Vipul Patel

Dr. Vipul R. Patel, MD, FACS is a world-renowned surgeon specializing in robotic surgery for prostate cancer. He is the founder and Medical Director of the Florida Hospital Global Robotics Institute, founder and Vice President of the Society of Robotic Surgery, and founder and Editor Emeritus of The Journal of Robotic Surgery. In February, 2016 he performed his 9,000th robotic-assisted prostatectomy, the most performed by any surgeon to date. The experience gained from performing a large volume of prostatectomies has enabled him to gain insights and amass a large amount of statistical evidence regarding efficacy of robotic techniques.

Education and Early Career

Dr. Patel received his medical degree in 1995 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed his residency and a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida.

After graduation he established a robotic surgery program in a large private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. A few years later, he left private practice to establish a robotic program at Ohio State University. He served as the Director of the Center for Robotic and Computer-assisted Surgery at The Ohio State University Medical Center for three years, where he was also an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology and Associate Professor of Bioinformatics.

Mid-Career

In January, 2008 Dr. Patel left Ohio and moved to Florida where he became Medical Director of the Global Robotics Institute at Florida Hospital Celebration Health and Director of Urologic Oncology at the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute.

Dr. Patel credits the use of robotic assisted surgery with helping surgeons achieve better surgical outcomes with the "trifecta" of cancer control, continence and sexual function.

In 2012 Dr. Patel founded the International Prostate Cancer Foundation, a charitable institution with the goals of promoting research in testing for genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, patient and physician education, and global screening for early detection of prostate cancer. Dr. Patel serves as chairman of the foundation. NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, a prostate cancer survivor who underwent robotic surgery performed by Dr. Patel, serves on the board.

In the course of his career Dr. Patel has led and participated in studies that have resulted in developing improved outcomes for robotic surgery and urologic treatment. A few examples:

• A technique of periurethral suspension stitch during surgery was demonstrated to aid in earlier return to urinary continence
• A modified technique for posterior reconstruction of the rhabdosphincter was demonstrated to shorten the time for return to continence

Academic Career

Dr. Patel has played a major role in training and mentoring students in robotic technologies and in establishing robotic surgery programs in many countries. He was instrumental in developing guidelines for training and credentialing the next generation of robotic surgeons.

He leads the robotic training team at the Nicholson Center, is a Professor of Urology at the University of Central Florida, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Urology at Nova Southeastern University.

He wrote the first textbook on Robotic Urology, now in a second edition.

He has helped to establish and train robotic surgery units around the world. For example, in 2004 he established a robotic surgery department at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. In 2008 he trained the first Russian robotic surgery team and performed the first robotic prostatectomy in Russia, for which he was inducted into the Russian Academy of Sciences.

He has been awarded these honorary academic titles:

• Professor of Urology, University of Milan
• Clinical Associate Professor of Urology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova SE University
• Professor of Urology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
• Professor of Urology, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
• Professor of Urology, the Asian School of Urology
• Professor of Urology, College of Medicine, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru
• Clinical Invited Professor, Department of Urology, Korea University Hospital

Screening for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Dr. Patel is a strong advocate of routine screening for early detection of prostate cancer. In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force issued a guideline stating that healthy men should not get routine PSA tests. Because PSA levels can be elevated from causes other than prostate cancer, the task force felt that false positives would lead to unnecessary treatment which could have serious side effects. Dr. Patel started a petition on Change.org requesting that the task force review their decision, noting that the mortality rate from prostate cancer had dropped by 40% since the introduction of PSA testing. The petition gathered more than 5700 signatures, and in March 2013, the South Carolina House passed a resolution petitioning the United States Congress to seek withdrawal of the task force recommendations against PSA screening.

While campaigning for routine PSA screening, he has also worked to improve the accuracy of tests. He was the first in Florida to use an additional blood test called the Prostate Health Index, which has been shown in one clinical study to reduce unnecessary biopsies from false positives by 31%.

He also played a role in research into using RNA molecules found in the urine of cancer patients as a prognostic marker for prostate cancer. He sponsored the study, through the International Prostate Cancer Foundation, and provided the tissues from cancer patients. Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute compared the urine and the tissue of patients with prostate cancer to the urine and the tissue of men without prostate cancer. They found that certain RNA molecules, easily detected in urine, were more common in men with prostate cancer. The goal of the research is to develop a less invasive, faster and more accurate test for prostate cancer.

