Ultrasound for Surgeons
EAES “Ultrasound for Surgeons” Team:
"Portability and the recent technological advances have convinced more and more surgeons that ultrasound represents the third eye, the sixth finger of the hand, a path to rapid diagnosis, a means of monitoring the patient safety during various surgical procedures.
Our concept of initiating the surgeons in ultrasound is based on direct and assisted practice, using modern equipment, adapted to each request. Since June 2017 trainees from 50 countries have been enrolled in our workshops. So, let’s continue!"
Yoav Mintz - Chairman of the Technology Committee of EAES:
"We have to face it - a simple physical exam is just not enough anymore. Waiting hours/days for a simple abdominal U/S for suspected GB dis, or pleural tap, or scheduling a radiologist for intra-op U/S is inadequate anymore. We can be independent and provide better patient care. Look for the next EAES U/S course and register."
Professor of Surgery in Timisoara is a leading authority in thoracic and laparoscopic surgery, and has of recent years specialized in robotic surgery. His interests are broad and far-ranging, including radical procedures in gastric cancer and obesity, minimally invasive techniques, policies and practices in diagnosing colorectal cancer, varicose complications, as well as the formation and training of medical professionals.
Attending General Surgeon at "Sf. Pantelimon" Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, lecturer at “Carol Davila” University of Pharmacy and Medicine Bucharest, Department of General Surgery.Attested in abdominal and general ultrasound, laparoscopic surgery, oncologic surgery and health caremanagement.
I am reviewer and member of editorial boards of several prestigious surgical journals.
Private surgeon at the Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus and scientific collaborator at the European University Cyprus. He received his undergraduate degree in Thessaloniki, Greece and postgraduate clinical and research training in Greece, Germany and the United Kingdom. PhD in minimally invasive surgery, a Master Degree in Public Health and Health Business Administration and he is Fellow of the European Board of Surgery.
Attending General Surgeon in Bucharest, Romania. My main areas of focus are trauma and acute care surgery, abdominal wall surgery, POCUS, and evidence-based medicine. I am an assistant professor of surgery at the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. I love teaching and finding new ways of improving surgical education. Podcast enthusiast. Open to any new collaboration meant to enhance our global profession.
Professor, Ben Gurion University, Chairman of the General Surgery, Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, Israel. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Fellowship, with Dr N Katkhouda, HPBfellowship Centre Hepatobiliare Paul Brousse, Paris. Member, Technology Committee, EAES (2016 – 2018), Member of international committee of ASMBS. Member of the editorial boards of the Obesity Surgery Journal and Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Journal. Author of more than 90 articles.
MD, PhD, Senior HPB surgeon at Fundeni Clinical Institute, General Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, Bucharest. Lecturer of General Surgery at Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest. Specialized in: Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, Oncological Surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, General Ultrasound
Focused on ultrasound-guided liver resections, trained at Humanitas Clinical Institute, Milan, Italy (2006-2013).
Over 50 papers published in internationally indexed journals.
Consultant surgeon at Bistrita Emergency County Hospital, Romania
PhD student at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu” Cluj-Napoca, Romania with the Project: 3D-printed liver shaped mold for gelatine and silicone liver models for image guided procedures training.
Certificated in complementary studies: Ultrasonography, Endoscopic Surgery – Advanced Techniques, Oncologic Surgery, Hepato-bilio-pancreatic Surgery (HBP)
Endocrine surgeon with a focus on thyroid and parathyroid surgery since 2012. Fellow of the European Board of Neck Endocrine Surgeons (since 2021) and PhD candidate in surgical innovation in endocrine pathology.
Ultrasound is at the core of my clinical and surgical practice. I use it routinely for preoperative assessment, intraoperative navigation, and postoperative follow-up. I regularly perform ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid and cervical lesions, and apply minimally invasive treatments.
Gastrointestinal and oncologic surgeon at the Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) in the Netherlands. He earned his PhD in 2013 from the University of Groningen, with focus on the surgical treatment of melanoma. His clinical practice includes melanoma, thyroid, and adrenal surgery, as well as colorectal and inguinal hernia procedures. Interested in fluorescence and ultrasound-guided oncologic surgery. At MUMC+, he plays an active role in advancing and implementing these technologies.
Senior Surgeon at Municipal Hospital Campina, Romania. President of Medis Foundation
Competences in: Laparoscopic Surgery, Diagnosis Ultrasound, Digestive Endoscopy, and Health Management
Work Package Leader in the European Projects: FUSIMO, KTS, SurgTTT, EASIER, MIREIA
Founder of the EAES Ultrasound for Surgeons Course, 2017
Andreas Melzer
20 years experiences in the development of: Medical technology for laparo-endoscopic surgery, Interventional radiology, Interventional and intraoperative MRI Image guided robotics, Surgical instrumentation, Surgical robotics, Nitinol devices– More than 100 patents and over 300 publications– Co-founder and partner of six start-up companies in the medical technology business– Consultant for major vendors in medicine. Co-founder of the EAES Ultrasound for Surgeons Course.
OUR NEXT PROJECT
Ultrasound for Surgeons Course in the Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery National Congress,
Eforie Nord, Romania,
September 24th, 2025
More information and registration on:
Ultrasound Guiding Surgical Procedures
Annual Conference of the international Society for Medical Innovation and Technology,
Washington DC, SUA,
October 12th, 2025
Visit the meeting web page and book a position :
https://www.smit2025.com/program
Depending on the module followed, participants will be able to:
(Abdominal US Module)
(eFAST Module)
(Ultrasound Guided Procedures Module)
(Intra Operative Ultrasound Modules)
Choose one of the proposed modules. Choose to become a member of the community of ultrasound surgeons.
FRANKFURT 2017
LONDON 2018
SEVILLE 2019
BUCHAREST 2019
KRAKOW 2020
BARCELONA 2021
KRAKOW 2022
TIMISOARA 2022
MALTA 2023 - The first course included in the program of an EAES Wintermeeting
BUCHAREST 2024 - EAES Winter Meeting, Bucharest, February 22-24
An intraoperative ultrasound program with hands on applications on live, anesthetized pigs. Tutors from Germany, Israel, and Romania. Participants from 8 countries.
Cáceres, (Spain) 2024 - Surgical Procedure Guided by Ultrasound, September 28th
First presence of Surgus in an iSMIT Conference,organized by Jesus Huson Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
Trainee from Australia
Florin Botea - Tutor
Andrei Keidar - Tutor
Trainee from UK
Trainee from Portugal
Calin Tiu - Ultrasound Course Director
Andreas Meltzer - Ultrasound Course Co-Director
Michael - Trainee from UK
Dana - Trainee from Czech Republic