Ahmad Abou Abbass MD, FACS

01/31/2026

Truly honored to be invited to speak at the Robotic Global Surgical Society Meeting in Luxembourg in July, and to chair the hepatobiliary session. This will be an outstanding conference featuring renowned robotic experts from around the world, with hands-on lab experience. Hope to see you there!
TROGSS - The Robotic Global Surgical Society

01/29/2026

There is hope! Grateful and excited to start the next chapter of my academic and professional career at City of Hope. I’ll be welcoming and caring for new patients beginning in April.

01/15/2026

One of my very first robotic Whipples, pancreatic cancer—5 years out and doing great! Another victory against pancreatic cancer!!

01/10/2026

I had the pleasure hosting Dr Kevin Nguyen, a robotic HPB guru from Emory, for a robotic whipple, and showing him around beautiful Orange County. I hope he learned something from me because I learned a lot from him!

01/10/2026

Got an early birthday present—and it couldn’t be better. The new curved vessel sealer for the da Vinci robot 🔥. Officially the new MVP in robotic HPB surgery.
(Sorry… DV5 only 😬)
Video of it in action during a Whipple will be up on my YouTube channel tomorrow!
Huge shout-out to my OR team—especially Kristy Sweetman —you’re the best! ❤️

01/07/2026

The Hepatobiliary manual is out! Thankful for this opportunity to contribute.

01/03/2026

Happy new year!
4 new robotic surgical videos! Pls check them out on my YouTube channel below 😊 In collaboration with https://youtube.com/?si=ChLBH_95bXkP9iDZ

01/03/2026

Happy new year!
4 new robotic surgical videos. Pls check them out on my YouTube channel below!
In collaboration with IRCAD Lebanon.


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12/24/2025

Gloomy weather in Southern California today—perfect day to work from home while proctoring a robotic Whipple across the country, courtesy of

12/23/2025

Last 🤖 whipple for 2025. Next ones on Jan 5 and 9. If you wanna join me in person or remotely, let your rep know 😊

12/15/2025

Recent interview on LTV with the amazing .
Full interview: https://youtu.be/MRxjA041ip4.

12/14/2025

Surgery is exposure and Hemostasis! I learned so much from you over the years, both in the OR and in life! I'm gonna miss you so much! إنا لله وانا إليه راجعون