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The Vattikuti Foundation extended its operations in India in 2010 with a mission to establish a cost effective method to deliver robotic surgery and other similar cutting edge surgical technology to the masses. The Foundation made history in November, 2011, when they traveled across India with a team tasked with spreading the news about robotic surgery to surgeons, hospital administrators and the general public.

Six cities and hospitals were visited in just two weeks’ time

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS),
Hyderabad

Medanta, the Medicity,
Gurgaon/New Delhi

Manipal Hospital,
Bengaluru

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS),
Hyderabad

Medanta, the Medicity,
Gurgaon/New Delhi

Manipal Hospital,
Bengaluru

Asian Heart Institute,
Mumbai

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital,
Kolkata

Apollo Hospitals,
Chennai

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS),
Hyderabad

Medanta, the Medicity,
Gurgaon/New Delhi

Manipal Hospital,
Bengaluru

Raj Vattikuti and Dr. Mahendra Bhandari represented the Vattikuti Foundation, offering to help support fledgling programs and provide needed training for surgeons. Dr. Mani Menon, robotic surgery pioneer and Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital, talked about the several beneficial aspects of robotic surgery for both surgeons and patients.

At every venue, the team conducted meetings with surgeons and hospital staff. Dr. Menon and some of his Henry Ford surgical staff demonstrated the da Vinci Surgical System at Medanta hospital, which was the initial Vattikuti partner hospital in India. Many seeds were planted, and some alliances were formed with the Vattikuti Foundation as a result of this effort.

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November 24th, 2011 | Vattikuti Foundation to perform robotic surgery across India

 

The Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit corporation committed in making robotic surgery and other technologically advanced medical procedures of the future cost effective and available to underprivileged communities, will perform robotic surgery with the team of doctors headed by Dr Mani Menon across various cities in India including New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai.

 

The benefits of the surgery for the patients includes a shorter hospital stay, lesser pain, less risk of infection and lesser blood loss in addition to fewer transfusions, lesser scarring, faster recovery and a quicker return to normal daily activities. The biggest USP of this surgery is effortless maneuvering and brilliant visualization. Surgical robots hold significant promise and have already proven to be of great value, particularly in areas inaccessible to conventional laparoscopic procedures.

 

Surgical robots are gradually making their way into the Indian operation theatres. It is a new and exciting emerging technology that is taking the surgical profession by storm. It is an established practice abroad which is now slowly gaining momentum in India. Robot-assisted surgery is performed with the da Vinci Surgical System the most innovative, minimally invasive surgical platform in the world that is already making waves. It has proven to have various advantages over the conventional methods of surgery. The process has greater surgical precision, increased range of motion, improved dexterity, enhanced visualization and improved access for the surgeon.

 

For the surgery, the Foundation has partnered with various institutes in several cities which are as follows- Medanta-Vattikuti Institute of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gurgaon; Apollo Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery in Chennai; KIMS Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery in Hyderabad; Manipal Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery in Bangalore; Apollo Gleneagles Institute of Robotic Surgery in Kolkata and Vattikuti Asian Institute of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Mumbai.

 

The Vattikuti Foundation serves both the local community in Southeast Michigan as well as causes in India and other parts of the world. The Foundation will establish several such centers across the world for the overall growth of robotic and other innovative minimally invasive surgery as a discipline.

November 25th, 2011 | Highly acclaimed robotic surgeon Dr. Mani Menon visits Kolkata

 

A press conference was organized in Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in honor of the visit of the world-renowned Dr. Mani Menon, a pioneer in robotic surgery. He along with his team of doctors is visiting the city as part of the six city road show, organized by Vattikuti Foundation of USA. The objective of this visit is to generate awareness about the need and scope of robotic procedures in India to highlight the importance of diagnosis of early malignant prostate cancer.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rupali Basu, CEO, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, said

Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO, Vattikuti Foundation said, “Surgical robots are gradually making inroads into the Indian operation theatre. It is a new and exciting emerging technology that is taking the surgical profession by storm. It is an established practice abroad which is now slowly gaining momentum in our country. Robot-assisted surgery has proven to have various advantages over the conventional methods of surgery. The process has greater surgical precision, increased range of motion, improved dexterity, enhanced visualization and improved access for the surgeon.”

 

Dr. Menon, Director of Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA talked about how surgery as a discipline has evolved over the last numerous years, highlighting the importance of innovation in surgery. Talking about the marvel called ‘surgical robots’, he said, “It was one of the best tools for a surgeon. There is no peering over the patient, no fear of trembling of hands, or worries over accuracy. He further added that, “The benefits for the patients include a shorter hospital stay, lesser pain, lesser risk of infection and lesser blood loss in addition to fewer transfusions, lesser scarring, faster recovery and a quicker return to normal daily activities. The biggest USP of this method of surgery is effortless maneuvering and brilliant visualization. Surgical robots hold significant promise and have already proven to be of great value, particularly in areas inaccessible to conventional laparoscopic procedures.”

 

The road show is being followed by a multi-specialty robotic surgery conference, brought to India for the first time-The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012, to be held from 13 – 15 January 2012 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. The focus will be on robotic surgery, highlighting the current status and future of robotic surgery in the multi-specialty areas like Urology, Gynecology, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, ENT, Head and Neck, and General Surgery. Select few participants at this conference will have the unique opportunity to have a direct interface with the Robot at the Venue if they register before November 30, 2011.