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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-25-000211"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:41:35.482483+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical CDO Brian Miller transitions to Head of Digital and AI Strategy effective Jan 1, 2026

## Summary
- Brian E. Miller, Ph.D., will cease serving as Chief Digital Officer effective January 1, 2026.
- He will assume a new role as Head of Digital and AI Strategy, no longer reporting to CEO.
- Miller remains employed by Intuitive Surgical in a reduced executive capacity.
- No replacement for CDO announced; the role appears to be eliminated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-25-000211
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000211/0001035267-25-000211-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000211/isrg-20251216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000211.txt

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