Ketan Badani

Dr. Badani is a compassionate and engaged urologist based in New York, NY. Dr. Badani graduated at the top of his class from Case Western Reserve school pf Medicine in Cleveland. He went on to complete his urology residency at the world renown Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He has also completed a fellowship in minimally invasive urologic oncology at the Vattikuti Urology Institute, where robotic urologic surgery was first performed in the United States. Dr. Badani is known as a world leader in the research and treatment of urologic oncology. With a focus on prostate and kidney cancer, he has led teams and published techniques for minimally invasive robotic kidney cancer surgery. His technique for a partial nephrectomy, F.A.S.T (First Assistant Sparing Technique) has been published and taught around the world to help patients with renal tumors. Dr. Badani has the largest combined experience in robotic kidney and prostate cancer surgery in the New York area. Having performed over 4,000 robotic procedures in his career, he is in the top 1% of urologist worldwide. His clinical expertise covers both surgical and non-surgical approaches to treatment of urologic cancers.

14th August 2025

Time	Session

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 1-2 Comparison of Various Current Surgical Robotic Systems - Nuances, Advantages, & Drawbacks Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker The Future of Urological Robotic Surgery Michael WongSingapore Moderator Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker The Application & Limitation of Urological SP Surgery Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Current Status & Future Perspective of Surgery Navigation in Robotic Surgery Khalil ArmachLebanon Moderator Masatoshi EtoJapan Speaker Novel Robotic Surgery Platforms Rainy UmbasIndonesia Moderator Chi-Fai NgHong Kong, China Speaker Advancement of Novel Instruments/Gadgets in Urological Robotic Surgery Hong Gee SimSingapore Moderator Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker TICC - 3F Plenary 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

16th August 2025

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	Robotic Robotic Surgery Robotic Surgery Jian-Ri LiTaiwan Moderator KoonHo RhaKorea (Republic of) Moderator Pai-Fu WangTaiwan Moderator How to Standardize Training by AI-Learning from The Best Practice of Urological Robotic Surgery Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker Discussion Complex Robotic Assisted Surgery for Urinary Fistula Repair Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker Discussion Pros and Cons in the daVinci SP System Applications in Urological Surgeries Steven L. ChangUnited States Speaker Discussion TICC - 2F 201DE
12:00 13:00	Luncheon Symposium 17【Intuitive】 Role of Da Vinci SP in Urology Opening Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker SP Partial Nephrectomy Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Moderator Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker Single Port Prostate Surgery Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Moderator Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Q&A Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Speaker TICC - 2F 201BC