Board of Directors
President
Rooma Sinha
Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgeon, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Rooma Sinha is a Professor & Chief Gynecologist, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, INDIA. She is the Founder President of the Association of Gynecological Robotic Surgeons of India (AGRS), Clinical Lead – Gynecology Robotic Surgery– Apollo Group of Hospitals, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Sydney, Australia. She was awarded the title of Distinguished Clinician & Distinguished Clinical Tutor – Apollo Hospitals. She is an Editorial Board Member of the Gynecological Robotic Surgery Journal & Journal of Robotic Surgery. President-Elect of the Asian Society of Gynecological Robotic Surgeons (ASGRS), CERTIFIED ROBOTIC SURGEON – SERGS (Society of European Robotic Gynecological Surgeons).
Pioneered Robotic surgery in India since 2012, today is the most experienced ROBOTIC surgeon for benign gynecological conditions in the country. As the Director of the Minimal Access & Robotic Surgery (MARS) Fellowship program at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and the prestigious Vattikuti Fellowship in Gynecology Robotic Surgery she believes in constantly learning while mentoring young surgeons. Published over 50 papers and chapters in Books and National & International Journals. She has EDITED two books on FIBROID UTERUS (2019, 2020). Has the distinction of being invited as a lecturer to almost every part of India as well as almost all continents of the world.
President-Elect
Jiheum Paek
Ajou University, South Korea
Dr. Jiheum Paek is an Associate Professor at Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea. His specific areas of expertise are in minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancer as well as complex benign disease. He has performed more than 1,500 cases of robotic surgery and 2,000 cases of single-port laparoscopic surgery in the gynecologic field. He is one of the founding members of the Asian Society of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS). He currently serves as the Education Committee Chair of ASGRS and as the Scientific Committee Chair of the Society of Korean Robotic Gynecologic Surgery.
Immediate Past President
Tae Joong Kim
Samsung Medical Center, South Korea
Dr. Kim is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine and was trained in Samsung Medical Center. He started Robotic surgery and single-port laparoscopic surgery in 2008. He is the first surgeon in Asia to perform single-site da Vinci surgery (2013). He has demonstrated live surgeries across Asia. He has published more than 240 SCI (E) articles in the field of gynecologic oncology as well as minimally invasive surgery. He runs observational programs for foreign doctors.
Honorary Senior Board member
Chi-Heum Cho
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, South Korea
Dr. Cho is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Dongsan Medical Centre, Keimyung University. Dr Cho is the first to succeed Supracervical Laparoscopic closure for incompetent cervix. He is trained for Gynecologic Oncology at Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
Honorary Secretary
Jiang Tao Fan
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, China
Dr. Fan has been a gynecologist for 30 years in China. He devotes himself to clinical and basic research in female pelvic tumors. He is skilled in performing minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic benign and malignant conditions. In September 2016, he performed the first robotic surgery in the gynecology field in Guangxi Province of China. To date, he has completed more than 500 robotic operations without complication. He has published over 50 professional articles in the gynecologic field.
Honorary Treasurer
Suresh Nair
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Center, Singapore
Dr. Nair is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist currently in private practice at his clinic, Seed of Life, Fertility & Women's Care Medical Centre at Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, situated in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He was the past Medical Director of Parkway Fertility Centre, the assisted reproductive centre, situated in Mount Elizabeth Hospital from November 2008 to December 2011. He was President of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Singapore from 2009 to 2011. His primary interests in gynecologic robotic surgery center around complex pelvic surgery for conditions such as endometriosis and large uterine fibroids.
Board Members
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Kagoshima University, Japan
Dr. Kobayashi is the President of Japan Society of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (JSGRS). By the consignment study from Intuitive Surgical Company, he launched new “da Vinci” surgeries of radical trachelectomy for cervical cancer, and the dual-docking surgery for endometrial cancer. He became the world’s first-certified gynecologic operator and mentor of “Hinotori Surgical Robot System”, which is the first surgical robot made in Japan.
