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Thomas Sean Lendvay, MD

Urology, Developmental Pediatrics

On staff since August 2005

Children's Title: Co-Director of the Seattle Robotic Surgery Center

Academic Title: Associate Professor of Urology, University of Washington

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"I always liked working with my hands, so when I went to medical school, I knew I wanted to be a surgeon. I gravitated to pediatrics because children provide a special energy you don't always get from adults. All they want to do is get out of the hospital, and that helps with the healing."

Thomas S. Lendvay, MD, is Attending Pediatric Urologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Washington. His clinical and research focus is on minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopy and telerobotic surgical technologies.

He has spearheaded the robotics program at Seattle Children’s, where he is Co-Director of the Robotics program, and collaborates with the University of Washington biorobotics engineering department on clinical applications of new telerobotic technologies. Dr. Lendvay is member expert of the university’s Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation Center, which helps advance surgical education for medical students and residents through simulation curriculum; he is involved in the development of a virtual reality percutaneous catheter placement simulator. Through his work with the biorobotics lab, he became involved in a NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations demonstration of remote telerobotic surgery that was performed from Seattle to a submerged space station off the coast of Florida in spring 2007. He is the recipient of prestigious external grants from the Department of Defense.

Making a Difference

Building a Mobile Surgery Robot
Seattle Children’s surgeon Dr. Tom Lendvay is helping UW engineers develop a portable surgical system that can be operated remotely. ... cont.

Recommendations

NickYakima, Wa12.30.11

Dr Lendvay has been seeing my son since 2008 when my son was approximately 8 months old. My wife and I loved the way Dr. Lendvay explained things to us in a way we could understand at times drawing pictures for us. As our son got older Dr. Lendvay adjusted to our sons age and "got on his level" at times playing with him to try to keep him as calm as possible. Any parent that deals with a child with health problems knows how that can be. As stated before Dr. Lendvay is always available to answer questions and even personally make a phone call to ensure the parents are satisfied. Now our son is going to be 4 at the end of January and has had about 7-8 procedures done by Dr. Lendvay, most of them being a total sucess and for the ones that have proven to be more challenging Dr. Lendvay continues to look into ways to fix them. We are thankful to Dr. Lendvay for all he has done for our son and for what he continues to do, unfortunately we are unable to find anyone at home that will do the same. Thank you Dr. Lendvay.

HeidiDalton Gardens, ID07.21.11

Dr. Lendvay operated on my son in June of 2011. I would definitely recommend Dr. Lendvay to anyone that has a child being seen at Seattle Children's Hospital. He preformed a robotic operation on my son. He was always available to answer any questions that I had, and always had my sons best interest at heart. We live in Idaho and when I had questions he even took the time to call me on the phone to answer them personally. Most doctors don't do that anymore. I am very thankful to Dr. Lendvay and all of the wonderful staff at Seattle Children's Hospital. We have been truly blessed to have them.

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Overview
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Overview

Board Certification(s): Urology
Pediatric Urology
Medical/Professional School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia
Residency: Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Clinical Interests: a. Robotic and Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery b. Surgical simulation education c. Biorobotics engineering research
Research Focus Area: Translational Research

Awards and Honors

Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
Honorable Mention, Abstract Award	Kimbrough Meeting, Seattle WA	Society of Government Service Urologists	2011
Third Place Finish, Abstract Award	CREOG/APGO Meeting, San Antonio, TX	CREOG/APGO	2011
Best in Session, Abstract Award	AUA Meeting, Washington, DC	American Urological Association	2011
Best in Session Poster Award	Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois	American Urological Association	2009
Best Abstract Poster Award	MMVR Conference, Long Beach, California		2008
Emory Urology Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for 2003-2004		Emory University Affiliated Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia	June 25, 2004
Second Place Presentation	GA Urological Association 2nd Place Presentation, Lake Oconee, Georgia	GA Urological Association	2004

Publications

Future of Robotic Surgery
The Cancer Journal , Feb. 6, 2013

Instrument failures for the da Vinci surgical system: A Food and Drug Administration MAUDE database study
Surg Endo , Oct. 10, 2012

