Welcome to the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery

The American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) is the nation’s pre-eminent educator of advanced surgical techniques for women’s health specialists. AIMIS brings together hospitals, surgeons, clinics, medical technology companies, the insurance industry and patients by providing a platform to deliver advanced surgical procedures that improve health care for women of all ages. AIMIS teaches and supports minimally invasive gynecological and urogynecological surgical methods and supports members with business strategies to help grow and strengthen their practice while improving patient outcomes through advanced surgical techniques. AIMIS also provides resources for patients, corporate partners, physician members and affiliates to help foster minimally invasive surgery techniques that provide speedier recoveries, reduced scarring and lower costs.

Advancing Health Care for Women Through Better Treatment Options

Minimally invasive surgery, whether laparoscopic or robotically assisted, is advancing health care for women by providing doctors new tools to accomplish the same goals as they would with traditional open surgery. Patients who experience minimally invasive procedures suffer less pain and blood loss, with fewer complications and a faster recovery time. As an AIMIS member, women’s health specialists derive great benefits from education and business solutions. Not only do we teach minimally invasive surgery methods, but we also offer patients resources on where to find an AIMIS-certified doctor, information on what to expect from a minimally invasive procedure, and more.

Dedicated to Quality and Innovation

AIMIS physicians are dedicated to raise the standard of health care for women. Minimally invasive surgery is not only good for patients. It’s also good for business. AIMIS works with its member physicians every step of the way – even after you step out of our classrooms.

Extending Beyond the Classroom

At AIMIS, our goal of safer, more efficacious health care is not limited to the surgical suite. For this reason, we have partnered with corporations, hospitals, women’s health specialists and graduates from our program to help make the changes that will make health care for women, and our entire health care system more effective.

Partnerships are the key to the success of the minimally invasive surgery movement. Health care is too complex to assume that just one facet of it can affect the kind of positive change we need. Only a synergistic relationship between all parties involved can deliver real results. Nobody plays a bigger part in that than our valued corporate leaders and partners.

If you are, or know of a corporation, hospital or insurance group that would be interested in becoming a corporate partner, please let us know here.

What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?

Advanced surgical specialists use minimally invasive surgery (MIS), sometimes known as laparoscopic surgery, as an alternative to traditional open surgery.

For the patient, MIS means 3 basic things:

• Smaller Incisions
• Fewer Stitches
• Faster Recovery

In addition, minimally invasive surgery offers many other advantages, including:

• Less Blood Loss
• Less Pain
• Reduced Risk of Infection
• Shorter Hospital Stay
• Less Scarring

Learn About Our Focus on Health Care for Women

The blog of the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery offers insight and information on many topics concerning health care for women, including advances in minimally invasive procedures, upcoming events in the surgical community and opportunities for CME, and resources to help you learn more about AIMIS.