Camran Nezhat

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Camran Nezhat, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S., is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility sub-specialist who has been teaching and practicing medicine and surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine since 1993. He is the pioneer and the leading practitioner in the field of laparoscopic surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive surgery. ^[1] He specializes in laparoscopic treatment of severe endometriosis involving multiple organs, management of infertility,fibroids, and other pathologies^[2]. Amongst others, Nezhat pioneered the technique of operative video laparoscopy and was the first surgeon to treat and report surgical management of extensive pathology laparoscopically^[3]. Dr. Nezhat has been called the father of modern day laparoscopy due to his innovations and inventions in the field of minimally invasive surgery^[4].

Nezhat has co-authored & co-edited 3 textbooks and over 500 scientific articles, book chapters, abstracts, and editorials. He is the recipient of awards from the medical societies American College of OB/GYN, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and American College of Surgeons^[5].

News articles have been written about Dr. Nezhat, mostly praising his contributions to endoscopic surgery and medicine, while some portrayed him as a controversial figure. Accusations vilifying his work were reported, but were found to be unsubstantiated by a Stanford University independent investigation, the 11th District Court of Appeals, the California State Medical Review Board, and the Georgia State Medical Review Board^[6]^[7]. Few sources seem to doubt that Dr. Camran Nezhat has performed thousands of successful laparoscopic surgeries, trained other doctors extensively in endoscopy, and resolved reproductive disease in many women using minimally invasive techniques.