Robotic digestive surgery — Training new surgeons at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein — Trained at Harvard and Memorial Sloan Kettering — Co-author of the Atlas of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
Master’s and doctorate from Unifesp. Office at the Cidade Jardim Health Center, with surgeries at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and other hospitals in São Paulo.
Where he operates
Training
Training and practice
Vladimir Schraibman serves as a proctor in robotic digestive surgery at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: for more than ten years, he has been the surgeon responsible for guiding and training other surgeons in the robotic technique inside the hospital. Today he also hosts students and residents from abroad, who train by following his team’s surgeries.
A graduate of the Escola Paulista de Medicina, with a master’s degree, doctorate and post-doctorate from Unifesp, his background includes training periods at Harvard and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, along with the Walter Leser and Capes awards.
He is among the surgeons who introduced robotic digestive surgery in Brazil, supported by Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein since the earliest procedures, about twenty years ago.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein ranks 8th worldwide in gastroenterology in the Newsweek World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 ranking, the only Latin American hospital in the specialty’s top ten.1
Career
Graduated in 1999, operating since his third year of medical school. Master’s, doctorate and post-doctorate from Unifesp.
Training periods at Harvard and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York.
Among the surgeons who introduced robotic digestive surgery in Brazil, supported by Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein from the start, about twenty years ago.
Co-author, with Antonio Luiz de Vasconcellos Macedo, of the Atlas de Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva e Robótica: Cirurgia Gastrointestinal (Artmed, 2017), and of some of Brazil’s earliest internationally published papers in the field.
For more than ten years, responsible for guiding and training new surgeons inside Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, work that underpins the proctor title. Hosts international students and residents.
More than fifteen thousand surgeries performed in nearly thirty years of practice, with an office at the Cidade Jardim Health Center and surgeries at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
A list of scientific publications is available in the full curriculum.
Recognition
A way of caring
Private practice was born from the pursuit of the structure to operate higher-complexity surgery at the highest level, with the time and care this kind of procedure demands.
That way of working defines the practice to this day. Every consultation has time to hear the full story, examine carefully and explain the possible paths, with decisions built together by doctor and patient.
The same surgeon leads the case from the first conversation to post-operative care, and many patients arrive referred by other physicians who have followed this work closely for decades.
Consultations in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Behind the scenes
Robotic and laparoscopic surgery in everyday practice, with the team at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
Photos from the operating rooms of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, provided by Dr. Vladimir Schraibman’s team.
Photos of the Cidade Jardim Health Center, where the practice is located.
Team
Each surgery is supported by a dedicated team: surgeons, rotating anesthesiologists, assistants recognized in other services as well, and surgical instrumentators.
95% of surgeries take place at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein; when needed, the team also operates at Vila Nova Star, São Luiz and Sírio-Libanês.1
Specialties
Each case is evaluated for the most appropriate surgical approach: robotic, laparoscopic or open. The technique serves the patient, and the indication is discussed in consultation.
Surgical treatment of obesity and associated metabolic conditions.
Surgical treatment of colon and rectal conditions.
Surgical treatment of esophageal and gastric conditions, including oncologic cases.
Surgical treatment of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas.
Surgical repair of abdominal wall hernias.
Surgical treatment of gallstones and gallbladder disease.
Frequently asked questions
In both, the operation happens through small incisions, with a camera and fine instruments. In robotic surgery, the surgeon commands the instruments from a console, with magnified 3D vision and movements more precise than the hand’s, which helps in higher-complexity procedures. The choice of approach depends on each case and is discussed in consultation.
It depends on the plan and the procedure. The practice accepts Amil (One Health and Amil Individual lines), Omint Premium and Care Plus; patients from other plans can be seen through reimbursement. Coverage of the procedure itself is confirmed with the insurer and the hospital before surgery.
Because it uses small incisions, minimally invasive surgery usually involves less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stays and a faster return to activities than the equivalent open surgery. The exact time varies with the procedure and each patient, and is guided individually.
Yes. The full name is Vladimir Schraibman — CRM/SP 97304, RQE 43142. Many patients look for him as "Dr. Vladimir do Einstein" because 95% of his surgeries take place at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, where he has been a robotic digestive surgery proctor for more than ten years.
95% of surgeries take place at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. When needed, the team also operates at Vila Nova Star, São Luiz and Sírio-Libanês.
Previous exams (imaging and lab), a list of current medications, reports from other physicians, and the history of the problem. The consultation has time reserved to hear the full story and explain the possible paths.
At the Cidade Jardim Health Center, in the Shopping Cidade Jardim complex (Avenida Magalhães de Castro, 12.000, 5th floor, suite 17, São Paulo). On Friday mornings there is also care at Avenida Angélica, 2417, 17th floor.
Portuguese, English and Spanish.