Cystinuria D
Urology , 2012

Visualizing surgical training databases: Exploratory visualization, data modeling, and formative feedback for improving skill acquisition
IEEE CG&A , 2012: 3271-81

Content and Construct Validation of a Robotic Surgery Curriculum Using an Electromagnetic Instrument Tracker
J Urol , 2012: 188919-923

Robotic Surgical Skills: Acquisition, Maintenance, and Degradation
JSLS , 2012: 16218-228

SurgTrak: Affordable Motion Tracking and Video Capture for the da Vinci Surgical Robot
Proceedings of the 2011 Meeting of the SAGES, San Antonio, TX , 2012: 1204

Early Comparison of Nephrectomy Options in Children (Open, Transperitoneal Laparoscopic, LESS, and Robotic Surgery)
BJU Int , 2012: 109915-6

Content and Construct Validation of a Robotic Surgery Curriculum
AUANews , 2011: 25-26

An Instrumented Minimally Invasive Surgical Tool: Design and Calibration
J Applied Bionics and Biomech , 2011: 8173-90

. Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy for Wilms Tumor: Oncologic Considerations
J Peds Surg , 2011: 46978-82

Can We Rely on the Presence of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Copolymer Mounds on Ultrasound to Predict Vesicoureteral Reflux Resolution after Injection Therapy?
J Urol , 2011: 1852536-41

Comparison of the Learning Curve and Outcomes for Robotic-assisted Pediatric Pyeloplasty
J Urol , 2011: 1852517-22

Surgical Simulation in Pediatric Urologic Education.
Current urology reports , Jan. 2011

Initiation of a pediatric robotic surgery program: institutional challenges and realistic outcomes.
Surgical endoscopy , Nov. 2010: 2803-8

Methodologies for establishing validity in surgical simulation studies.
Surgery , May 2010: 622-30

Injection volumes of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid are increasing in the endoscopic management of vesicoureteral reflux.
Pediatric surgery international , May 2010: 509-13

Endoscopic treatment of symptomatic refluxing renal transplant ureteroneocystostomies in children.
Pediatric transplantation , March 2010: 212-5

Robotic Surgery: Applications and Cost-effectiveness
Open Access Surgery , 2010: 31-9

Robotic Hypospadias Surgery: A New Evolution
J Robotic Surg , 2010: 3239

14-gauge angiocatheter: the assist port.
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A , Oct. 2009: 699-701

Editorial comment.
The Journal of urology , 2009 Oct: 1534

Pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic varicocelectomy.
Journal of endourology / Endourological Society , Aug. 2009: 1297-300

Intraoperative ultrasound: application in pediatric pyeloplasty.
Urology , Feb. 2009: 377-9; discussion 379

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy: Preliminary Experience in a Pediatric Population (editorial)
J of Urology , 2009: 182(4)1534

Teleoperation in surgical robotics--network latency effects on surgical performance.
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference , 2009: 6860-3

Surgical management of congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction: a Pediatric Health Information System database study.
The Journal of urology , Oct. 2008: 1689-92; discussion 1692

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy and antegrade continent enema colon tube creation in a pediatric spina bifida patient.
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A , April 2008: 310-2

Metastatic adenocarcinoma after augmentation gastrocystoplasty.
The Journal of urology , March 2008: 1094-6; discussion 1097

Trends in Surgical Management of Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: A Pediatric Health Information System Database Study
J Urol , 2008: 180(4 Suppl)1689-92

Initial Validation of a Virtual Reality Robotic Simulator
Journal of Robotic Surgery , 2008

VR robotic surgery: randomized blinded study of the dV-Trainer robotic simulator.
Studies in health technology and informatics , 2008: 242-4

The biomechanics of percutaneous needle insertion.
Studies in health technology and informatics , 2008: 245-7

Objective assessment of telesurgical robot systems: Telerobotic FLS.
Studies in health technology and informatics , 2008: 263-5

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic management of vesicoureteral reflux.
Advances in urology , 2008: 732942

TeleRobotic fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS): effects of time delay--pilot study.
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference , 2008: 5597-600

Occult spinal dysraphism and urolithiasis: are patients at higher risk of stone disease?
Journal of endourology / Endourological Society , Nov. 2007: 1293-6

