Professor Alexandre Mottrie MD PhD is Urologist in the O.L.V.-Clinic in Aalst, Belgium. His major interests are urological oncology and minimal invasive surgery.  He is a pioneer in robotic surgery and started this type of surgery in 2001.  He developed different procedures in robotic surgery.  At his department, he started laparoscopic and robotic surgery to become training center in this field.  He trained numerous colleagues from all over Europe and beyond in the field of robotic surgery.  With over 6000 robotic procedures, he has one of the largest experiences in that field. 

In 2010, Prof. Mottrie founded the ORSI-Academy, an innovation center in robotic and minimal-invasive surgery.  As CEO, he is doing basic research on improving training and education in surgery.

He is the founder and past-president of the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS), co-founder of the Society of Robotic Surgeons (SRS) and the past-president of the Belgian Laparoscopic Urology Group (BLUG).  He is the past Editor of the Surgery-in-Motion Section of European Urology (IF >24).

He is Associate Professor in the Universität des Saarlandes Homburg-Saar (Germany) and the University of Ghent (Belgium).  He received the “Golden Telescope Award” at the Hamlyn Symposium of the Imperial College in London (20/06/2015), the “Saint-Pauls’ medal” from BAUS in Glasgow (25/06/2019) and the “John Wickham Award” from ERUS in Düsseldorf (7/11/2022) for lifetime achievements in the robotic field.