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    Abdullah E. Canda

    Professor
    Koc University Hospital , Turkey

    His main area of interest is robotic surgery. Since February 2009 and has an experience and exposure of more than 2000 robotic urology cases with Intuitive Da Vinci S, Si, X and Xi and Single Port (SP). He also uses Medtronic Hugo RAS.

    Prof. Canda served as a ERUS Board member and he is actively involved in robotic urology training. He has been serving as a trainer in many courses organized at RMK AIMES Training Center (Istanbul), ORSI Academy Robotic Surgery Training Center (Belgium) and during many international & national congresses, symposiums and courses including the EAU congresses. He trained the 1st and 2nd fellows on robotic radical prostatectomy procedure in Turkey via cc-ERUS training program.

    Prof. Canda is a member of ERUS scientific & education working groups and has co-authored many international publications on robotic urology including ERUS and IRCC (International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium) studies published in international peer-reviewed journals and also has co-authored in various international book chapters on robotic urology.

    He is in the editorial board member of European Urology, British Journal of Urology Compass, SIUJ, Robotic Surgery: Research and Reviews, Central European Journal of Urology-Videourology. He is the editor-in-chief of EMJ Urology and associate editor for Frontiers in Surgery.

    He has received many awards for the robotic urology studies mostly during ERUS Congresses. He has co-authored more than 160 peer-reviwed publications.

    Prof. Canda is a member of ERUS, EAU, AUA (American Association of Urology), SIU (Societe Internationale d’Urologie) and Endourological Society. He is a founding member of SERUS (South East Robotic Urology Surgeons), IURES (International Urologic Research Society) and BAUS (British Association of Urologic Surgeons) International Member. He is a board member of IPF (International Prostate Forum). He has been elected as an active member of Association of Academic European Urologists (AAEC) in 2026.

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