Publications

Textbooks

Textbooks as Editor

• Patel, Vipul. (2015). Robotic Urologic Surgery. (2nd ed- Chinese Translation). Beijing, China: World Publishing Xi'an Corporation Ltd.
• Patel, Vipul. (2012). Robotic Urologic Surgery. (2nd ed.). London, England: Springer.
• Patel, V., Ramalingam, M. (2009) Operative Atlas of Laparoscopic Reconstructive Urology. London, England: Springer.
• Patel, Vipul. (2007). Robotic Urologic Surgery. London, England: Springer.

Textbooks as Contributor

• Abdul-Muhsin, H., Patel, V. (2014) History of Robotic Surgery. Kim, KC Robotics in General Surgery (pp.3-15). Springer, New York: Springer Publications
• Sivaraman, A, Coelho, R., Chauhan, S., Palmer, K., Patel, V. (2012) Skills and Training Course in Robotic Laparoscopic Urology. YH Sun et al (eds.), The Training Courses of Urological Laparoscopy (pp 85-99). London, England: Springer Publications
• Bellmunt, J., Patel, V., Samavedi, S., (2013) High-Risk non-metastatic and metastatic prostate cancer. Lier, Belgium: Summary of Science for Practice by Mirrors of Medicine
• Sivaraman, A., Chauhan, S., Schatloff, O., Patel, V. (2013) Techniques of Nerve-Sparing in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. John, H., Wiklund, P., (eds), Robotic Urology (pp 259-271). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Publications
• Coughlin, G., Patel, V. (2011). Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Management of the Difficult Case (pp 79-91). Su., L. Atlas of Robotic Surgery: Springer
• Palmer, K., Coelho, R., Chauhan, S., Patel, V., (2011). Technical Modifications for Robotic Prostatectomy. Hemal, A., Menan, M., Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. London, England: Springer.
• Morgan, R., Walser, E. (2010) Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures.
• Coelho, R., Patel, V. (2009) Urologia Minimamente Invasiva- Endourologia e Videolaparoscopia. (2nd ed.)
• Kumar, S., Marescaux, J. (2008) Tele-surgery.
• John, H., Wiklund, P., Shah, K., Chammas, M., Palmer, K., Thaly, R., Patel, V. (2008) Nerve-Sparing Techniques for Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Robotic Urology.
• Satava R., Gaspari, A., di Lorenzo, N. (1999) Emerging Technologies in Surgery.
• Das Gupta, P. (2008) Urologic Robotic Surgery in Clinical Practice.
• Patel, V., Fagin R. Textbook of Robotic Surgery- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: How to Start and How to Get Better.  (2nd ed.)
• Weinsberg, E., Carey, R. Conquer Prostate Cancer.
• Ramalingam, M. Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. (pp443-450)
• Dasgupta, P., Patel, V., Palmer, K., Coughlin, G., Chammas M. Robotic Prostatectomy in Urologic Robotic Surgery in Clinical Practice.
• Gervais, D., Sabharwal, T. Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage.
• Stolzenburg, J., Gettman, M., Liatsikos, E. Endoscopic Extraperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy.
• Su, L. Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery
• Humar, A., Matas A., Payne W. Atlas of Organ Transplantation.

Articles

• Posterior muscolofascial reconstruction after radical prostatectomy: an updated systematic review and a meta-analysis A. A. C. Grasso1, F. A. Mistretta1, M. Sandri, G. Cozzi, E. De Lorenzis, M. Rosso, G. Albo, F. Palmisano, A. Mottrie, A. Haese, M. Graefen, R. Coelho, V. R. Patel and B. Rocco, DOI: 10.1111/bju.13480, BJU 3/9/2016
• Clinical Prospects of Long Non-Coding RNAs as Novel Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer Perera R., Mouraviev, V., Bongyong Lee, Vipul Patel, David Albala, Truls E Bjerklund Johansen, Alan Partin, and Ashley Ross, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2015), 1–7
• Long Noncoding RNAs as Putative Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection Bongyong Lee, Joseph Mazar, Muhammad N. Aftab, Feng Qi, John Shelley, Jian-Liang Li, Subramaniam Govindarajan, Felipe Valerio, Inoel Rivera, Tadzia Thurn, Tien Anh Tran, Darian Kameh, Vipul Patel, Ranjan J. Perera; The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics Nov 2014 Vol. 16 No. 9
• Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Propensity-Matched Study of Perioperative, Oncological and Functional Outcomes A.S. Bates , S. Samavedi, A. Kumar , V. Mouraviev, B. Rocco, R. Coelho, K. Palmer, V.R. Patel; Eur J Surg Oncol (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2015.06.002
• Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Recent Advances Mistretta, FA; Grasso, AA; Buffi, N; Cozzi, G; de Lorenzis, E; Fiori, C; Patel, VR; Porpiglia, F; Scarpa, RM; Srinivas, S; Rocco, B.; Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2015 June 18 (ePub ahead of print)
• Dehydrated Human Amniotic Membrane Allograft Nerve Wrap Around the Prostatic Neurovascular Bundle Accelerates Early Return to Continence and Potency Following Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Propensity Score–Matched Analysis Vipul R. Patel, Srinivas Samavedi, Anthony S. Bates, Anup Kumar, Rafael Coelho, Bernardo Rocco, Kenneth Palmer;

