John Davis

John W. Davis received his B.S in Biology at Davidson College in North Carolina in 1990, and Medical Degree at the University of Virginia in 1994. His postgraduate training (residency and post doctoral fellow with the American Foundation of Urological Diseases) was at Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA Additional clinical fellowships included Urology Oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas, and laparoscopic surgery at Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany. Current faculty position since 2006 at MD Anderson Cancer Center with the titles Professor of Urology, Director of Urosurgical Prostate Program, Patient Safety and Quality Officer, and Site Director of the UT-Houston Residency. His extramural leadership positions in professional societies have included President of the Young Urologic Oncologists (2003-2005), and President of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons (2010-2012). For the American Urological Association, he served on the Minimally Invasive Surgery and Video Committees, and teaches post-graduate courses in prostate cancer, and co-hosts the multi year series at the annual meeting “The International Prostate Forum”. He is the former Treasurer for the South Central Section of the AUA, and past president. He was the inaugural editor for AUA Publications Online Content. His peer reviewed publication involvement is highlighted by the 8-year term as Associate Editor for Urologic Oncology for the British Journal of Urology International, and the inaugural Editor in Chief for BJUI Compass. In 2022, he was appointed the inaugural editor for the AUA’s new Journal of Urology Open Plus.

14th August 2025

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08:30 17:00	Asian Robotic Urology Society (ARUS) Opening Remarks Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Speaker Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker Ponco BirowoIndonesia Speaker Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker ARUS–PRUS Partnership Ceremony: A New Chapter in Asia Robotic Urology Collaboration Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker Session 1: Advances in Robotic Surgery Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Moderator Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Moderator Chi-Fai NgHong Kong, China Moderator Enhancing Robotic Surgery with AI and Imaging Navigation: Bridging Precision and Efficiency Gang ZhuChina Speaker From Console to Cloud: The Evolution of Robotic Telesurgery in Urology – Innovations, Trials, and Ethical Frontiers Xu Zhang China Speaker Open Surgery Training: Is It Necessary in the Era of Robotics? John DavisUnited States Speaker Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery: Clinical Applications and Future Potential Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker What's Next in Urologic Robotics in Asia: Future Perspectives Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker Panel Discussion Coffee Break Session 2: Robotic Prostate Surgery Edmund ChiongSingapore Moderator KoonHo RhaKorea (Republic of) Moderator Jian-Ri LiTaiwan Moderator Lessons from 20,000 Robotic Prostatectomies: A Global Expert’s Perspective Vipul R. PatelUnited States Speaker Aquablation Revolutionizing BPH Treatment: A New Era of Minimally Invasive Therapy-Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital Experience Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker Debulking the Primary: Robotic Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy Isaac KimUnited States Speaker Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Trying to Fit the Right Surgery to the Right Patient Cheng-Kuang YangTaiwan Speaker Single-Port vs. Multi-Port Robotic Prostatectomy: Balancing Innovation, Precision, and Outcomes Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Comparison of Hood technique vs Retzius sparing RARP: Beijing Hospital Experience. Ming LiuChina Speaker Panel Discussion Lunch Break Session 3: Robotic Kidney and Vascular Surgery Eddie ChanHong Kong, China Moderator Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Expanding horizons: SP for complex RAPN Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker Partial Nephrectomy: Managing Complications and Challenging Cases Hsiao-Jen ChungTaiwan Speaker Robotic IVC Thrombectomy: Expanding the Role of Robotics in Vascular Involvement Xuepei ZhangChina Speaker Panel Discussion Session 4: Robotic Reconstructive Surgery Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Moderator Pai-Fu WangTaiwan Moderator Teng-Aik OngMalaysia Moderator Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Techniques, Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes Jimmy NomuraJapan Speaker Robotic Vesico-Rectal and Vesico-Vaginal Repair: Innovations in Complex Fistula Management Narasimhan RagavanIndia Speaker Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction: Managing Strictures and Injuries Xuesong LiChina Speaker Panel Discussion Coffee Break Session 5: Robotic Bladder Surgery Masatoshi EtoJapan Moderator Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Moderator Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator Mastering the Details: Tips and Tricks on Robotic Radical Cystectomy Kittinut KijvikaiThailand Speaker Step-by-Step: Intra-Corporeal Orthotopic Bladder Creation Wei-Yu LinTaiwan Speaker Robotic Pelvic LN Dissection: A critical Component of Bladder Cancer Surgery Noor Ashani Md YusoffMalaysia Speaker Panel Discussion Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future: ARUS Business Session and Presidential Handover Xu Zhang China Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker ARUS Closing Remarks Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker Gang ZhuChina Speaker TICC - 1F 101D
18:30 21:00	Industry Symposium 1 【Minimal Invasive Surgery Medical Foundation】 Single Port(SP) Urological Surgery Experience Sharing Opening Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Speaker How to start SP application in Urology? Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Moderator Steven L. ChangUnited States Speaker What are patient selection criterion for SP in early phase? Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Moderator John DavisUnited States Speaker Pivoting your procedure to broader range New approach and application with SP Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Moderator Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Things need to know Tips and Tricks from setup to surgery Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Moderator Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker TBD Q&A and discussion (Panel discussion) TICC - 1F 101B

15th August 2025

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	Plenary Session 2-2 The Future of Surgical Skills Evaluation: What Is on Your Wish List? John DavisUnited States Speaker Jalil HosseiniIran Moderator New Artificial Urinary Sphinter Chun-Te WuTaiwan Moderator Véronique PhéFrance Speaker Anti-Cholinergics: Does Treating the Bladder Put the Brain at Risk? David WinkleAustralia Moderator Howard GoldmanUnited States Speaker Novel Target for GU Cancer Metastasis and Therapeutics Juvido P. Agatep, Jr.Philippines Moderator Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker Regeneration Medicine in Urology - A Promising Future or Hoax? En MengTaiwan Moderator Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Speaker The Roles of Androgen Receptor in Bladder and Kidney Cancers Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Chawnshang ChangUnited States Speaker TICC - 3F Banquet Hall
13:30 15:00	Semi-Live Surgery 1 Tips and Tricks in Challenging Cases of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Thomas HsuehTaiwan Moderator John DavisUnited States Speaker Technical Considerations for Large Prostates over 100gms Hiroshi KitamuraJapan Moderator Vipul R. PatelUnited States Speaker Single Port Retroperitoneal Partial Nephrectomy Satoru TaguchiJapan Moderator Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Single-Port Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Multiple or Large Renal Tumors Teng-Aik OngMalaysia Moderator Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker Imaging Management Over Robotic Dysfunction Wenjie ZhongAustralia Speaker Experience of 100 Consecutive Hugo Robotic Radical Prostatectomies Uttam Kumar MeteIndia Moderator Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker TICC - 3F Plenary Hall