Institute for Surgical Excellence Announces Ahmed Ghazi, MD Appointment to Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – The Institute for Surgical Excellence (ISE) today announced the appointment of Dr. Ahmed Ghazi to its Board of Directors. ISE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that convenes leading innovators, surgeons, surgical societies, hospital executives, and government to develop consistent, teachable, and measurable surgical standards that directly improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Ghazi is a urologist and robotic surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of cancers in the prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicles. Dr Ghazi received his MD degree from Cairo University in Egypt in 2000, where he completed his surgical training and Urology residency. He completed a laparoscopic fellowship in Paris, France in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Claude Abbou, MD, and is accredited by the European Board of Urology. He completed a second laparoscopic fellowship in Austria in 2009 under the supervision of Professor Gunter Janetschek, MD who specialized in the laparoscopic approach for selective removal of kidney tumors, preserving the kidney. He then completed his training at the University of Rochester, New York with a 2-year fellowship in the robotic treatment of various urologic cancers. He joined the staff at the Urology Department, University of Rochester in 2012. Dr. Ghazi is in on the cutting edge of research in AI and surgical metrics as well as creating the next generation of surgical training models.
“Dr. Ghazi’s experience with advanced robotic surgery, innovations in training, and cutting-edge research will enhance ISE’s vision of next-generation patient care and surgical excellence to improve patient outcomes,” said Dr. Jeffrey Levy, ISE’s Interim Executive Director. “The institute for surgical excellence has been such an important global leader, raising standards of care. I am proud to be able to contribute to the success of ISE and its necessary work.” said Dr. Ahmed Ghazi.
Robotic surgery is transforming the healthcare landscape. With minimally invasive techniques and precision, surgeons can challenge traditional operating procedures by reducing pain, risk, and recovery time. Today, robotic surgeries are primarily used in gynecology, urology, thoracic surgery, general surgery, and colorectal surgery. ISE looks ahead to an exciting year filled with surgical milestones.
“It is the ISE Board’s privilege to be on the ground working with partners on innovative medical technologies delivered and implemented through expert collaboration and educational excellence. Our Executive Board is honored to include Dr. Ghazi as we continue to develop surgical standards for the medical field.” said Dr. Martin Martino, ISE Executive Board Member, and Gynecologic Oncologist.
Dr. Ghazi joins ISE’s internationally recognized leadership of existing board members:
Martin Martino, MD, Ascension Health
John Porterfield, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Indiana University
Keith Nahigian, Nahigian Strategies
William Kennedy, White and Williams LLP
Caitlin Houghton, MD, University of Southern California
Robotic surgery is transforming the healthcare landscape. With minimally invasive techniques and precision, surgeons can challenge traditional operating procedures by reducing pain, risk, and recovery time. Today, robotic surgeries are primarily used in gynecology, urology, thoracic surgery, general surgery, and colorectal surgery. ISE looks ahead to an exciting year filled with surgical milestones.
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ISE is a 501(c)(3) public charity, whose mission is to create lasting solutions for complex healthcare problems related to emerging technologies, with the ultimate goal to improve patient care and outcomes. ISE utilizes a systems-based approach (collective impact model) to bring together key stakeholders from a variety of sectors to identify issues, set clearly defined goals, facilitate collaboration, determine and fill gaps, and better inform health care consumers. ISE is embarking on a series of transformational projects with respect to the role and standards of surgical technologies, with the first and current focus on Robotic Surgery. As part of this project, ISE continues to manage and develop the Robotic Training Network (RTN) through participation with hospitals across the country, and research-focused engagement with the Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS).
