12 Jan

Posted at 12:21h in Site News

As reported by online publication 'Uro Today GU ONC Today,' a presentation by Dr. Brian Shuch during the 2025 SUO Kidney Session revealed significant changes when diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), when using 89Zr-girentuximab PET/CT versus conventional imaging. ...

08 Jan

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Global medical and surgical powerhouse Johnson & Johnson has submitted their long-awaited entry into the robotic surgery market, the OTTAVA (TM) Robotic Surgical System to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They are applying for a De Novo classification, which allows 'low-risk' new technology...

07 Jan

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Longtime member of the Vattikuti Foundation Family, Dr. Mani Menon has been selected by the American Urological Association to receive one of its most prestigious awards. Mani Menon, MD developed the very first robotic prostatectomy with his team at the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford...

12 Dec

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Australian Robotic Surgeons Prof. Declan Murphy and Dr. Renu Eapen have an exclusive video tour of the ORSI Academy. It's a very fun, slick GU Cast behind-the-scenes look at one of the foremost robotic surgery training facilities in the world. ...

12 Dec

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SS Innovations, an Indian company making the SSI Mantra Robot a new option for robotic surgery and telesurgery in India, has filed an application for a 510(k) premarket certification from the US Food and Drug Administration....

20 Nov

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Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) may soon be treated post-operatively with what is being called the 'Quiet Knee' Protocol. The Foundation for Orthopedic Research and Education, FORE has released a study from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), NY, NY, explaining this new techique....

31 Oct

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Prostate cancer can have a devastating effect on men- it is the fifth-leading cause of cancer deaths globally- and second-highest cause of death in the U.S. According to 'Medscape News UK,' prostate cancer is the leading cause of deaths there. 'Medscape' has...

24 Oct

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While we are pleased to have an extensive listing of robotic surgery videos on our website (https://vattikutifoundation.com/videos/), we are happy to share the news that Vattikuti Fellowship Alumni Dr. Vasantharaja Ramasamy has built his own YouTube video channel, the "Robotic Surgery & Laser Urology Channel."...

14 Oct

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Telesurgery- it is the latest topic in robotic surgery- though having been practiced on a limited basis for well over two decades. With the advent of advanced communication networks, there have been many successful robotic procedures across communities, nations, continents- and even device tests...

15 Sep

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It is always rewarding to hear from our Vattikuti Fellows following the completion of their year-long Fellowships. Omkar Sahindrakar just concluded his post with Prof. Somashekhar S. P. at Aster Institute of Oncology, Karnataka, India. ...

21 Aug

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Are you using robotic surgery in a way that improves outcomes, introduces a novel technique, or leads to better patient care? Now is your chance to share your innovation with the global surgical community through the KS International Innovation Awards 2025, presented by the Vattikuti...

21 Aug

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Are you pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in robotic surgery? Submit your entry for Vattikuti Foundation’s global competition, KS International Innovation Awards and celebrate groundbreaking work that’s transforming the field of robotic surgery worldwide. ...

13 Aug

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The Vattikuti Foundations video awards program, now known as the KS Innovation Awards, has grown in the decade - plus, since the Vattikuti Foundation first initiated them. Hundreds of entries have been submitted and thousands of dollars in prizes awarded thus far....

14 Jul

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The 7th Annual Conference of the Robotic Urology Forum of India (RUFCON-2025), held at AIIMS Jodhpur, India from 4th-6th July 2025 was very good for two Vattikuti Fellows, one, who had both a poster and a video accepted for presentation, and another, who had a...

09 Jul

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Vattikuti Foundation is proud to sponsor the Association of Gynocological Robotic Surgeons' (AGRS) "RoboGyn India 2025" conference. Through this sponsorship, AGRS-Vattikuti Scholarships will be awarded to five authors of award-winning videos, each of whom receive $500 and the distinguished title of “AGRS-Vattikuti Scholar.”...

08 Jul

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Telesurgery has been attempted for nearly a quarter-century, with the first, dubbed the "Lindbergh Operation," conducted with French surgeons using a dedicated fiber optic line from New York to France in 2001. Since 2003, there have been a limited number of successful...

01 Jul

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We recently received word from Dr. Partha Sri Mallipeddi regarding his 4-week observership/preceptorship at Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Jihad Kaouk. Dr. Kaouk, one of the prime drivers in Single-Port urologic procedures, graciously welcomed Dr. Partha to the Cleveland Clinic (Ohio) Urology Department, thanks to...

10 Jun

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Vattikuti Foundation is proud to announce the next KS International Innovation Awards competition and ceremony on April 11, 2026 at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami, 255 Bicayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL, 33131...

