The Single Port Advanced Research Consortium (SPARC) is a multi-institutional collaborative group that focuses on providing high-level evidence-based clinical outcomes of various urological procedures performed using the purpose-built single port robotic platform. The group was initiated in 2018, shortly following the FDA approval of the single port robotic platform and has since grown to involve 35+ high-volume institutions across the United States.
The consortium remains committed on our vision to contribute to evidence-based clinical literature pertaining to the evolving practice of single port robotic surgery, which has been demonstrated by SPARC's publications in international peer-reviewed academic journals, as well as presentations at national and international meetings, including the annual American Urological Association (AUA) congress. In addition, the SPARC group continues to foster the spirit of collaboration and learning through our recurring meeting and annual symposium events.
Official Title
Single-Port Advanced Research Consortium (SPARC) Registry
Keywords
Laparoendoscopic and robotic single site surgeries
Jay T. Bishoff, MD, is a Board Certified Urologist with an emphasis in Endourology – robotic and reconstructive surgery. He sees patients at Eisenhower Urology Specialty Clinic in Rancho Mirage. While in the United States Air Force, Dr. Bishoff earned his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. He then completed a residency program at Joint Military Medical Command Urology Residency in Lackland, TX. He then earned a fellowship in endouro... more
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Jay T. Bishoff, MD, is a Board Certified Urologist with an emphasis in Endourology – robotic and reconstructive surgery. He sees patients at Eisenhower Urology Specialty Clinic in Rancho Mirage. While in the United States Air Force, Dr. Bishoff earned his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. He then completed a residency program at Joint Military Medical Command Urology Residency in Lackland, TX. He then earned a fellowship in endourology at The Johns Hopkin’s Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. After his medical education, Dr. Bishoff was deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Dr. Bishoff specializes in robotic minimally invasive surgery and is trained on the newest generation of surgical robotics –single-port robotic surgery. Instead of multiple surgical incisions, single-port has only one incision which affords for less potential for infection and shorter hospital stays, often same day.
When he was 14 years old, Dr. Bishoff had an accident which exposed him to the medical world. He became so interested, that he decided at that point to become a physician. During a gap year between medical school and residency, he worked in a urological lab and decided to pursue urology as a specialty. “Urology had more variety that most other medical specialties,” states Dr. Bishoff. “There are numerous organs and procedures and equipment involved –all I find quite enticing.”
Dr. Bishoff partners with his patients offering recommendations for treatment that will best afford a patient’s best path to live their best possible life.
