JihadHKaoukMD

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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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-2976

Education & Training

American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

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

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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
Suspended
Not Applicable
Single-Port Transvesical Partial Prostatectomy Versus High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Start of enrollment: 2024 Jun 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Single-port extraperitoneal robotic kidney transplantation: early experience of novel technique.
Jaya Sai Chavali, Jihad Kaouk, Nicolas Soputro, Mohamed Eltemamy
BJU International. 2025-03-01
Percutaneous Cryotherapy and Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Masses: Multicenter Comparative Analysis with Minimum 3-Year Follow-up.
Umberto Carbonara, Francesco Ditonno, Alp T Beksac, Ithaar Derweesh, Clara Cerrato
International Braz j Urol. 2025-02-06
Development of Patient-Specific Nomogram to Assist in Clinical Decision-Making for Single Port Versus Multi-Port Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Report from the Single ...
Nicolas A Soputro, Kennedy E Okhawere, Roxana Ramos-Carpinteyro, Ruben Sauer Calvo, Yuzhi Wang
Journal of Endourology. 2025-02-05

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
Single-Port Robot-Assisted Perineal Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy: Step-by-Step Technique in a Cadaveric ModelMay 2018
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Press Mentions

Focal Therapy Society and Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons September 19–21, 2024 Washington, DCDecember 12th, 2024
Low Anterior Access Enhances Outcomes in Single-Port Robotic Urologic SurgeriesMarch 15th, 2024
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with a Hostile Surgical AbdomenMay 3rd, 2023
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