05 Jun

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Friend of the Vattikuti Foundation, accomplished robotic surgeon and driving force behind ORSI Academy- and the growth of robotic surgery, Alexandre Mottrie has earned a nomination for the Industry Leadership category for the Surgical Robotics Industry Awards. We urge our friends and colleagues...

01 May

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We wish to join Apollo Hospitals in celebrating a career milestone for our friend and Mentor Surgeon, Prof. Dr. Rooma SInha. She has accomplished 1000 robotic gynecologic procedures. Prof. SInha has been a driving force in using computer-assisted laparoscopic surgery to help her patients AND...

08 Apr

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If you want to get an idea on the leading trends in Medicine and Surgery, look no further that the article in the 5 April 2025 issue of the online news service: 'elets eHEALTH- The Enterprise of Healthcare'. In an article titled "How...

02 Apr

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Santosh Waigankar has once again impressed the surgical community, something he has been doing since being selected for the very first Vattikuti Fellowship in Urology years ago under Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja. ...

12 Mar

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We are pleased to share that Dr. Omkar Sahindrakar, a Vattikuti Fellow studying under Prof. Dr. Somashekhar S.P. at Aster Institute in Bangalore. He was a presenter in Seoul, S. Korea at the Korean Society of Surgical Oncology SISSO 2025 Conference....

15 Feb

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It measures just 0.95 mm, which is 60% smaller than current endoscopic robots, but packs diagnostic, visual and drug delivery into a very small package. Researchers from the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are telling the world...

17 Jan

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The Medscape news service reports on a study of over 1,000 patients by the Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Insitute. The Institute found that 56% of their patients were not aware that obesity can cause infertility in some cases, due to preventing ovulation or...

03 Jan

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Prof. Andrew J. Hung and his team have published the results of a two-year study of the da Vinci 5 haptic feedback system. Their report: Novel force feedback technology improves suturing in robotic‑assisted surgery: a pre‑clinical study was accepted on December 1, 2024 by...

24 Dec

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It’s always rewarding to learn of the accomplishments made by our Vattikuti Fellows. Recently, Dr. Medha Sugara concluded her Fellowship with Dr. Somashekhar S. P., a longtime Mentor Surgeon with the Vattikuti Fellowship Program. She earned recognition for her research at two conferences:...

02 Dec

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The continuing goal of the Vattikuti Fellowships has been to provide the best possible options to surgeons, who in turn provide the best care for their patients. This is certainly the case for one woman who recently came to Dr. Vasantharaja Ramasamy at the...

19 Nov

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Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo have unveiled a device which analyzes slow-motion video of a person's face to diagnose high blood pressure and the potential for diabetes. Fierce Biotech reports that the results of their AI-powered video device were presented in Chicago...

19 Nov

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Move over Intuitive Surgical - well maybe not quite yet - but the US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for Johnson & Johnson MedTech's OTTAVA™ robotic surgical system to begin human clinical trials in the US, thanks to an investigational device...

06 Nov

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Mayo Clinic researchers have turned to the International Space Station to find new ways to grow tissue from stem cells. It turns out that stem cell tissue can grow in 3-dimensions in Space, whereas on Earth, resulting tissue is, according to the journal npj...

06 Nov

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, is a genetic disease which can range from being fatal to newborns, with the harshest form, to affecting those in young adulthood. In India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has designated 12- Centers of Excellence as...

22 Oct

Posted at 15:19h in Site News

We've been invited to share the news about a live learning opportunity from our friends in London: This Thursday, October 24th, they will be streaming a program on organ transplantation, as part of the King's Health Partners Academic Surgical Grand Round monthly series....

21 Oct

Posted at 12:38h in Site News

New research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reports that there is virtually no difference in outcomes for patients with HIV who receive a kidney from an HIV-positive donor, as compared with a non-HIV donor. The study followed 198 patients from 2018...

21 Oct

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Versius robotic surgery system its first approved use in the United States. This comes through a "limited marketing authorization through the FDA’s De Novo process which establishes initial indication for adults undergoing cholecystectomy," according to...

17 Oct

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A largely Canadian study called ORATOR, has reported on the differences and similarities between two methods of treating Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, using either Radiotherapy or Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). ...

14 Oct

Posted at 06:04h in Site News

Corewell Health, a relatively recent consolidation of Michigan hospitals, was trying to change the way incoming patient/provider communications were handled. Prior to COVID, as reported in Becker's Health IT, that 600,000 patient medical requests were handled annually....

