Training

MAS Diploma
GERMAN DIPLOMA IN BASIC &
ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

COURSE DIRECTORS

Prof. Rudy Leon De Wilde

  • Director- Professor and Head of the Department
  • University Hospital for Gynecology, Pius-Hospital, Carl von Ossietzky University-Medicine, Oldenburg, Germany
  • Past-President of the German Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (AGE)
  • Past-President of the Minimal-Invasive Section of the German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (DAGG)

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Rajesh Devassy

  • Advanced gynecological minimal-access surgeon
  • International Course Director
  • Fellowships & Diploma, Minimal-access surgery & Reproductive Medicine.
  • University Hospital for Gynecology, Carl von Ossietzky University- Medicine Oldenburg, German
  • Director of Dr. Dr. med. Rajesh Devassy’s Centre of Excellence in Gynecological Minimal Access Surgery and Oncology, Dubai
German Diploma MAS
(minimal access surgery)


German Fellowship In
Minimal Access Surgery

Course Secretariat Oldenburg

Clinic of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology.
University Hospital for Gynecology, Pius-Hospital Oldenburg.
Medical Campus University of Oldenburg.
Postal address: Georgstreet 12, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany.
+49 441 229-1500 – fax: +49 441 229-1525
+971522788682
rudy-leon.dewilde@pius-hospital.de

Course Secretariat Dubai

Office of Dr. Dr. med. Rajesh Devassy
Dubai London Specialty Hospital,
Jumeira beach road,
DXB 12119,
Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971-4-3782999 (Toll free 800-352)
secretariat@drrajeshdevassy.com

Our Faculty

Faculty at German Diploma Course.
P Böhne, Germany

Faculty at German Diploma Course
J Hennefründ

Faculty at German Diploma Course
NM Ziegler, Germany

Faculty at German Diploma Course
H Ritter, Germany

Faculty at German Diploma Course
H Krentel, Germany

Faculty at German Diploma Course
U Catena, Italy

Faculty at German Diploma Course
O Khrustaleva, Estonia

Faculty at German Diploma Course
F Campolo, Italy

Faculty at German Diploma Course
J San Juan, U.A.E

Faculty at German Diploma Course
Manuel Maria Ianieri, Italy

University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Fellow in Class Hysteroscopy of Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy
Emma Bonetti, MD

Dr. Saroot Kituncharoen
Asst. Professor,
Srinakharinwirot University
Thailand.

Day-Day Programme

WINTER COURSE – 23rd – 30th (exact dates TBC) November 2025

Until 11:00am Day of Arrival
Arrival at Bremen international airport
11 :30 am Group transfer to Oldenburg hotel & check-in
11 am onwards Registration and collection of badges at Hotel reception.
Oldenburg city center tour and visit to Oldenburg Schloss Museum: Castles of
Augusteum and Prinzenpalais
8:00 am – 8:30 am Welcome meeting at Pius- Hospital training room
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Dr. R. L. De Wilde, Dr. J Hennefründ, Prof. Dr. Dr. R Devassy
History of Pius Hospital & program at a glance: Prof. Dr. Dr. R. L. De Wilde
8:30 am - 8:45 am Tour of Pius Hospital
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Training discipline and rules
Introduction to the laparoscopic and hysteroscopic skill assessment and
testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE (European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy)
Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
Diagnostic laparoscopy
Laparoscopic ovarian cyst extirpation
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
1:00 pm Working Lunch
1:20 pm - 3:00 pm Skills Lab Training :  O Khrustaleva, S Kituncharoen, R Devassy, H Ritter, M Ianieri, N Ziegler
GESEA Programme – LASTT, HYSTT & SUTT – O Khrustaleva / S Kituncharoen
Demonstration and performing of suturing techniques SUTT 1 exercise