Ivan Sini
Bunda Hospital, Indonesia
Dr. Sini is CEO of Morula IVF Indonesia, a position he now holds after being the Medical Director of Morula IVF Jakarta. He is also Chairman of the Indonesian Reproductive Science Institute. He is actively involved in organized medicine in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, serving on the Board of ASPIRE and serving as Secretary General of the Indonesian Association for IVF (Perfitri). His interests in robotic surgery are primarily focused around the minimally invasive surgical treatment of complicated anatomy associated with conditions such as endometriosis and fibroids.
Jae Yun Song
Korea University, South Korea
To be updated soon.
Co-Opted Board Members
Satoru Kyo
Shimane University, Japan
Dr. Kyo is a Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Shimane University Faculty of Medicine. He is an executive board member of the Japanese Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO), Chief Director of the Academic Committee, and an executive board member of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (JSGRS), serving as Chief Director of Public and External Relations. He is also an executive board member of the Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetrics Endoscopy (JSGOE) and Chief Director of Gynecologic Cancers.
From 2022, he has been serving on the Oncology Committee of the Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AOFOG). His research focuses on molecular biology and molecular pathology of gynecologic cancers, and his clinical interest lies in minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancers. He has published over 300 SCI (E) articles in gynecologic oncology and minimally invasive surgery.
Joseph J. Noh
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea
Dr. Noh is a clinical professor and gynecologic oncologist at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, with distinguished expertise in performing robotic surgeries for gynecologic malignancies and benign diseases. Serving as the Secretary General of ASGRS, he plays a pivotal role in advancing the field. Additionally, his active involvement in professional societies dedicated to gynecologic oncology and minimally-invasive surgery demonstrates his commitment to improving surgical techniques and enhancing patient care in this specialty.
Aranya Yantapant
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand
To be updated soon.
Ka Yu Tse
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Tse is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant at Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong) and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (Shenzhen). She received her gynecological oncology training in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Dr. Tse is interested in developing training programmes, ensuring quality assurance, and preventing surgical complications in robotic surgery.
Honorary Senior Board Members
Jennifer Jose
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Philippines
Dr. Jose is the Head of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery and Head of the Section of Urogynecology at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City. She completed a clinical and research fellowship in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
She is the holder of Intuitive Surgical’s Trailblazer Award for being the first surgeon in the Philippines to have successfully completed 100 robotic surgical cases. She performs robotic-assisted hysterectomy, myomectomy, cystectomy, adhesiolysis, and urogynecology procedures such as sacrocolpopexy for suspensions and incontinence procedures.
Hung-Cheng Lai
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
To be updated soon.
Keun-Ho Lee
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, South Korea
Dr. Lee is a Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. His specialties include ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, robotic surgery, and single-port laparoscopic surgery.
Joseph Ng
National University Hospital, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
Dr. Ng is the Founding President of the Asian Society for Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS). He is also the Founding President of the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore (RS3), a pan-specialty robotic surgery society. He currently chairs and leads the Comprehensive Robotic Surgery Program of the National University Health System, one of three public healthcare clusters in Singapore.
He is a gynecologic oncologist and an open surgeon by training, who believes in the power of robotic surgical technology to democratize minimally invasive surgery and fulfill the promise of transforming women’s surgical care.
Aziz Yahya
Prince Court Medical Center, Malaysia
Dr. Yahya is a Consultant Gynecological Oncologist in private practice at Gleneagles Hospital and Prince Court Medical Centre, both located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He trained in obstetrics and gynecology at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, England, and later specialized in Gynecological Oncology at St. Mary’s Medical School, London.
Prior to entering private practice, he served as the Head of the Gynecological Oncology Unit at the National University of Malaysia. He has been performing robot-assisted radical surgery for gynecological cancers since 2008, and also performs robotic surgery for benign gynecological diseases.
In Memoriam
Rebecca Singson
St. Luke’s Global City Medical Center, Philippines
Dr. Singson was affiliated with St. Luke’s Global City Medical Center, Makati Medical Center, and the Asian Hospital and Medical Center. She was the first Head of the Gynecologic Robotics Program at St. Luke’s Global City Medical Center.
Her primary area of interest was the application of robotics to the minimally invasive surgical treatment of large pelvic masses.