Dr. Maurice Anidjar

Research on robotics and prostate cancer is a focus for Dr. Anidjar. He was brought in from France in 2000 to assist launch the laparoscopic programme at McGill. He participated in a team that performed the first-ever laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in Quebec that year at the Jewish General. Via small keyholes and with the aid of a tiny camera, the surgeon will remove a malignant prostate. At the Jewish General, Dr. Anidjar and his coworkers invented the laparoscopic nephrectomy procedure for the removal of malignant kidneys. Laparoscopic surgery offers patients a host of advantages, including a much reduced chance of bleeding, less discomfort, and quicker recovery times. He is currently in charge of the Urology Robotics Program. Only Dr. Anidjar performs robotic prostatectomy in Quebec, advancing laparoscopy with the hospital's recently acquired da Vinci S surgical robot.

Qualification

• MD