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Skills Lab Training : O Khrustaleva, H Ritter, S Kituncharoen, M Ianieri, N Ziegler
Demonstration and performing of HYSTT 1 training tool exercise
Demonstration and performing of Virtamed hystero- simulator training tool
Demonstration and performing of AGE laparoscopic simulator training too
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration
Operating room and equipment set-up: R Devassy/ O Khrustaleva
“Do’s and don’ts” in laparoscopic port placements: Dr. M. Ianieri
Laparoscopic anatomy and variations in hysterectomy - ESGE 10 steps guidelines: R Devassy
6:00 pm Inaugural Dinner: Peter Pane (Lange St Cross, Wall St) or as be Announced
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Training schedule with live surgery
· Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic skill assessment and testing (GESEA)
program of the ESGE
· Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
8:00 am – 12:40 pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
· Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and sentinel lymphadenectomy
· Laparoscopic surgery in endometriosis
· Laparoscopic myomectomy
· Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
· Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy / incontinence surgeryHYSTT 1 exercises
12:40 pm Working Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on: operation theatres 8-9
Proposed surgeries:
· Hysteroscopic resection
· Laparoscopic cerclage l trachelectomy
· Laparoscopic / hysteroscopic adenomyosis surgery
Lectures:
. Principles and practice of suturing: M Ianieri
· Laparoscopic Total Hysterectomy – O Khrustaleva
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Skills lab training: N M Ziegler, S Kituncharoen, H Ritter, M Ianieri
· Hysteroscopic simulator training tool exercises completion
· LASTT exercises
· SUTT suturing exercises – Level 1
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration
Rules of laparoscopic dissection and application of retroperitoneal anatomy: MASTER CLASSES
1. Laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis of Bladder and ureter - M. Ianieri
2. Laparoscopic surgery in deep endometriosis of bowel - R Devassy
6:00 pm Onwards Free evening
8:00 am – 5:00 pm · Training schedule with live surgery
· Laparoscopic suturing skill assessment and testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE
· Didactic interactive lectures and video demonstration of tips and tricks
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Live endoscopic surgery hands-on; operation theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
· Laparoscopic excision of adnexal tumor or staging Laparoscopy
· Laparoscopic myomectomy with in-bag morcellation
· Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
· Laparoscopic resection of deep pelvic endometriosis
. HYSTT 1 Exercises
12:00 - 2:00 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration:
at Pius- Hospital
· Laparoscopic energy devices principles and practical tips: R Devassy
· Adhesions research: present and future: R.L. De Wilde
· Laparoscopy and future of morcellation: R Devassy
· AGE exercises
· SUTT 1 suturing exercises
MASTER CLASSES
· Laparoscopic lateral suspension in Prolapse : O Khrustaleva
· Laparoscopic reconstructive prolapse surgery: R Devassy
2:00 pm Working lunch
 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Live Endoscopic Surgery Hands-On; Operation Theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy with Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Ca Cervix
· Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy – Pre NACRT
 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Skills Lab Training : R Devassy, S Kituncharoen, NM Ziegler, H Ritter, O Khrustaleva,
· LASTT exercises
· Suturing exercises
. AGE exercises
. HYSTT exercises
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm MASTER CLASSES
Non - invasive ablative treatment in fibroids and adenomyosis: RL De Wilde
Laparoscopic Myomectomy - Indications, recommendation towards a perfect case: steps, tips, tips, tips & tricks - R Devassy..
6:00 pm onwards Free evening
7:30 am – 7:45 am Walk from ACARA to AchternSt, Tagesklinik with J Hennefründ
8:00 am – 6:00 pm Day care in gynecological minimal-access surgery: Tagesklinik
· Live surgery teaching
· Hysteroscopy animal lab, didactic lectures on hysteroscopy
. Lectures – Pius-Hospital
8:00 am – 11:00 am · Hysteroscopic surgeries live demonstration
Hysteroscopy foreign body removal (Missing IUCD)
· Hysteroscopic ablation / novasure
· Hysteroscopic myomectomy / adenomyosis enucleation
· Hysteroscopic polypectomy with shaver
· Hysteroscopic endometrial resection
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Interactive and intensive didactic lectures with video demonstration:
J Hennefründ, M Heeder
· Office in operative hysteroscopy
· Resectoscopic surgery: instruments and indications
· Hysteroscopic therapy in uterine malformations
· Hysteroscopic myomectomy
· Hysteroscopic approach to adenomyosis and synechiae
 1:00 pm Working lunch
 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Practicing on real scenario effect of common hysteroscopic procedures:
M. Heeder, E Bonetti, O Khrustaleva
· Hystero-training on Animal tissue
· Demonstration of hysteroscopic office and Invasive procedures with SOA Shavers
· Training “at the virtual reality “simulators
3:30 pm onwards  Coffee symposium
· Hysteroscopic Surgery: Instruments and Vaginoscopic Approach: E Bonetti
. Endometrial biopsy: indications and technique: E Bonetti
. Hysteroscopic approach to intrauterine pathologies (polyps, fibroids, adenomyosis, RPOC) : E Bonetti
5:30 pm Free Evening
7:00 pm AGE and ärztekammer night
Director’s Address: Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudy Leon De Wilde, Prof. Dr. Dr. R Devassy
Gala Dinner – Pane Vino – Donnerschweer Str. 177A
(Elegant / formal dress code, only for delegates)
7:45 am – 4:00 pm Laparoscopic Suturing Skill assessment and testing (GESEA) program of the ESGE
· Training schedule with live surgery
· Evaluation and certification
7:45 am – 8:15 am Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Malformations: E Bonetti
8:15 am - 8:45 am Diploma Theoretical evaluation test
· Theoretical exam: O Khrustaleva
8:45 am - 9:05 am AGE Theoretical evaluation test
· Theoretical exam: N M Ziegler/ R Devassy
 8:45 am - 9:05 am AGE Theoretical evaluation test
· Theoretical exam: N M Ziegler
9:15 am - 1:00 pm Live Endoscopic Surgery Hands-On; Operation Theatres 8-9
· Laparoscopic resection of pelvic and recto vaginal endometriosis
· Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence
· Laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
1:00 pm Working Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Training evaluation test
Practical LASTT, HYSTT examination: O Khrustaleva, S Kituncharoen, R Devassy, NM Ziegler, H Ritter, E Bonetti
· Training evaluation test
· Practical SUTT 1 Examination
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION CEREMONY
Pius-Hospital, Grune Str block - Level 4
4:00 pm onwards Free evening
7:30 am Day of departure
Group transfer from Oldenburg hotel to Bremen international airport
8:00 am Drop Off at Bremen international airport