Michael Stark is the Founder and President of the New European Surgical Academy (NESA). He is known as the developer of a modified Cesarean Section, the Stark (Misgav Ladach) method which is now in use worldwide due to its simplicity, safety, and efficiency
He has played a central role in initiating and coordinating surgical innovations in hysterectomy and minimally invasive procedures. He established the first European interdisciplinary working group on Natural Orifice Surgery in 2006, which supported the foundation for the emerging new discipline, the scarless surgical techniques such as the trans-Douglas operations and the trans-oral thyroidectomy. He has also contributed to the development of the modified surgical robotic system with haptic sensation, and remains engaged in projects integrating artificial intelligence into surgery.
As President of NESA, Prof. Stark initiated international projects, including the All-African Surgical Database, which helped to standardize surgical procedures across Africa, and the Family-Oriented Hospital Initiative, which certified hospitals which introduced family-centered obstetrics.
Michael Stark publishes widely in peer-reviewed journals, continues to lecture internationally, collaborates with ministries of health and the World Health Organization.
Since 2017, he is guest scientist at the University Hospital Charité in Berlin.
In 2011, he was nominated the Medico Del Anno (Doctor of the Year) in Italy, and is an Honorary Member of the French, Polish, Russian, Serbian-Austrian, Indian and Italian Gynecological Associations.
He was visiting professor in several countries, including the Universities of Toronto, Moscow, Beijing, Milan, Adana, Uppsala, and the Weill-Cornell University hospital in New York.