Eur Urol (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.01.012

• Current Status of Robotic Simulators in Acquisition of Robotic Surgical Skills

Anup Kumar, Roger Smith, and Vipul R. Patel; Curr Opin Urol 2015, 25:168–174

• Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Recent Advances.

Mistretta FA, Grasso AA, Buffi N, Cozzi G, De Lorenzis E, Fiori C, Patel VR, Porpiglia F, Scarpa RM, Srinivas S, Rocco B; Minerva; Urol Nefrol. 2015 Jun 18 [Epub ahead of print]

• Age Stratified Comparative Analysis Of Perioperative, Functional and Oncologic Outcomes In Patients after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy - A Propensity Score Matched Study. Kumar A, Samavedi S, Bates AS, Cuevas CA, Coelho RF, Rocco B, Palmer K, Patel VR.; Eur J Surg Oncol. 2015 Apr 25. pii: S0748-7983(15)00390-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.04.006. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25980748.
• Overall Rate, Location, and Predictive Factors for Positive Surgical Margins after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Kang SG, Schatloff O, Haidar AM, Samavedi S, Palmer KJ, Cheon J, Patel VR; Asian J Androl. 2015 May 5. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.148723. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25966623.
• Use Of Intra-Operative Indocyanine Green and Firefly® Technology to Visualize the “Landmark Artery” for Nerve-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Anup Kumar, Srinivas Samavedi, Anthony Bates, Rafael Coelho, Bernardo Rocco, Jeff Marquinez, Cathy Jenson, Kenneth Palmer, Vipul Patel, The Journal Of Urology, April 2015 Volume 193, Issue 4, Supplement, Page E406

• Continence Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Adverse Urinary Continence Risk Factors. Kumar A, Samavedi S, Bates AS, Coelho RF, Rocco B, Palmer K, Patel VR;.BJU Int. 2015 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/bju.13106. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25726729.

14. Does Surgeon Subjective Nerve-Sparing Score Predict Recovery Time Of Erectile Function Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy? Kang SG, Schatloff O, Haidar AM, Samavedi S, Palmer KJ, Cheon J, Patel VR;.J Sex Med. 2015 Jun;12(6):1490-6. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12844. Epub 2015 Feb 16. PMID: 25689342.

• The Tube 3 Module Designed For Practicing Vesicourethral Anastomosis In A Virtual Reality Robotic Simulator: Determination Of Face, Content, And Construct Validity. Kang SG, Cho S, Kang SH, Haidar AM, Samavedi S, Palmer KJ, Patel VR, Cheon; J.Urology. 2014 Aug; 84(2):345-50. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.05.005. Epub 2014 Jun 26. PMID:24975707
• The Surgical Learning Curve for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Experience of a Single Surgeon with 500 Cases in Taiwan, China. Ou YC, Yang CK, Chang KS, Wang J, Hung SW, Tung MC, Tewari AK, Patel VR; Asian J Androl. 2014 Sep-Oct;16(5):728-34. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.128515.PMID:24830691.
• Assessment of Virtual Reality Robotic Simulation Performance by Urology Resident Trainees. Ruparel RK, Taylor AS, Patel J, Patel VR, Heckman MG, Rawal B, Leveillee RJ, Thiel DD.; J Surg Educ. 2014 May-Jun;71(3):302-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.09.009. Epub 2014 Jan 1.PMID: 24797844
• Assessment of Robotic Simulation by Trainees in Residency Programs of the Southeastern Section of the American Urologic Association. Thiel DD, Patel VR, Larson T, Lannen A, Leveillee R.; J Surg Educ. 2013 Sep-Oct;70(5):571-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.04.014. Epub 2013 May 24. PMID: 24016366
• Long Noncoding RNAs as Putative Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection

Bongyong Lee, Joseph Mazar, Muhammad N. Aftab, Feng Qi, John Shelley, Jian-Liang Li, Subramaniam Govindarajan, Felipe Valerio; The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, Vol. 16, Issue 6, p615–626.

