Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS)

Overview

Our MIGS division offers a full range of gynecologic laparoscopic and robotic surgeries including hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy and laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. The fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) at the University of Louisville was first established in 2001 under the direction of Drs. Ronald Levine and Resad Pasic. The Division of MIGS has a rich history of pioneering gynecologic laparoscopy: The first laparoscopic bilateral oophorectomy in the U.S. was performed at the University of Louisville by Dr. Ronald Levine in 1984. The first endoscopic course in the U.S. was conducted by Drs. Levine and Pasic in 2001. The division later partnered with AAGL in 2001 to establish the first endoscopic cadaver course in the U.S. This cadaver course has served many physicians both nationally and internationally in honing their knowledge and skills in gynecologic anatomy and laparoscopic techniques. 

In 2021, Dr. Pasic and the MIGS Fellow Dr. Megan Cesta performed the total laparoscopic hysterectomy on a 7.4 Kg uterus that turned out to be world's largest uterus taken out laparoscopically.