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1441 Eastlake Avenue
7412
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Summary
- Dr. Sotelo earned his medical degree at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and completed his residency in Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital in General Surgery and Urology, followed by Fellowship in Urologic Oncology. He was founder of CIMI (Robotic and minimally invasive surgery center). He is currently a Professor of Clinical Urology at the University of Southern California.
Hailing from Latin America, he is a pioneer in robotic surgery for complex urinary fistulae in females and males, benign prostate enlargement & inguinal lymph node dissection for cancer. He has helped develop the novel concepts of single-port “belly-button” and natural orifice surgery. Professor Sotelo’s experience with advanced robotic & laparoscopic surgery exceeds 2,300 personal cases, making him amongst the most experienced in the world.
His research interests include more than 50 peer reviewed scientific papers and 28 chapters in major urology books. Dr. Sotelo published 3 text-books; serves on the editorial board of 3 urologic journals. 37 guest surgeon in more than 17 countries. Medical licence in Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
He trained over 67 post-graduate fellows from 14 countries in robotic & laparoscopic urology
Professor Sotelo’s urologic achievements are considerable. He has won over 23 awards from scientific and government organizations worldwide, including American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Societé Internationale Urologie, European Robotic Urological Society, Confederación Americana de Urología and others.
Education & Training
- Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Third Prize Audio-Visual Award Anual Meeting American Urological Association AUA, 2014
- First Mention Video Prize XXXIII Confederación Americana de Urología (CAU) Congress CAU, 2014
- Best Video Award in the XLIX International Urology Congress of the Colombian Urology Society. Colombia., 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical Challenge in Urology: Correctly Managing Common Penile Lesions Goes a Long Way.Veronica I Rodriguez, Valeria Celis, Natalia Otaño, Rene Sotelo> ;Urology. 2024 Feb 1
- Robotic Management of Complex Vesicourethral Anastomosis Stenosis With Transperineal Urethral Advancement: A Step-by-Step Technique.Veronica I Rodriguez, Valeria Celis, Aref Sayegh, Luis G Medina, Desiree Sanchez, Rene Sotelo> ;Urology. 2024 Feb 1
- 3 citationsLong-term oncological and surgical outcomes after Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL) in patients with penile cancer.Marcos Tobias-Machado, Antonio A Ornellas, Alexandre K Hidaka, Luis G Medina, Pablo A L Mattos, Ruben S Besio, Diego Abreu, Pedro R Castro, Ricardo H Nishimoto, Juan A...> ;International Braz j Urol. 2023 Jun 30
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Journal Articles
- Robotic Uterine-Sparing Vesicovaginal Fistula RepairLuis G Medina, I Gill, C Sevilla, R Sotelo, International Urogynecology Journal
- Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Rectovesical Fistula After Hartmann’s Reversal ProcedureR Sotelo, K Nikkhou, A M Kaiser, L G Medina, I Gill, Journal of Robotic Surgery
- One-Year Outcome Comparison of Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Robotic Intrafascial Simple Prostatectomy for Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaOscar Dario Martín Garzón, Raed A. Azhar, Leonardo Brunacci, Nelson Emilio Ramirez-Troche, Luis Medina Navarro, Luis Cesar Hernández, Luciano Nunñez Bragayrac and Ren..., JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Sociedad Ecuatoriana de UrologíaHonorary Member.
- Sociedad Dominicana de UrologíaHonorary Member.
- Sociedad Colombiana de UrologíaHonorary Member
- Global Robotics InstituteInternational Honorary Faculty.
- Sociedad Venezolana de UrologíaMember
- Society of Robotic SurgeryMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, California
- Keck Hospital of USCLos Angeles, California
External Links
- Doctor Sotelohttp://en.doctorsotelo.com/
- @doctorsotelohttps://twitter.com/doctorsotelo
- Linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/doctorsotelo
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