• Fundamentals Of Robotic Surgery: A Course Of Basic Robotic Surgery Skills Based Upon A 14-Society Consensus Template Of Outcomes Measures and Curriculum Development. Roger Smith, Vipul Patel, Richard Satava; The International Journal Of Medical Robotics And Computer-Assisted Surgery, accepted on 23 Oct. 2013
• The Impact of Robotic Surgery in Urology. Giedelman CA, Abdul-Muhsin H, Schatloff O, Palmer K, Lee L, Sanchez-Salas R, Cathelineau X, Dávila H, Cavelier L, Rueda M, Patel V.; Actas Urol Esp. 2013 Apr 22. doi:pii: S0210-4806(13)00055-7.10.1016/j.acuro.2012.11.015.
• Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Abdul-Muhsin H, Samavedi S, Pereira C, Palmer K, and Patel V.; BJU Int. 2013 Apr.11 1(4):686-7. doi: 10.1111/bju.12073. (accompanying video won "best video prize" by BJUI)
• Proposal of a Method to Assess and Report the Extent of Residual Neurovascular Tissue Present In Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. Schatloff O, Kameh D, Giedelman C, Samavedi S, Abdul-Muhsin H, Coelho RF, Kang SG, Palmer KJ, Patel VR.; BJU Int. 2013 Apr 19. doi: 10.1111/bju.12038.
• Perioperative and Early Oncological Outcomes after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) In Morbidly Obese Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. Abdul-Muhsin H, Giedelman C, Samavedi S, Schatloff O, Coelho R, Rocco B, Palmer K, Ebra G, Patel V.; BJU Int. 2013 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2013.11798.x.
• Dehydrated Human Amniotic Membrane Allograft Nerve Wrap around the Prostatic Neurovascular Bundle Accelerates Early Return to Continence and Potency Following Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Propensity Score–matched Analysis Vipul R. Patel, Srinivas Samavedi, Anthony S. Bates, Anup Kumar, Rafael Coelho, Bernardo Rocco, and Kenneth Palmer; 2015 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2015Jan13
• Step-by-Step Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy BJU International Journal; BJU-2013-0129, Jan2013
• The trifecta outcome in 300 consecutive cases of Robotic-Assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy according to D'Amico risk criteria. Ou YC, Yang CK, Wang J, Hung SW, Cheng CL, Tewari AK, Patel VR.; Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jan;39(1):107-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.10.003. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
• Retrograde Versus Antegrade Nerve-Sparing during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Which is better for Achieving Early Functional Recovery? Ko YH, Coelho RF, Sivaraman A, Schatloff O, Chauhan S, Abdul-Muhsin HM, Carrion RJ, Palmer KJ, Cheon J, Patel VR.; Eur Urol. 2013 Jan; 63(1):169-77. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.09.051. Epub 2012 Sep 28.
• Current Status of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Progress Is Inevitable,

Vipul R. Patel, Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman; Pros and Cons: Open Vs Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in 2012, www.cancernetwork.com. July 2012 (Pg 616-635)