Compensatory paracrine mechanisms that define the urothelial response to injury in partial bladder outlet obstruction.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology , Oct. 2007: F1147-56

Tumor in bladder reservoir after gastrocystoplasty.
The Journal of urology , Oct. 2007: 1771-4; discussion 1774

Augmentation cystoplasty rates at children's hospitals in the United States: a pediatric health information system database study.
The Journal of urology , Oct. 2006: 1716-20

The evolution of vesicoureteral reflux management in the era of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer: a pediatric health information system database study.
The Journal of urology , Oct. 2006: 1864-7

Epididymal sparing bilateral simple orchiectomy with epididymoplasty: preservation of esthetics and body image.
The Journal of urology , Sept. 2005: 893-7

Efficacy of nephrectomy for the treatment of nephrogenic hypertension in a pediatric population.
The Journal of urology , Oct. 2003: 1655-7; discussion 1658

Direct vision internal urethrotomy for the treatment of pediatric urethral strictures: analysis of 50 patients.
The Journal of urology , Sept. 2003: 952-5

The tuberous sclerosis complex and its highly variable manifestations.
The Journal of urology , May 2003: 1635-42

Renal cell carcinoma in a 2-year-old child with tuberous sclerosis.
The Journal of urology , Sept. 2002: 1131-2

Congenital urethral stricture.
The Journal of urology , Sept. 2002: 1156-7

Pulsatile mass in the scrotum in a man with the Leriche syndrome.
The Journal of urology , Jan. 2002: 257-8

Presentations

Presentations Title	Event	Location	Date
The Future of Robotic Surgery Technology and Training	Grand Rounds	University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Urology	Jan. 23, 2013
C-SATS: Crowd-sourced Assessment of Technical Skills using Amazon.com and Facebook	Grand Rounds	University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Urology	Jan. 23, 2013
Ilioinguinal nerve to dorsal penile nerve neuroneurorrhaphy: Bridging penile skin sensation in Spina bifida	American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting, Urology Scientific Meeting, Session #H1016, Video Forum	New Orleans, LA	Oct. 22, 2012
Clinicians Guide to Pediatric Urology: Humps and Holes: Hernias and Hydroceles	Seattle Childrens Hospital CME	Seattle, WA	Nov. 19, 2011
Surgical Education: The New Millennium	King County Historical Medical Society	Seattle, WA	Nov. 11, 2011
Future of Simulation Education	Seattle Science Foundation, Robotic Urology	Seattle, WA	Oct. 7, 2011
Updates from the Simulation Special Interest Group	Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons	Los Angeles, CA	Sept. 15, 2011
Future of Robotics, Simulation, and Education	World Robotics Symposium	Orlando, FL	June 26, 2011 - June 28, 2011
Extravesical Reimplant: How Do I Do It?	World Robotics Symposium	Orlando, FL	June 26, 2011 - June 28, 2011
Cross-Platform Assessments Methods	World Robotics Symposium Training Workshop		June 26, 2011 - June 28, 2011
Millennium Generation and Their Technologies - Surgical Education: The New Millennium	University of Washington Mini-Medical School Program		Feb. 1, 2011
VR Simulation in Surgical Training	Korean Surgical Society Annual Meeting	Seoul, South Korea	Nov. 19, 2010
Future of Robotics and Clinical Applications	North American Robotics Summer School	University of Washington, Seattle, WA	Aug. 23, 2010 - Aug. 27, 2010
Mitrofanoff and LACE	World Robotics Symposium	Orlando, FL	April 11, 2010
Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Updates	Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons Meeting	Boston, MA	Sept. 11, 2009
Acute Urinary Retention: SPT Simulator	American College of Surgeons Postgraduate Course	Seattle, WA	Sept. 28, 2008
Telesurgical Robotics	Emory University Department of Urology Grand Rounds	Atlanta, GA	April 4, 2008
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Children: From Small Incisions to Robotics and Beyond	University of Washington, Department of Urology Grandest Rounds	Seattle, WA	Feb. 9, 2008

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Federal Way, WA 98003

253-838-5878

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