Robotic Liver Surgery Dr. Iswanto Sucandy

02/07/2026

02/07/2026

Along with continuing education program by SAGES, we are presenting “Prevention and How to Handle Bile Duct Injury” for General and Minimally invasive surgeons practicing worldwide. This is an important topic in surgical practice which can lead to long-term sequalae without prompt and proper treatments for both patients and surgeons. Our fellow Dr Anna Axentiev is presenting.

Recording and all materials including video techniques, scenario discussions of antegrade baloon sphinteroplasty, repair of side wall injury after endoscopic basketing etc…..will be available shortly via SAGES ADOPT MIS Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Program managed by Erin Schwarz

01/26/2026

We invite all colleagues to join us for SAGES webinar on the Topic of Minimally invasive Liver Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery in the Setting of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension.

Wednesday Jan 28 at 7pm EST

Link for registration is below.

01/17/2026

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s00464-025-12543-1?sharing_token=zQo8BuR5QmB7cr7rFIkd2fe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7fU-nAlSiWaf6nt2N0Atxz4Y1sz2m89eGzvngrH78JLv2snDV4A_pay4Io2wdT4R2eo_VJGTT4Wae-IsEMBGMJwIdVTbnAKinsWlOWWtC9uYKt-5BNGwOdhIV9-hT6rwg%3D

Tampa Hepatopancreatobiliary program latest contribution to development of minimally invasive liver surgery for tumors. Read our new publication on Surgical Endoscopy examining the Financial Predictive Values of Robotic Tampa Score for Robotic Hepatectomy! https://lnkd.in/eSPe5tsh

Unfortunately difficult cases do not receive monetary reimbursement as high as they should be, compared to their easier case counterparts.

01/16/2026

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is must have skill for GI/HPB surgeons. Fellowship education should include this part, despite the era of advanced endoscopic procedures by Gastroenterology colleagues.

Teaching lap choledoscopic skills to HPB fellows at AdventHealth after failed complicated ERCPs from outside.

01/06/2026

Congratulations to the entire team for the successful First Robotic liver live surgery Demonstration using KangDuo Chinese Robotic system for segment 7 liver tumor resection.

This operation was supported by Fuji Film corporation and engineers from Kang Dua, together with team from Sinergy Medika Utama Jakarta Indonesia.

This operation marks another important milestone in development of robotic surgery in Asia, especially with cost effective robotic system instrumentation, affordable to wider hospitals and patients.

12/23/2025

It was an honor and privilege to deliver the International Visiting Professor Grandrounds at the University of Indonesia School of Medicine- Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta attended by Department of Surgery Staff members and all trainees including nearly 100 virtual participants from all over digestive centers.

We discussed the Management of Liver Cancer, Innovative and Breakthrough in Immunotherapy, Hepatoma with micro/macrovascular invasion and differences among Barcelona Clinic, Asia Pacific and AASLD guidelines. We also obviously discussed surgical techniques for vascular reconstruction and ALLPS procedure robotically which are applicable in the local area with advanced liver cancer cases.

12/19/2025

This week we had our first robotic hepatic artery infusion pump placement with robotic low anterior resection combo operation for stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer metastasis to liver.

Hepatic artery pump extends the options for otherwise unresectable multilobar liver metastasis.

12/17/2025

Congratulations for our Research fellow Dr. Giuseppe Esposito from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy for finishing his program & PhD at Adventhealth Tampa Hepatopancreatobiliary Robotic Program.

It was productive time and we enjoyed the friendships & collaborations.

11/29/2025

Robotic Hepatobiliary 2025 Course has just concluded at ORSI Academy in Belgium near Ghent, directed by Drs Dhondt and Sucandy together with world class faculties. The course covered case preparation, techniques of liver resections up to Robotic liver Transplantation. We had 23 senior Consultants surgeons coming from oround the World, as far as Singapore, Brazil, India, and Australia.

After a fruitful day 1 of didactic, Live liver surgery from AZ Groeninge operating room, and video lectures, we spent the whole day on day 2 for robotic cadaver robotic major liver resections. Packed full 2 days with Science and real surgeon’s discussions with a nice dinner in Cafe Theater - city center of Ghent in the evening.

Deepest gratitude for all the industry sponsors and faculties [who are tired but Happy] during Thanksgiving week :

John Martinie - Atrium Healfh Charlotte
Fabrizio DiBenedetto - University of Modena Italy
Rutjer Swijnenburg- University of Amsterdam
Moh Abu Hilal - University of Jordan
Peter Steelant - AZ Groeninge Kortrijk
Mathie Dhondt - AZ Groeninge Kortrijk
Iswanto Sucandy - AdventHealth Tampa

11/08/2025

Robotic Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Program To treat Extensive Colorectal Liver Metastatic Disease/Cancer

11/08/2025

Another Robotic Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump for extensive Colorectal Liver Metastasis in our Tampa Liver program. Expanding treatment for stage 4 colorectal cancer with otherwise having very limited options left. Excellent Tc-99 nuclear medicine perfusion after pump placement.