• Current Status of Salvage Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy for Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer B Rocco, G Cozzi, M G Spinelli, A Grasso, D Varisco, R Coelho, V Patel; Curr Urol Rep, DOI 10.1007/s11934-012-0245-1, March 2012
• Systematic review of methods for reporting combined outcomes after radical prostatectomy and proposal of a novel system: the survival, continence, and potency (SCP) classification. Ficarra V, Sooriakumaran P, Novara G, Schatloff O, Briganti A, Van der Poel H, Montorsi F, Patel V, Tewari A, Mottrie A.; Eur Urol. 2012 Mar; 61(3):541-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.11.042. Epub 2011 Dec 2.
• Cavernosal Nerve Preservation during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy is a Graded rather than an All-Or-None Phenomenon: Objective Demonstration by Assessment of Residual Nerve Tissue on Surgical Specimens. Schatloff O, Chauhan S, Kameh D, Valero R, Ko YH, Sivaraman A, Coelho RF, Marquinez J, Palmer KJ, Patel VR.; Urology. 2012 Mar;79(3):596-600
• Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Dismembered Pyeloplasty for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: A Multi-Institutional Experience A Sivaraman, RJ Leveillee, Mb Patel, S Chauhan, V Patel; Urology. 2012 Feb; 79(2):351-5. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.10.019. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
• The Role of the Prostatic Vasculature as Landmark for Nerve-Sparing during Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Patel VR, Schatloff O, Chauhan S, Sivaraman A, Valero R, Coelho RF, Rocco B, Palmer KJ, Kameh D.; Eur Urol. 2012 Mar;61(3):571-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.12.047. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
• Factors Affecting Return of Continence 3 Months after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Analysis from a Large, Prospective Data by a Single Surgeon. Ko YH, Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Sivaraman A, Schatloff O, Cheon J, Patel VR.; J Urol. 2012 Jan; 187(1):190-4. Epub 2011 Nov 23
• Pentafecta: A New Concept for Reporting Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy- V. Patel, A. Sivaraman, R. Coelho, S. Chauhan, K. Palmer, M.. Orvieto, I. Camacho, G. Coughlin, B. Rocco; European Urology 2011; 59: 702-707
• Recent Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Bernardo Rocco, Giancarlo Albo, Rafael Coelho Ferreira, Matteo Spinelli, Gabriele Cozzi, Paolo Dell’Orto, Vipul Patel and Francesco Rocco; Ther Adv Urol (Dec 2011) 3(6) 263–272
• Optimizing Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy, Coelho, R, Patel, V.; Minimally Invasive Urology- Endourology & Video Laparoscopy, 2nd ed, SBU/RJ Dec 2011
• Does The Presence of Median Lobe Affect Perioperative Outcomes, Positive Surgical Margin Rates and Early Continence Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy? Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Guglielmetti GB, Orvieto MA, Sivaraman A, Palmer KJ, Rocco B, Coughlin G, Hassan RE, Patel VR.; J Endourol. 2011 Nov 3. [Epub ahead of print]
• Oncological and Functional Outcomes after Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Critical Review of Current Status, Orvieto MA, Decastro GJ, Trinh QD, Jeldres C, Katz MH, Patel VR, Zorn KC; Urology. 2011 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]
• Transrectal biopsies and radical prostatectomy. Schatloff O, Patel V.; Rev Med Chil. 2011 Sep; 139(9):1242. doi: /S0034 98872011000900021. Epub 2011 Nov 17. Spanish. No abstract available
• Modified Technique of Robotic-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy: Advantages of a Vesico-Urethral Anastomosis. Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Sivaraman A, Palmer KJ, Orvieto MA, Rocco B, Coughlin G, Patel VR.; BJU Int. 2011 Aug 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.010401.x. [Epub ahead of print]
• Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction during Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Results from a Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial. Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Patel VR; Eur Urol. 2011 Jul; 60(1):180-1.
• Robotic Surgery: History and Teaching Impact. Valero R, Ko YH, Chauhan S, Schatloff O, Sivaraman A, Coelho RF, Ortega F, Palmer KJ, Sanchez-Salas R, Davila H, Cathelineau X, Patel VR; Actas Urol Esp. 2011 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish.
• Positive Surgical Margins after Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study. Patel VR, Coelho RF, Rocco B, Orvieto M, Sivaraman A, Palmer KJ, Kameh D, Santoro L, Coughlin GD, Liss M, Jeong W, Malcolm J, Stern JM, Sharma S, Zorn KC, Shikanov S, Shalhav AL, Zagaja GP, Ahlering TE, Rha KH, Albala DM, Fabrizio MD, Lee DI, Chauhan; S. J Urol. 2011 Aug;186(2):511-7. Epub 2011 Jun 15.
• Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with 60 Initial Cases by a Single Surgeon. Ou YC, Yang CR, Wang J, Cheng CL, Patel VR; Asian J Surg. 2011 Apr;34(2):74-80.