09 Oct

Posted at 07:25h in Site News

For years, our friends at the ORSI Academy have been producing free, livestreamed surgery programs on their WRSE (World Robotic Surgery Event) platform. On October 15th, they are hosting a 12-hour event....

04 Oct

Posted at 10:35h in Site News

Five leading US tech firms- sometimes seen as competitors- are combining forces to help fight cancer: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Deloitte and Slalom will be supporting leading cancer institutions to the tune of $40-Million Dollars in funding and Artificial Intelligence technology. ...

01 Oct

Posted at 13:26h in Site News

University of Sydney researchers have studied 20-years' worth of health records from the U.K. Patients ranged from 40- to 69-years of age. They found that for elderly patients, brain function diminished slightly, depending on the number of surgical procedures an individual has had....

16 Sep

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A16-year-old young man with end-stage heart failure made a risky request of his surgical team while awaiting a heart transplant: Do not crack open his chest! The heart team at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia, strove to comply....

02 Sep

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Online Indian publication ThePrint recently published a report on the growing acceptance- by both surgeons and patients- of the SSI Mantra surgical robot in Tier 1 and 2 cities. What's also great to see, is that many of the Vattikuti Foundation Fellowship Program's Mentor...

22 Aug

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A husband & wife from India both had been suffering from constant back pain, as the Times of India recently reported. Hanumantha, the 98-year-old husband decided to have robotic spinal surgery. He placed his trust in Dr. S. Vidyadhara, of Manipal Hospitals....

19 Aug

Posted at 10:41h in Site News

Ancient Chinese medical practitioners used to study tongues to decipher diseases. Now, researchers at the Middle Technical University and the University of South Australia have been successful in doing the same thing, but using an AI-based program connected to a video camera. It...

13 Aug

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One of Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari’s recent initiatives has been to expand the scope of robotic surgery learning opportunities to young medical students. The Vattikuti Explorers program is poised to do just that....

05 Aug

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Scripps Research Translational Institute researchers have developed an AI, which can extract cardiac information from just 3-electrodes, as opposed to the traditional, current use of 12-leads attached to a patient. ...

21 Jun

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Rawal, Medical Director and Chief, GenitoUro Oncologic Surgery for the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, was 40 KM away from the hospital, when he performed remote surgery for bladder cancer on an Indian man in his mid-50's. ...

31 May

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The Hershey Medical Center of Penn State University has elected to drop their kidney and liver transplant programs. Both programs had previously been suspended, due to the Organ Transplantation and Procurement Network (OPTN), a national association and oversight group, declared Penn State a "member...

24 Apr

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Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital recently had such a unique case- they made a video about it. Several surgeons at different hospitals were presented with a woman with serious pain and debilitating symptoms, all due to a tumor placed between major arteries...

23 Apr

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We are pleased to share the news that Dr. Sachin Arakere Nataraj, 2016 Vattikuti Fellow with Mentor Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, has been appointed to a new post at Medanta, the Medicity in Gurugram, India. Dr. Sachin was one of the earliest Vattikuti Fellows....

03 Apr

Posted at 09:00h in Site News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen a theme for 2024: "My health, my right," which addresses challenges that surround people around the world....

19 Mar

Posted at 09:13h in Site News

The US FDA has given Intuitive Surgical permission to market its latest model, the da Vinci 5, the 5th-generation iteration of their famous robotic surgical platform. It is an upgrade to the Multiport Xi, which was first released in 2016. Intuitive claims...

05 Mar

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The IEEE Spectrum is reporting that Cognito Therapeutics, a medical startup, has devised a method for treating patients with Alzheimer's Disease using light and/or sound stimulation. 40-Hz frequency sound waves, administered through headphones or a light box resonate the brain to stimulate natural healing...

25 Feb

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Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation has announced a new initiative of the Foundation, the School of Academics. The goal of the school is to provide series of video lectures from prior VF-sponsored programs dealing with important ideas and issues for medical...

31 Jan

Posted at 19:11h in Site News

It's an endeavor that has long been talked about, but is now about to be tested in Space. This week, a 2-pound MIRA Robot was launched as one of the experiments included in the cargo of a scheduled NASA International Space Station (ISS) resupply...

19 Jan

Posted at 11:45h in Site News

The 2023 KS International Innovation Awards in Robotic Surgery Finalist and Third-place Winner Dr. Sandeep Nayak is sharing the news that his RABIT procedure for thyroid cancer, which earned him the KS Award, is being used by other surgeons because of the benefits experienced by...

