Camran Nezhat
Director for the Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery
Camran Nezhat MD has been called the father of modern operative laparoscopy. He has influenced almost every aspect of our laparoscopic lives. His vision, perseverance, and humanistic focus have propelled our field away from the established yet awkward “single eye†and mostly diagnostic laparoscopy to his method of operative laparoscopy, which has revolutionized modern day surgery. Also, his prediction and claim that almost all open surgeries could be and should be avoided is increasingly becoming a reality. Indeed, he has paved the way through the years by his pioneering work of successful management of many complex surgical pathologies laparoscopically for the first time and proving that it is possible and probably preferable.
Dr. Nezhat introduced the technique of operating in an upright position off the television monitor and on the images rather than on the tissue. By doing so, he changed the “single eye†world of endoscopy forever. Second, he is the forerunner of successful laparoscopic reparative management of many diseases of the pelvic and abdominal organs including laparoscopic bladder, ureter, bowel and diaphragm resection, laparoscopic paraaortic lymph node dissection, radical hysterectomy, vesicovaginal fistulas; and laparoscopic treatment of ovarian remnant. Sacral colpopexy and laparoscopy in advanced pregnancy and repair of major vessels we also first reported by Dr. Nezhat and his team. Thus, he has opened the road for those in other surgical disciplines to approach almost all surgical pathologies laparoscopically. Third, his claims are becoming increasingly evident that advantages of laparoscopic surgery are not only for shorter hospital stays, smaller incisions, and faster recovery, but also that laparoscopic surgery when performed by an experienced surgeon is associated with fewer complications and better results than laparotomy.
Dr. Nezhat’s interest in medicine started at an early age when his mother became ill and required extensive medical care. His father praised the doctors for saving her life, and at the same time demonstrated not only to Dr. Camran Nezhat but to his two younger brothers the value of medicine.
During his internship and residency at the State University of New York, Dr. Nezhat was exposed to laparoscopy as a diagnostic tool for infertility and for those suffering from chronic pelvic pain. He quickly realized the need for expanding the application of laparoscopy and improving visualization. After his residency, Dr. Nezhat completed his fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility in Augusta, Georgia.
Today, Dr. Camran Nezhat holds several titles and responsibilities including Director for the Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery in Palo, Alto, California. He is Deputy Chief of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and clinical professor of both Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University. As well, he is clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of California at San Francisco. Accepting three fellows per year, this is the largest fellowship in laparoscopy which exposes them not only to his previous accomplishments and complicated cases but also introduces fellows to robotic surgery and future endeavors.
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