About Dr. Vipul Patel

If you are researching prostate cancer surgery options, you may already know that robotic prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgery approach offering substantial benefits over traditional laparoscopic and open procedures. What you may not know is that Dr. Vipul Patel is the surgeon you want performing your prostatectomy.

About Dr. Vipul Patel

• The most experienced robotic surgeon worldwide over all surgical specialties, having performed over 3,500 robotic prostatectomies (New York Times, February 14, 2010, Page A1)
• Specializes in the robotic approach to urinary reconstruction, bladder and kidney cancer
• Received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida
• 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
• Founder of the Society of Robotic Surgery
• Founder and Editor-in-chief of The Journal of Robotic Surgery
• Author of the first published textbook on robotic urology
• Received Honorary Professorships from Korean University, the Asian School of Urology and the College of Medicine, and Ricardo Palma University in Lima, Peru
• Teaches advanced courses in robotic surgery for the American Urologic Association
• Performed, or trained other physicians in, robotic surgery and helped establish programs at Cornell New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Yale University, Lahey Clinic, University of Miami, MD Anderson, Duke University, Guys Hospital London (UK), The Royal Melbourne (Australia), Moscow State University (Russia), Beijing Military Hospital (China), Fundacion Puijvert, (Spain) All India Institute (India), Korean University (Korea), Tokyo Medical University (Japan), European Oncology Institute (Italy), Karolinska Swedish Institute (Sweden), Albert Einstein (Brazil), Sirio Linbanese (Brazil), Clinica Marly (Colombia) and Clinicas Caracas ( Venezuela)

Why Dr. Vipul Patel?

At Florida Hospital, we are very fortunate to have an esteemed surgeon lead our robotic prostatectomy team. Dr. Vipul Patel, MD has personally performed the most robotic surgeries in the world and has currently performed over 3,500 robotic prostatectomies.  Dr. Patel is an internationally recognized expert in the field of minimally invasive robotic prostatectomy. Aside from vast surgical experience, he is also committed to sharing his expertise in training robotic urology surgeons around the world. His passion for his work and compassion for his patients are further demonstrated through his leadership with various support groups for prostate cancer. 

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Meet Dr. Vipul Patel

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If Robotic Prostatectomy is in Your Best Interest, Contact Us

World-renowned. Highly skilled. Accomplished. Published. Compassionate. These are just a few of the reasons as to why Dr. Vipul Patel should perform your robotic prostatectomy.  

Contact Dr. Vipul Patel to find out if you are a candidate for minimally invasive robotic prostate surgery.