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Vanderbilt Laparoscopic Surgery Center & Fellowship Program The Vanderbilt Laparoscopic Surgery Center has surgeons from many disciplines practicing the latest techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Surgeons at the Center have performed cholecystectomy, common bile duct exploration, Nissen fundoplication, Toupet fundoplication, Heller myotomy for achalasia, splenectomy, colon resection, appendectomy, lysis of adhesions, incisional hernia repair, inguinal hernia repair, staging of abdominal cancer, liver cyst resection, rectal prolapse repair, bowel resection and placement of feeding tubes, Barrett's esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Laparoscopic surgery has evolved rapidly over the past several years. Laparoscopic techniques minimize the invasiveness of many traditionally performed open surgical procedures and thereby are an attractive treatment alternative for many appropriately selected patients. Performed correctly and in the proper setting, laparoscopic surgery has reduced hospital stays and recovery times. The Vanderbilt Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship Program is supported in part by a grant from Ethicon Endosurgery. The aim of the Fellowship is to enhance the cognitive and particularly the technical abilities of the fellow in advanced laparoscopic procedures. It is designed to benefit surgeons who have previously completed a general surgery residency by providing them with a broad experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery within four different hospitals and with guidance from a number of faculty who regularly perform advanced laparoscopic procedures; the opportunity to serve as junior level faculty for the residents in general surgery by teaching advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques in the laboratory and the OR; an experience performing research within the NIH-supported clinical research center at Vanderbilt. The faculty of the Vanderbilt Laparoscopic Surgery Center are members of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the leading professional society of board certified surgeons who use endoscopy and laparoscopy as an integral part of their treatment of patients.

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