19 Jan

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Dr. Craig Rogers, a longtime surgeon/researcher under former Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) chair Dr. Mani Menon at Henry Ford Health, is medical director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research Analytics and Evaluation....

26 Dec

Posted at 11:51h in Site News

Online news service MedicalXpress is carrying a report from Johns Hopkins University that a roboticist team from their Mechanical Engineering faculty used "an electric nudge," or non-invasive brain stimulation, to increase the effectiveness of those learning to use a da Vinci Research Kit open-source research...

27 Sep

Posted at 12:52h in Site News

Longtime Vattikuti Foundation friend and partner surgeon Dr. Anupama Rajan Babu has reached a milestone in her career: 1000 Robotic Surgery Procedures. She shared this news in a LinkedIn post yesterday (September 24, 2023)....

08 Sep

Posted at 16:41h in Site News

site news RoboGynIndia 2023 Conference a Success The Vattikuti Foundation is proud to have had a part in the Association of Gynaecological Robotic Surgeons of India (AGRS) 2-day meeting RoboGynIndia 2023. The meeting was held on the12th and 13th of August at the Sheraton Hotel, Hyderabad, India More...

21 Aug

Posted at 20:19h in Site News

site news First-in-US Robotic Liver Transplant at St. Louis Hospital Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Missouri) surgeons successfully transplanted a whole donor liver using robotic surgery at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital. According to reports from the St. Louis Dispatch and MedicalXpress, this is the first...

03 Aug

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site news Vattikuti Fellowship Program is Making Headlines In the wake of the successful Vattikuti Fellowships Alumni meet, several media outlets in India are also taking note of the latest round of Vattikuti Fellowships being offered currently by the Foundation. Applications are currently open for several...

31 Jul

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site news VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari Published in the AUA News Besides the responsibility of running a global Non-profit, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, MD, MBA, is working with partners Mohamed Javid, MS, MRCS and Madhu Reddiboina, MS to find answers for incorporating the latest Artificial...

11 Jul

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site news Dr. Gagan Gautam Shares Insight on Kidney Treatments Indian publication The Week has an article featuring comments from Dr. Gagan Gautam, vice chairman-Uro Oncology and Robotic Surgery, Urology and Andrology, Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta, Gurugram, and longtime Vattikuti Foundation friend and Mentor Surgeon to...

02 May

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site news US FDA Releases Medical Device Cybersecurity Video The world we live in demands the use of interconnected data. Hospitals need cyber-connected technology internally and externally. Sadly, there are bad operators that are constantly attempting to infiltrate the systems that provide the data 'lifeblood'...

08 Apr

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site news Light-Sensitive Drug Treats Mesothelioma The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York has long been recognized for the cutting-edge work they do fighting many firms of cancer. For years, in partnership with the Vattikuti Foundation, they have accepted Vattikuti International Fellows to...

04 Apr

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site news VF Supports Kashmir Colorectal Event Recently, the Vattikuti Foundation was asked by our former Vattikuti Fellow, Dr. Shabnam Bashir, to help sponsor a colorectal awareness program. Little did we know what a huge success it would be due in no small part to her...

10 Mar

Posted at 15:01h in Site News

site news ORSI Academy Robotic Surgery Courses Offered We often receive requests at the Vattikuti Foundation for robotic surgery training. While we DO NOT have training, though we do sponsor Master Class and Fellowship opportunities, our friends at the ORSI Academy, led by Prof. Dr. Alexandre...

07 Mar

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site news The 2023 KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards Submission Entry Basics The Vattikuti Foundation is accepting applications for the 2023 KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards (“KS Awards”) to the global robotic surgery community. $10,000 cash prize for the top and entrants also...

09 Feb

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site news Announcing the 2023 KS International Innovation Awards Date : February 2023 The Vattikuti Foundation has just opened the competition for the KS International Innovation Awards 2023. Formerly known as the KS Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards, the goal remains the same: to recognize surgical talent and...

04 Feb

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site news Prof. Alexandre Mottrie Publishes 1-Year Medtronic Hugo Results Date : February 2023 OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst-Asse-Ninove robotic surgeon and head of the ORSI Academy Prof. Alex Mottrie and team have published the results of one-year of using the Hugo Robot Assisted Surgery System, developed by Medtronic. ...

30 Jan

Posted at 12:43h in Site News

site news The European Union is Funding Exciting New Surgical Robotics Date : February, 2023 Whether it is joint replacement, microsurgery or using Artificial Intelligence to aid surgeons, the European Union is funding some new, high tech projects, hoping to compete with current and future robotic from across...