• To Infinity and Beyond: The Robotic Toy Story. Patel VR, Sivaraman A.; Eur Urol. 2011 Aug; 60(2):266-7. Epub 2011 May 17.
• Preliminary Analysis of the Feasibility and Safety of Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy after Radiation Failure: Multi-Institutional Perioperative and Short-Term Functional Outcomes. Chauhan S, Patel MB, Coelho R, Liss M, Rocco B, Sivaraman AK, Palmer KJ, Coughlin GD, Ferrigni RG, Castle EP, Ahlering TE, Parra-Davila E, Patel VR; J Endourol. 2011 Jun; 25(6):1013-9. Epub 2011 May 13.
• Incidence of Lymphoceles after Robot-Assisted Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection. Orvieto MA, Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Palmer KJ, Rocco B, Patel VR; BJU Int. 2011 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10094.x. [Epub ahead of print]
• Robotic Technologies in Surgical Oncology Training and Practice. Orvieto MA, Marchetti P, Castillo OA, Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Rocco B, Ardila B, Mathe M, Patel VR; Surg Oncol. 2011 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]
• The Learning Curve for Reducing Complications of Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy by a Single Surgeon. Ou YC, Yang CR, Wang J, Yang CK, Cheng CL, Patel VR, Tewari AK; BJU Int. 2010 Nov 2. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09847.x. [Epub ahead of print]
• Retropubic, Laparoscopic, And Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Critical Review of Outcomes Reported by High-Volume Centers. Coelho RF, Rocco B, Patel MB, Orvieto MA, Chauhan S, Ficarra V, Melegari S, Palmer KJ, Patel VR; J Endourol. 2010 Dec; 24(12):2003-15. Epub 2010 Oct 13. Review.
• Influence of Modified Posterior Reconstruction of the Rhabdosphincter on Early Recovery of Continence and Anastomotic Leakage Rates after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Orvieto MA, Sivaraman A, Palmer KJ, Coughlin G, Patel VR; Eur Urol. 2011 Jan; 59(1):72-80. Epub 2010 Aug 20.
• Continence, Potency and Oncological Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Early Trifecta Results of a High-Volume Surgeon. Patel VR, Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Orvieto MA, Palmer KJ, Rocco B, Sivaraman A, Coughlin G; BJU Int. 2010 Sep;106(5):696-702. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09541.x. Epub 2010 Aug 12.
• Techniques of Nerve-Sparing and Potency Outcomes Following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. Chauhan S, Coelho RF, Rocco B, Palmer KJ, Orvieto MA, Patel VR; Int Braz J Urol. 2010 May-Jun; 36(3):259-72. Review.
• History of Robotic Surgery Satyam Kalan, Sanket Chauhan, Rafael F. Coelho, Marcelo A. Orvieto , Ignacio R. Camacho, Kenneth J. Palmer and Vipul R. Patel; Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2010, Volume 4, Number 3, Pages 141-147
• Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction during Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Critical Analysis of Techniques and Outcomes. Gautam G, Rocco B, Patel VR, Zorn KC; Urology. 2010 Jun 23.
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Learning Curve of First 100 Cases, Yen Chuan Ou,1 Chi Rei Yang, John Wang, Chen Li Cheng and Vipul R Patel; 17, 635–642 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02546.x, 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02551.x, 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02552.x, International Journal of Urology (2010)
• Retropubic, Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Critical Review of Outcomes Reported by High-Volume Centres, Vipul Patel, Bernardo Rocco, Kenneth J. Palmer, Marcelo Orvieto, Rafael Coelho, Sanket Chauhan; Journal of Endourology
• Low Quality of Evidence for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: What about the Evidence for Open? Vipul R. Patel; European Urology 57 (2010) 941-942, DOI: 10.1016.j.eururo.2010.01.034
• Predictive Factors for Positive Surgical Margins and Their Locations after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, Rafael F. Coelho, Sanket Chauhan, Marcelo A. Orvieto, Kenneth J. Palmer, Bernardo Rocco, and Vipul R. Patel; Eur Urol (2010), doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2010.01.040
• Early Complication Rates in a Single-Surgeons Series of 2500 Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomies: Report Applying Standardized Grading System, Rafael F. Coelho, Kenneth J. Palmer, Bernardo Rocco, Ravendra R. Moniz, Sanket Chauhan, Marcelo A. Orvieto, Vipul R. Patel; Eur Urol (June 2010)
• Biopsy Related Prostate Status Does Not Affect the Clinicopathological Outcome of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, Choi H, Ko YH, Kang SG, Kang SH, Park HS, Cheon J, Patel VR; Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Dec; 41(4):205-10.
• Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Review of Current Outcomes. Coelho RF, Chauhan S, Palmer KJ, Rocco B, Patel MB, Patel VR; BJU Int. 2009 Nov;104(10):1428-35
