Jihad Kaouk, M.D.

CO-FOUNDER & CMO

Dr. Kaouk is Co-Founder and CMO of Method AI. He is an American Board-certified urologic surgeon. He currently practices at the Cleveland Clinic and serves as the Director of the Center of Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. He also serves as a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western. Dr. Kaouk has established himself as global leader in robotic surgery with more than 6,000 robotic and laparoscopic procedures performed over the last two decades. He has pioneered numerous surgical techniques that have advanced the field of robotics and improved patient outcomes. Dr. Kaouk is committed to the progression of his field and has lectured at or chaired over 350 scientific meetings worldwide. In addition to his extensive surgical experience, Dr. Kaouk is an active member of the academic urologic community serving as editor and reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals and he is one of the top 10 authors in urology worldwide with over 550 publications.