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Camran Nezhat (1947–), a laparoscopic surgeon affiliated with Stanford University medical center in, Palo Alto, CA, and with University of California San Francisco, is another such persevering pioneer [6]. He developed video‐laparoscopy, which removed the need for the surgeon to look directly through the eyepiece of the scope (ssss1). This was a milestone and a prerequisite for the laparoscopic revolution that followed; a surgeon simply cannot perform advanced procedure crouched over an eye‐piece. His development also made him one of the most controversial figures in the movement of minimally invasive technology. Opponents of MIS accused laparoscopists like Nezhat to hide their complication rates and advancing dangerous methods for personal gain. A couple of high‐profiled lawsuits in the early 2000s triggered nationwide media coverage, as Nezhat was accused of medical malpractice and racketeering. Both suits were dismissed, and the allegations were considered frivolous lawsuits in the one case, and the attorney in the second was subsequently charged with contempt of court. Allegations of research fraud were made against Nezhat, all which were found unsubstantiated.