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Microbot Medical Expands its Geographic Presence to South America with the Addition of Francisco C. Carnevale, MD, PhD, FSIR to its Scientific Advisory Board
Increases Key Opinion Leaders to 13 Throughout the Americas, Israel, and Europe to Support the Company’s Next Regulatory and Commercialization Paths for the
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[{"type":"text","content":"Increases Key Opinion Leaders to 13 Throughout the Americas, Israel, and Europe to Support the Company’s Next Regulatory and Commercialization Paths for the LIBERTY® Robotic System\nHINGHAM, Mass., Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT), today announced that it has expanded its global presence to South America with the addition of Francisco C. Carnevale, MD, PhD, FSIR, becoming the latest key opinion leader (KOL) to join the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). With the addition of Dr. Carnevale to its SAB, the Company now has 13 KOLs on its SAB, including seven from the U.S., three in Israel, two from EU nations, and Dr. Carnevale representing the first from Brazil, all with a singular focus of supporting the regulatory and commercial paths for the LIBERTY® Robotic System. Dr. Carnevale, a vascular and interventional radiologist based in Sao Paolo, Brazil, is the Chief of the Vascular Interventional Radiology Section at Hospital das Clinicas - University of Sao Paulo Medical School Hospital (HC-FMUSP). Dr. Carnevale is a distinguished publisher and lecturer who has spearheaded experimental work focused on the treatment of patients with lower urinary tract infection associated with prostate growth by Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). These studies were developed at Harvard University and at HC-FMUSP. “As we progress towards the commercialization of the LIBERTY Robotic System, we believe it is crucial for us to continue attracting accomplished global physicians with varied clinical expertise that can help us advance the system so the unique clinical and economic benefits can be fully realized,” commented Harel Gadot, CEO, President, and Chairman. “Dr. Carnevale has pioneered Prostatic Artery Embolization and we believe that his contribution to our development will further validate the usefulness of LIBERTY Robotic System across a widening number of interventional applications.” “Having been at the forefront of Prostatic Artery Embolization combined with the future aspirations for the LIBERTY Robotic System, I am excited for this technology and the great development by the Microbot Team to enable a new frontier in interventional embolization and therefore, broaden the access to more physicians worldwide,” commented Dr. Carnevale Dr. Carnevale developed the technique of Prostatic Artery Embol...