Jihad H Kaouk MD

Director of the Center of Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. He also serves as a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

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9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-2976

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Education & Training

American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2002 - 2028
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Robotic Athermal Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Urinary Diversion During Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy in Patients With Bladder Cancer Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Single-Port Versus Multi-Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 01
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NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Feasibility of simultaneous donor nephrectomy and kidney transplantation using a shared single-port robotic platform.
Hafiz Umair Siddiqui, Adam Esa, Dylan Isaacson, Sami Shoucair, Venkatesh Krishnamurthi
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2026-07-23
Long-term oncologic outcomes of patients with grade group 1 prostate cancer and pT3a disease on final pathology.
Mohamad Watfa, Kristina Dortche, Gagan Fervaha, Salim K Younis, Abdulrahman Al-Bayati
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2026-07-17
Longitudinal circulating tumour DNA identifies patients at high risk of upstaging and recurrence in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Can Aydogdu, Betty Wang, Sean Thomas McSweeney, Gabriela Diaz, Taeris Guzman
BJU International. 2026-07-02

Journal Articles

Step‐by‐Step Technique for Single‐Port Robot‐Assisted Radical Cystectomy and Pelvic Lymph‐Nodes Dissection Using the SP® Surgical System
Mohamed Eltemamy, Jihad Kaouk, BJU International
Achieving Tumor Control When Suspecting Sinus Fat Involvement During Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Step‐by‐Step
Jihad Kaouk, Julien Dagenais, BJU International
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy After Aborted Prostatectomy: Still Feasible? The Experience from a Tertiary Care Center
Jihad Kaouk, Julien Dagenais, Journal of Robotic Surgery

Lectures

How Robotics Are Bringing Back Perineal Radical Prostatectomy
Washington University School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada - 3/10/2012

Authored Content

Minerva Urologica E Nefrologica 2017 December;69(6):539-47August 2018
How Robotics Are Bringing Back Perineal Radical ProstatectomyMay 2018
How Robotics Are Bringing Back Perineal Radical ProstatectomyMay 2018

Press Mentions

Novel Technique for Prostate Cancer: Single-Port Transvesical Partial ProstatectomyMay 8th, 2025
A Novel Approach to Pediatric NephrectomyMay 6th, 2025
Cleveland Clinic Leads First Transcontinental HIFU Procedure to Treat Prostate CancerApril 18th, 2025