Coverage in the German and Azerbaijani press, educational videos, live robotic surgery broadcasts from Germany to congresses, courses, congress abstracts, congress talks and public lectures.
Press and interviews
News25 September 2026
Niederlausitz aktuell (niederlausitz-aktuell.de)
“Neuer OP-Bereich am Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum Hoyerswerda eingeweiht” — new operating area opened
Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum has officially opened its new operating area: a hybrid operating room with an angiography system and a dedicated room for the Da Vinci robot. Rufat Asadbeyli attended the opening ceremony with his colleagues.
At the time, Rufat Asadbeyli worked as the Center’s urologist-andrologist. The video was published on YouTube on 30 April 2020; the news item on the Center’s website is dated 22 May 2020.
The doctor’s YouTube channel publishes educational videos on urological diseases, examinations and treatment. A selection is listed below; all videos are in Azerbaijani.
He is the initiator and organizer of live broadcasts of robotic operations from Germany to the international congress on minimally invasive surgery in Baku:
8–11 May 2025 — robotic radical prostatectomy
7–10 May 2026 — robotic pyeloplasty (reconstruction of the renal pelvis); the operation was performed by the head of the urology department (Chefarzt), Dr. med. Nasreldin Mohammed
Baku congress, 7–10 May 2026
7 May 2026Hoyerswerda → Baku
Robotic Pyeloplasty (reconstruction of the renal pelvis)
The 2nd AMICC Congress and the 13th International Eurasian Medical Congress (7–10 May 2026, Baku and Khankendi). On 7 May, on Rufat Asadbeyli’s initiative and organization, a robotic pyeloplasty was broadcast live to the congress from Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum.
Role: initiator and organizer of the live broadcast.
Robotic (Da Vinci) Radical Prostatectomy with bilateral regional lymphadenectomy
The 7th Azerbaijan–German–Turkish–Uzbek Medical Congress and the 13th Baku International Medical Training Days (8–11 May 2025, Baku and Shamakhi). On 9 May, in the “Live surgery from Germany” session, a robotic radical prostatectomy was broadcast live from Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum; the broadcast was organized on Rufat Asadbeyli’s initiative.
Radical Prostatectomy (removal of the prostate gland)
On 8 April 2025, a radical prostatectomy with the Da Vinci robot was broadcast live from Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum to the annual meeting of the urology department of Zagazig University; about 1,000 doctors followed it in the lecture hall and online.
ThuLEP (thulium laser enucleation of the prostate) course for doctors from London and Glasgow.
Germany
Continuing education course for doctors on the surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction (penile prosthesis implantation)
During the course, the visiting doctors observed the operations on site.
Role: organizer.
Courses attended
August 2024, Kiel — Intuitive expert course
Expert course in Da Vinci robotic surgery. The course was organized by Intuitive, the manufacturer of the system, and held at its invitation; it was dedicated to mastering various surgical techniques on a model using two robots. A resident physician from Rufat Asadbeyli’s team also took part.
Training course in laparoscopic surgery at Halle University Hospital
Role: participant.
Germany
Continuing education course on the Manchester Triage System
The Manchester Triage System is a system for the initial assessment of patients who come to the emergency department and for grouping them by level of urgency.
Role: participant.
Congress abstracts
Abstracts co-authored by Rufat Asadbeyli were presented at the 7th Mediterranean Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology conference (29–31 October 2025) and published in Uro-Technology Journal.
Oral presentation
The feasibility and utility of TilePro™ software with intraoperative ultrasound for robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy of endophytic medial renal tumors
Yousef A, Ahmed H, Ismail H, Asadbeyli R, Mohammed N. Uro-Technology Journal 2025; 9(4): 114–120.
Reconsidering the role of retrograde intrarenal surgery as first-line treatment for staghorn stones: a single-center experience and review of current size threshold in guidelines
Ismail H, Yousef A, Fahmy M, Ahmed H, Asadbeyli R, Mohamed N. Uro-Technology Journal 2025; 9(4): 114–120.
Completed congresses, lectures and open days — most recent first.
Opening ceremony of the new operating area — Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum, 25 September 2026
25 September 2026Hoyerswerda
Opening of the new operating area — Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum
Two modern operating rooms went into service — a hybrid OR with an angiography system and a dedicated room for the Da Vinci robot (investment ≈ €7.1 million). Rufat Asadbeyli attended the ceremony with colleagues.
2nd Congress of the Azerbaijan Society of Minimally Invasive Surgeons (AMICC) and 13th International Eurasian Medical CongressCongress chair — Prof. Gurbankhan Muslumov. Role: initiator and organizer of the live broadcast.amicc.az (opens in a new window)
7th Azerbaijan–German–Turkish–Uzbek Medical Congress and 13th Baku International Medical Training Days9 May: lecture “Advantages and limitations of robotic surgery: experiences with the Da Vinci system” and a live robotic surgery broadcast from Germany. Organizers: the Azerbaijan Society of Minimally Invasive Surgeons, the Azerbaijan–Germany Medical Cooperation Society and the Almaz Akademi medical training center. Role: speaker, organizer of the live broadcast.amicc.az (opens in a new window)Congress program (PDF) (opens in a new window)
Robotic surgery days at Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum25 April: “Der Einsatz des OP-Roboters in der Urologie – Vortrag und Besichtigung” (“The surgical robot in urology — talk and tour”): Rufat Asadbeyli explained which conditions the robot is used for, what advantages the system offers and how it works. 26 April: open day — local residents had the chance to practice with robotic instruments on an artificial training model. Role: speaker.sana.de (opens in a new window)hoyte24.de (1) (opens in a new window)hoyte24.de (2) (opens in a new window)
“Was tun bei Harninkontinenz?” (“What to do about urinary incontinence?”) — public lectureLausitzer Seenland Klinikum, “Lausitzer Seenland” conference room, free admission. Speaker — Rufat Asadbeyli.sana.de (opens in a new window)
“Was tun bei Harninkontinenz?” (“What to do about urinary incontinence?”) — public lectureLausitzer Seenland Klinikum. Speaker: Rufat Asadbeyli.sana.de (opens in a new window)
Interviews and photos
Detailed answers to patients’ questions are in the “Articles” section, and photos of the clinic, the robot, courses and congresses in the photo gallery.