Handbook of Robotic Surgery serves as a primer covering the main areas of knowledge in robotic surgery. This comprehensive book provides essential information on all aspects related to robotic surgery, from the present up to the future. The discussion presented in sections ranges from the historical background of robotic surgery up to more recent and future technological innovations such as remote controls, surgically distant collaboration, simulators, modern surgical robotics, fluorescence-guided surgery, and virtual reality. The book also contains sections dedicated to the safety conditions in surgery and patient protection, which will be suitable for surgeons, health professionals, biomedical engineering professionals, healthcare administrators, and students. There are specific chapters for all areas in which robotic surgery has been used in daily clinical practice or is under development.
Ren, Hongliang: - Hongliang Ren is an associate professor at the Electronic Engineering Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong and adjunct associate professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore. He served as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering (T-ASE) and Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (MBEC). He has navigated his academic journey through the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Johns Hopkins University, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Children's National Medical Center, United States, and the National University of Singapore. He is currently Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. His areas of interest include biorobotics, intelligent control, medical mechatronics, soft continuum robots, soft sensors, and multisensory learning in medical robotics.
Zequi, Stênio de Cássio: - Stênio de Cássio Zequi is chairman of the Urologic Department and the Referral Center for Urological Tumors, and coordinator of the
Robotic Surgery Program at Center at A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, in São Paulo, Brazil.
He has experience in Urological Surgery and Urology Oncology, Robotics, and HIFU, and is interested in research into prognostic factors
and epidemiological factors in urologic cancer. Dr. Zequi is an editorial board member of leading scientific journals and associations such as
the KCA Journal (Kidney Cancer Journal), and is an Associate Editor of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology. He is a member of the
AUA-American Urological Association, SIU- Société Internationale D' Urologie, and the Brazilian Society of Urology. He is a peer reviewer
of international medical journals and a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), Endourological Society, and Director of the
Brazilian Society of Urology, as well as an author of scientific publications and book chapters or editions. Zequi is an associate professor of
surgery-urology at the Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, and is a tutor at the Graduate Schools of
Antonio Prudente Foundation (A.C.Camargo Cancer Center) and at Escola Paulista de Medicina-Division of Urology, Department of Surgery,
Federal University of São Paulo.
