Dr. Eric Barret is a urological surgeon at the Montsouris Institute in Paris, France. He is a recognized expert in minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of urological cancer, and particularly prostate cancer. In addition to extensive experience in robotic surgery, he is engaged in improving the management of localized prostate cancer, and for selected patients offers innovative, less invasive therapeutic approaches such as focal therapy. He has been involved in a number of studies in this field, including evaluating the different energy sources for focal approach such as HIFU, cryotherapy, vascular targeted photodynamic therapy and irreversible electroporation.In addition to these clinical activities, Dr. Barret is an active academic urologist and writer, with many international publications to his credit. He is involved in ongoing collaborations in urological oncology and minimally invasive surgery.