• Training, Credentialing, Proctoring and Medicolegal Risks of Robotic Urological Surgery: Recommendations of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons. Zorn KC, Gautam G, Shalhav AL, Clayman RV, Ahlering TE, Albala DM, Lee DI, Sundaram CP, Matin SF, Castle EP, Winfield HN, Gettman MT, Lee BR, Thomas R, Patel VR, Leveillee RJ, Wong C, Badlani GH, Rha KH, Eggener SE, Wiklund P, Mottrie A, Atug F, Kural AR, Joseph JV; Members of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons., J Urol. 2009 Sep; 182(3):1126-32.
• Modified Transverse Plication for Bladder Neck Reconstruction during Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. Lin VC, Coughlin G, Savamedi S, Palmer KJ, Coelho RF, Patel VR; BJU Int. 2009 Sep;104(6):878-81
• The Effects of Steep Trendelenburg Positioning on Intraocular Pressure during Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Awad H, Santilli S, Ohr M, Roth A, Yan W, Fernandez S, Roth S, Patel V.; Anesth Analg. 2009 Aug;109(2):473-8
• Periurethral Suspension Stitch during Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Description of the Technique and Continence Outcomes, Patel VR, Coelho RF, Palmer KJ, Rocco B.; Eur Urol. 2009 Jun 16
• Prostate Hyperplasia, Benign. eMedicine from WebMD. Leveillee RJ, Patel VR, Bird VG, Moore CR; Updated June 08, 2009. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/437359-overview
• Building a Robotic Program. Patel VR, Tammela T, Rannikko A., Scand J Surg. 2009;98(2):71
• Evolution of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Orvieto, MA, Patel, VR; Scand J Surg Special Issue No. 2/2009 (June)
• The Use of High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Specimens, Dangle PP, Shah KK, Kaffenberger B, Patel VR; Int Braz J Urol. 2009 May-Jun; 35(3):344-53.
• Comparison of Robotic-Assisted Versus Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy Performed by a Single Surgeon, Ou YC, Yang CR, Wang J, Cheng CL, Patel VR; Anticancer Res. 2009 May;29(5):1637-42
• Does Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Enable to Obtain Adequate Oncological and Functional Outcomes during the Learning Curve? The Korean Experience Ko, YH., Ban, JH., Kang, SK., Park, HS., Lee, JG., Yoon, DK., Kim, JJ., Cheon, J., Patel, VR; Asian J Androl. 2009 Mar;11(2):167-75.
• Athermal Early Retrograde Release of the Neurovascular Bundle during Nerve-Sparing Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. Vipul R. Patel, Geoffrey Coughlin, Pankaj P. Dangle, Kenneth J. Palmer, and Srinivas Samavedi; Journal of Robotic Surgery Volume 3, Number 1 / March, 2009
• Robotic Equipment Malfunction during Robotic Prostatectomy: A Multi-Institutional study, Lavery HJ, Thaly R, Albala D, Ahlering T, Shalhav A, Lee D, Fagin R, Wiklund P, Dasgupta P, Costello AJ, Tewari A, Coughlin G, Patel VR.; J Endourol. 2008 Sep;22(9):2165-8
• First 24 Japanese Cases of Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Using the daVinci Surgical System, Yoshioka K, Hatano T, Nakagami Y, Ozu C, Horiguchi Y, Sakamoto N, Yonov H, Ohno Y, Ohori M, Tachibana M, Patel VR; Hinyokika Kiyo. 2008 May; 54(5):333-8; discussion 339. Japanese
• Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches and Management of Prostate Cancer, Gonzalgo, M., Patil, N., Su, L., Patel, VR; Urol Clin N Am 35 (2008) 489-504
• Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: an Athermal Anterior Approach to the Seminal Vesicle Dissection, Kalan, S., Coughlin, G., Palmer, K., Patel, VR; J. Robotic Surg (2008) 2:223-226
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Perioperative Outcomes of 1500 cases. Patel, VR., Palmer, KJ., Coughlin, G., Samavedi, S.; J. Endourology Vol.22, No.10, October 2008
• Role of Image Guidance Systems during NOTES Journal of Endourology, Nov/Dec 2008
• Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy Palmer, KJ., Shah, K., Samavedi, S., Coughlin, G., Patel, VR.; J. Endourology September 1, 2008, 22(9): 2073-2078
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation with Psoas Hitch: A Multi-Institutional, Multi-National Evaluation. Patil, NN. Mottrie A., Sundaram B., Patel, VR; Urology. 2008 Jul;72(1):47-50
• Launching a Successful Robotic Surgery Program, Palmer, KJ. Lowe, G., Coughlin, GD., Dangle, P., Palmer, KJ; Journal of Robotic Surgery Vol.1, No.4. Feb 2008
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: a Review of Minimally Invasive Treatment Options for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction. Patel, V., Patil, N., Coughlin, G., Dangle, P., Palmer, KJ; Journal of Robotic Surgery Vol.1, No.4. Feb 2008
• Resident Experience with Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: The Ohio State University Experience, Box, Geoffrey; Dangle, Pankaj; Shah, Ketul; Patel, V.; J.Endourology
• Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by a Single Surgeon in Taiwan: Experience with the Initial 30 Cases, Ou, Y., Yang, C., Wang, J., Cheng, C., Patel, V.; Journal of Robotic Surgery Vol.2, No.2, September 2008
