site news Manipal gets First da Vinci X Surgical System Date : September 26th, 2017 Sunday, September 17, 2017 marks the date when Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprise performed the inaugural surgical procedure on Manipal Hospital's new da Vinci X surgical...
site news Dr Mahendra Bhandari Receives Award in Lucknow Date : December 4th, 2017 It truly is a pleasure to work for and with our CEO, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari. Sometimes though, we fail to realize what a force he has been in Medicine throughout his career. ...
site news Mentoring Makes a Difference Date : May 11th, 2017 We like receiving good news at the Vattikuti Foundation. This week, we had a nice chain of emails about how one of our partner surgeons- Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar helped a new robotic surgeon and...
Guidelines for COVID-19 infection prevention In Immunosuppressed individuals | Patients on Chemotherapy | Post-Transplant Patients As the rise in COVID-19 cases picks up momentum, many high-risk individuals are being advised by medical professionals to take strict caution. For them, the virus which keeps mutating and evolving is...
How to Keep Your Immune System Boosted If you’re someone who falls sick quite a lot, feels weakness after an ordinary chore or has recurring headaches, then you may have a weak immune system. The immune system can be described as our body’s defense mechanism against illnesses and...
How Do You Manage to Quarantine at Home When One Member of the Family Has COVID Are you struggling to quarantine at home with an infected family member? Follow the given guidelines to quarantine at home effectively. Quarantining has become quite the norm since the dawn of the...
Below are some Guidelines to follow for domiciliary care of COVID-19 patients Taking care of a COVID-19 patient can be a stressful and anxiety-inducing situation. Especially since precautions need to be taken by ensuring proper use of protective gear and maintaining social distancing. If you know someone who...
Vaccines in India Efficacy, Failure, and Importance of Getting Vaccinated While the Indian national healthcare system suffers the worst breakdown in its history, its vaccination drives also remain the biggest in the world. So far, India has administered more than 125 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines despite...
Thinking of laying back on social distancing protocols? Here are all the reasons why you should practice distance even after getting vaccinated. Why Social Distancing and Masking Is Essential Even for Vaccinated People The recent vaccines for COVID-19 are a sign of relief for sure but only...
COVID-19 pandemic Introduction According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website, the current statistic as of April 2021 has 148,329,348 confirmed COVID-19 cases globally. The recent wave of pandemic in India has gripped the world’s attention with its overwhelming need for hospital resources and oxygen. As...
INTRODUCTION What types of cancer are commonly found in adults? Having your doctor tell you that lab results have detected cancer can be devastating. It can be a rollercoaster of emotions and a downward spiral from then on as you figure out which treatment option is the...
Patient WEBINAR Good Night, Sleep Tight - How to Sleep Healthy! https://youtu.be/3I4uXzSRyM0 The Vattikuti Foundation brings in Dr Sahil Chopra, of Empower Sleep in California and Dr. Saurav Luthra, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical center. They provide a thorough look at why sleep is difficult...
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Patient WEBINAR Yog- The Art of Being https://youtu.be/DydCBCjahDk Yoga in the Western world often denotes a modern form of hatha yoga and yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures or asanas, Yog in its original form is not just a process of achieving physical and mental wellbeing,...
site news VFRSI Adds New Partner Southfield, MI, USA- The Vattikuti Foundation adds Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, to the Vattikuti Foundation Robotic Surgery Institute global network. A one million dollar donation, funding a new da Vinci Si surgical robot system- marks the beginning of a new partnership...
MASTERCLASS Low Pressure Robotic Cystectomy and Robotic Urinary Diversion https://youtu.be/rv6UxwSy69M The Robotic Cystectomy Masterclass organised by the Vattikuti Foundation focuses on the role of using the new technique of low pneumoperitoneum pressure for robotic cystectomy. This is an exceptional program suggested for Urologists doing the procedures listed in...
MASTERCLASS - In collaboration with the International Continence Society Identification and Treatment of High-Risk Neurogenic Bladder Can the Global Urological Community Eliminate Preventable Kidney Disease? https://youtu.be/4cWgwBtiHWw Renal failure is the risk inherent to the neurogenic bladder. Historically, in pre urodynamic era renal dysfunction occurred in half the patients with...
MASTERCLASS Evolving Role of BCG in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Myths and Facts https://youtu.be/TEJ3cr9Hal0 In this live Masterclass, an international faculty of top experts offered an overview of BCG therapy in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) and its future developments through didactic lectures, case studies & panel discussion. An Overview...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Digital Urologic Surgery https://youtu.be/vwKuihe2nWw Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, Renal Transplant Urologist, AI Expert and Director of Robotic Surgery Education & Research for the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, has prepared an important program for Urologists looking towards the future...