Essentials of Robotic Hernia Surgery

Advance Your Robotic Hernia Surgery Skills with Hands-On Training

Move beyond the basics of robotic hernia repair through expert-led instruction, personalized coaching, and an immersive tissue lab designed to help you confidently integrate advanced techniques into your daily practice.

Whether you're early in your robotic surgery journey or looking to refine your approach, you'll leave with practical skills you can immediately apply in the operating room.

Why Attend?

Robotic hernia surgery continues to evolve, and surgeons are expected to perform increasingly complex repairs with confidence and efficiency. This course combines expert instruction with four hours of hands-on tissue lab experience, giving you the opportunity to practice techniques, receive individualized coaching, and strengthen your procedural skills in a supportive learning environment.

Unlike lecture-only education, you'll actively perform procedures, troubleshoot challenges, and gain practical insights from experienced faculty who understand the realities of incorporating robotic techniques into everyday surgical practice.

What You'll Learn

Participants will develop practical skills that can be immediately applied in the operating room, including:

Robotic ventral and inguinal hernia repair techniques
Patient positioning and operating room setup
Instrument selection and port placement
Mesh placement and fixation strategies
Advanced suturing techniques
Troubleshooting common procedural challenges
Integrating robotic techniques into everyday surgical practice

        What You'll Gain
Practical robotic hernia repair techniques
Personalized feedback from experienced faculty
Confidence applying new skills in clinical practice
Strategies to improve efficiency and patient outcomes

Intended Audience
Practicing surgeons
Surgeons interested in robotic hernia repair
Early robotic-practice and hernia-focused surgeons

Course Format
Expert-led didactic sessions
Four-hour hands-on tissue laboratory
Small-group instruction
Ongoing faculty mentorship

    

Course Fees

ACS Members: $1,865

Non-Members: $2,240

Continuing Education

This activity is approved for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Why This Course Is Different

Learn by Doing

Develop technical skills through extensive hands-on practice in an advanced tissue laboratory—not just lectures.

Personalized Coaching

Benefit from an exceptional 1:4 faculty-to-learner ratio, allowing for individualized instruction and real-time feedback throughout the course.

Expert Faculty

Learn directly from experienced robotic hernia surgeons who share practical techniques, decision-making strategies, and procedural insights gained from clinical practice.

Continued Learning

The educational experience extends beyond the course through opportunities to build ongoing mentorship relationships with faculty as you continue developing your robotic surgery practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should attend?

This course is designed for general surgeons who have recently adopted robotic hernia repair or are looking to refine and expand their robotic surgical skills.

Do I need prior robotic experience?

Participants should have foundational robotic surgery experience and be interested in advancing their proficiency in robotic ventral and inguinal hernia repair.

How much of the course is hands-on?

Participants spend four hours in an advanced tissue laboratory applying techniques under the guidance of expert faculty.

What makes this course different?

Unlike many robotic surgery courses, this program combines expert instruction, extensive hands-on practice, individualized coaching, and ongoing mentorship opportunities to help surgeons confidently integrate new techniques into clinical practice.

Meet the Faculty

Learn from nationally recognized surgeons with extensive experience in robotic hernia repair and surgical education.

Faculty provide personalized instruction, practical insights, and mentorship designed to help participants successfully integrate robotic techniques into everyday clinical practice.

Alisa Coker, MD, FACS
Associate Professor and Director of Robotic Surgery and Education, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care
University of Texas at Austin

Ankit Patel, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Emory University

Jenny Shao, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Abdominal Hernia Program
University of Michigan

Ian Soriano, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery
UC San Francisco

Questions?

Contact Kenya Posley, Manager, Surgical Skills Courses for Practicing Surgeons at skillscourses@facs.org.