Microbot Medical Inc. 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. Dr. Carnevale developed the technique of Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) for patients at HC-FMUSP with urinary obstructive symptoms, working in collaboration with the Urology and Radiology Departments since 2008.

As a result of his extensive research, Dr. Carnevale organizes and delivers training courses on the PAE technique in Brazil, Europe, and the United States. Dr. Carnevale is a member of many prestigious national and international committees, societies, and journals, including Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), and is a former President of the of Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery (SoBRICE). Dr. Carnevale has authored several books, over 60 national and international book chapters and over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is a much sought-after global speaker as he has given over 220 lectures in congresses, such as RSNA, ESR, SIR, CIRSE, GEST, WCIO, ESIR-CIRSE, SYNERGY, ISET, WAIS, SoBRICE.