Three days of hands-on surgical training on Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) surgery. Established in 2023 by Dr. Ahkil K. Das, providing expert led didactic sessions and hands-on surgical simulation training.

2024 HoLEP Faculty
Learning Objectives
Identify the psychomotor skills and cognitive knowledge required to perform a laser enucleation of the prostate procedure from experts in the field.
Complete 3 full HoLEP procedures on simulation hydrogel models.
Expert-led didactic sessions and one-to-one expert proctoring on Day 2.
Post-mentoring HoLEP hands-on session on Day 3.
Engage in discussions with an expert panel to master ‘tips & tricks’ of laser enucleation of the prostate.
Access to a library of videos and resources from experts as a continual reference.
expert-led
didactic session
didactic session
3 hands-on HoLEP
surgery simulations
surgery simulations
expert one-to-one
surgical proctoring
surgical proctoring
Course Directors

Akhil Das, MD, FACS
UCI School of Medicine

Ahmed Ghazi, MD, MSc
Johns Hopkins University
Guest Faculty

Scott M. Cheney, MD
Mayo Clinic

Smita De, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Joel Funk, MD, FACS
University of Arizona

Peter Gilling, MD, FACS
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Ahmed Mansour, MD
UT Health San Antonio

James Lingeman, MD, FACS
Indiana University School of Medicine

Chris Manakas, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madision

Nicole Miller, MD, FACS
Vanderbilt University
Contact
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