
Experience from Shanghai — new perspectives on esophageal cancer treatment
Insights from Shanghai: strategic vision and practical anastomotic techniques in esophageal cancer surgery, shared across Asia, Europe and the United States.
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Insights from Shanghai: strategic vision and practical anastomotic techniques in esophageal cancer surgery, shared across Asia, Europe and the United States.
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Klinik Hirslanden deploys the new Da-Vinci-5 robotic system in oesophageal cancer surgery and deepens its international cooperation with the National Cancer Center in Tokyo.

Impressions from Tokyo: a surgical philosophy translated into organised practice, an anatomically clearly defined technique, reproducibility and a remarkable teaching and team culture.

Two days of Single-Port da Vinci training with Intuitive in Freiburg: hands-on exercises on the SP system, inspiration from Prof. Peter Grimminger and preparation for the visit to the National Cancer Center in Tokyo.

Impressions from the MIGES 2025 Masterclass in Singapore (6-7 October 2025): minimally invasive gastric and oesophageal surgery, dialogue between Eastern and Western surgical philosophies and new techniques for the OR at Klinik Hirslanden.

Impressions from the 21st ISDE World Congress for Esophageal Diseases (18-20 September 2025) in Brisbane: treatment strategies, technical innovations and SP-RACE results from Mainz in dialogue with colleagues from Asia, the Americas, Australia and Europe.

Lecture on Single-Port RATS oesophagectomy using the da Vinci SP system at the APITS & KTCVS Conference in Seoul: representing Prof. Peter Grimminger and an enriching exchange with Asian colleagues.

Impressions from the 10th Reunion de Cirugia Esofago-Gastrica y Obesidad de Madrid y Zona Centro (Parque del Retiro): lecture on Single-Port da Vinci and exchange with the Spanish surgical community.

ESDE Fellowship with Prof. Grimminger in Mainz and Prof. Schneider in Zurich

Single-port da Vinci robot-assisted cervical oesophagectomy (SP-RACE) at the University Medical Centre Mainz

First month as ESDE Fellow with Prof. Grimminger at the University Medical Centre Mainz — impressions of a visionary team.

Receipt of the Dexter Advanced Practitioner certification — minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery.

Dexter surgical robot training on a simulation model — preparation for the fellowship in Mainz.

ESDE Fellowship training in Mainz: medical licence and training in minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Start of the fellowship at the University Medical Centre Mainz in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIO).

Study on the combination of eVAC and continuous periduodenal irrigation to reduce anastomotic leakage after surgical ampullectomy.

Successful completion of da Vinci surgical robot training at the RAIN Robotic Academy in Naples and certification as console surgeon.
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