food & Drug Administration and the World Health Organization as we ensure that robotic surgery and telesurgery collaborate with regulatory agencies to make this technology available to the millions of people around the world who need it.
We would also like to send special thanks to Veritas Association Management for their tireless work organizing every detail of this very complicated event and made the event possible. Their partnership is what allows us to deliver the caliber of programming our members deserve.
Since the beginning, SRS has focused on education and training, collaboration and technological advancement. Thanks to all of you, we have made enormous progress since the Society was founded in 2009. While we have much more work to do, we are grateful for the support of our 25,000 members who help us advance our mission to make quality healthcare accessible to all.
Welcome the 2025-2026 SRS Board of Directors!
President
Eduardo Parra Davila, MD
Colorectal
President-Elect
Martin Roche, MD
Orthopedics
Secretary
Andrew Hung, MD
Urology
Treasurer
Neuro
Executive Director
Vipul Patel, MD
Urology
Past President
Ghulam Abbas, MD
Thoracic
SRS Membership
SRS members receive access to an ever-growing, extensive online catalog of surgical videos and discounts on educational courses, meetings, and other events throughout the year.
What is the SRS?
The Society of Robotic Surgery encompasses robotics, minimally invasive, NOTES and single port access surgery. This will provide the diversity to allow us to adapt to changes in technology and will provide an innovative forum in which to expand our horizons and improve our clinical and academic potential.