• A Computerized Analysis of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Task Performance, Narula, VK., Watson, WC., Davis, SS., Hinshaw, K., Needleman, BJ., Mikami, DJ., Hazey, JW., Winston, JH., Muscarella, P., Rubin, M., Patel, V., Melvin, WS.; Surg Endosc. 2007 Dec; 21(12):2258-61.
• Robotic Prostatectomy: An Opportunity, Patel, V.; Int J Clin Prac, December 2007, 61, 12, 2132-2134.
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Ohio State technique, Patel, V., Shah, K., Thaly, R. Lavery, H; Journal of Robotic Surgery Vol. 1, No.1, March, 2007
• Robotic Surgery: India Is Not Ready Yet. Patel, VP; Indian J. Urol 2007; 23:244-245
• Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Functional Outcomes, Coughlin, GD., Palmer, KJ. Shah, K., Patel, VR; Arch Esp Urol. 2007 May;60(4):408-18
• Application of Advanced Technology in Improving Prostate Cancer Surgical Outcomes: An Academic Medical Center’s Approach. Patel, V., Shah, K., Palmer, K., Coughlin, G.; Newsletter of the Société Internationale d’Urologie. June 2007.
• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Involving the Prostate: Presentation, Course and Therapeutic Approach. Arce-Lara, C. Patel, V. Clinton, S. Monk, P., Shah, M., Benson, D. Jimenez, R., DeGroff; V. Urology. 2007 Jun;69(6):1209
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy; A Review of the Current State of Affairs, Patel, V, Shah, K, Thaly, R; International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2007 Dec;61(12):2133-4
• Robotically-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: A Transatlantic Comparison of Techniques and Outcomes, Chammas MF Jr, Hubert J, Patel VR; BJU Int. 2007 May;99(5):1113-7
• Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Outcomes of 500 cases, Patel, V. Shah, K. Thaly, R.; British Journal of Urology. 2007 May;99(5):1109-12
• Histopathologic Outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Patel, V. Shah, S.; The Scientific World. 2006 Jun 2;6:2566-72
• Development of a Robotic Program: An Asian Experience. R.M. Sahabbudin, T. Arni, N. Ashani, K. Arumuga, S. Rajenthran, S. Murali, V. Patel, A. Hemal, and M. Menon; World Journal of Urology. April 2006.
• Robotic Surgery in Urology. Patel, V., Shah, S. Thaly, R.; Contemporary Urology. March 2006.
• Essential Elements to the Establishment and Design of a Successful Robotic Surgery Program. Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 2006 Mar;2(1):28-35
• A Comparison Between Ureteral Replacements Using a Transverse Tabularized Colonic Tube or Ileal Ureter: Experimental Study In Dogs. Patel, V.; Gosalbez, R.; and Castelland, M.; JL Pediatric Surgery. 2006 Apr; 41 (4): 799-803
• Robotic Dismembered Pyeloplasty for the Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction, Patel V.; Indian J Urol 2005; 21:97-101
• Robotic Pyeloplasty. Patel, V.; Urology 66 (1) 2005. pp 45-49
• Non-Narcotic Radical Prostatectomy. Patel, V.; Surgery News. January 2005
• Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in the Community Setting: Initial 200 Cases. Patel, V.; Tully, S.; Holmes, R; and Lindsay, J.; Journal of Urology 174, pp 269-272; July 2005
• Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Stage T1 and T2 Tumors. Patel, V.; Leveillee; R. Journal of Endourology V17 August 2003
• Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty and Flexible Nephroscopy: Simultaneous Treatment of UPJ Obstruction and Nephrolithiasis. Ball, A; Leveillee, R and Patel, V. JSLS 2004:8: 223-228.
• Estimation of Acute Blood Loss in the Anti-Coagulated Rabbit Model Using 3 Modalities of Radiofrequency Energy Ablation. Leveillee, R; Hoey, M; Patel, V.; Journal of Urology. 2003 V170, 970-974.
• Limitations of Non-Contrast CT for Measuring Ureteral Stones. Van Appledorn S, Patel V.; Leveillee, R.; Journal of Endourology V 17, December 2003.
• Estimation of Acute Blood Loss in the Anticoagulated Rabbit model using 3 modalities of radio frequency energy ablation, Ball AJ, Leveillee RJ, Hoey MF, Patel VR, Kim SS; J Urol. 2003 Sep;170(3):970-4
• Wet Radiofrequency Ablation of the Rabbit Kidney, Acute and Chronic Observations, Patel, V; Leveillee, R; Hoey, M.; Hulbert, J. Journal of Endourology; V14 March 2000
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Leveillee, R; Patel, V; Bird, V.; E-medicine online physician reference textbook.
• Options for Ureteral Replacement, Patel, V; Gosalbez, R. British Journal of Urology; May 2000.
• Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation Prior to Radical Prostatectomy, Patel, V; Leveillee, R; E-Medicine online physician reference textbook.
• Testis Biopsies Frequently Demonstrate Sperm in Men with Azoospermia and Significantly Elevated FSH Levels, Kim, E; Patel, V; Lipshultz, L.; Journal of Urology January 1996, V157, and 144-146.
• Mapping of the Song Control System in Song Birds, Bootjer, S.; Patel, V.; Journal of Neuroscience; February 1992.