Dr. Masaaki Andou began his career as a pelvic-surgeon in 1986 and has performed over 6000 Vaginal-Hysterectomies before starting laparoscopy. He started laparoscopic surgery in 1997. Since then He has performed more than 2500 TLH cases and over 500 laparoscopic lymphadenectomies for gynecologic malignancies, including the development of a total laparoscopic radical trachelectomy and nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy. In total, he has performed over 7000 laparoscopic procedures. He currently holds the position of Vice-director and Head of the Gynecology Department at Kurashiki Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Osaka University, Visiting Professor at Keio University School of Medicine and Visiting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beijing Capital University. Dr. Andou has published extensively and is the recipient of numerous awards including 3rd Place, Golden Laparoscopy Award at both the 30th and 31st Annual AAGL meetings, 2nd Place for a€?Best Surgical Videoa€? at the 32nd and 33rd AAGL Annual Meeting, and First Prize at the 2000 and 2006 ISGE, 2007 ESGE and AAGL Meeting, 2008 AAGL meeting, 2009 ISGE meeting.