21 Jan

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site news The Vattikuti Foundation is excited to be sponsoring a new video series: Humans of Robotic Surgery Date : January 2023 Humans of Robotic Surgery is a series launched by the Vattikuti Foundation, to recognize the surgical pioneers who could see that, which others ignored, the men...

20 Jan

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site news An American University is Using Games to Improve Robotic Surgery Teams Date : January, 2023 The Medical University of South Carolina, in conjunction with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center worked to create the Robot Olympics, purpose-driven games consisting of four 'escape rooms,' with problems relevant to robotic surgery-...

14 Dec

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site news VF-Sponsored Miami Symposium a Successful, Productive Meet Date : November, 2022 Miami: A handpicked group of nearly one hundred robotic surgeons from across the globe met to honor some of the top robotic surgery procedures and technology ideas, which were presented on November 19th, 2022 at...

10 Nov

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site news Global Robotic Surgery Conference set for Miami Date : November, 2022 A gathering of over one hundred of the world's top robotic surgeons will meet in Miami for the "Humans on the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery" symposium on November 19th. Sponsored by the Vattikuti...

26 Oct

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site news Raj Vattikuti Lifetime Achievement Award Date : 19 October, 2022 We are excited to share the news that Mr. Raj Vattikuti, Founder & President of the Vattikuti Foundation, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 by the Chanakya Institute of Public Services (ChIPS). ...

04 Oct

Posted at 02:59h in Publication, Site News

site news Perioperative outcomes following robot‑assisted partial nephrectomy for complex renal masses: A Vattikuti Collective Quality Initiative database study Date : October, 2022 An International team has released a study on Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN) in the Indian Journal of Urology using data from the Vattikuti Collective...

27 Sep

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2022 KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards The Vattikuti Foundation Has Presented Top Honors for Surgeons from the USA, India and Europe for the 2022 KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards Date : September 2022 Robotic surgeons from the US, India and Spain were named the...

01 Sep

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site news - interview Right Business Models To Make These Surgeries Cost-Effective Date : August 2022 Dr Mahendra Bhandari was recently interviewed by the prominent medical device focused magazine - Medgate Today, on his journey of bringing advanced robotic surgery technology to India. You can read the...

08 Jul

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site news Medtronic HUGO Robot Patient Study Released Date : July 8, 2022 Our European friends at the ORSI Academy and OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium have finished their initial study of five robot assisted radical prostatectomy cases done using the newly-approved Medtronic HUGO RAS robotic surgical system....

06 Jul

Posted at 09:26h in Publication, Site News

site news Genitourinary Reconstructive Symposium Set Date : July 6, 2022 It is a topic that more surgeons are facing in today's world: gender change requests and ultimately- procedures. Our friends & colleagues from Henry Ford Health (the new name for the Henry Ford Health System) are...

24 Jun

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site news Single-Port Book Published Date : June 24, 2022 Elsevier/Academic Press has published a book edited by surgeons Riccardo Bertolo and Jihad Kaouk titled: Single-Port Robotic Surgery in Urology: The New Beginning After the Advent of Dedicated Platforms. (1st Edition) This is a comprehensive look at this...

24 Jun

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site news Placental Derived Allografts and Radical Prostatectomy Surgery Date : June 24, 2022 Placental derived allografts implanted during radical prostatectomy surgery have been shown to provide benefits in both continence and erectile dysfunction for many patients. The research was published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery...

07 Jun

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site news CEO Mahendra Bhandari Interviewed by Healthcare Executive Date : June 7, 2022 Dr Mahendra Bhandari was recently interviewed by Arunima Rajan from Healthcare Executive. The interview focussed around his journey in the diverse and expansive fields of urology, medicine, hospital administration, robotic surgery, and medical ethics. To...

30 May

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site news CEO Mahendra Bhandari Interviewed by BW Wellbeing Date : May 31, 2022 The CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation is often in demand because of his vast knowledge of the science of Medicine, past, present- and future. He recently had an interesting Q and A article...

12 May

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site news Dr. Mahendra Bhandari and the VF In the News Date : May 12, 2022 A recent article in YourStory.com reports on the success of the Vattikuti Foundation efforts globally, with quotes from our CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari. While similar to one recently published in The...

12 May

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site news The Vattikuti Foundation Featured in The Logical Indian Article Date : May 12, 2022 It's always makes us feel good to get some positive coverage about the many Vattikuti Foundation efforts, especially when Raj & Padma Vattikuti are mentioned specifically, since their generous contributions to society...

10 May

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site news Vattikuti Foundation Adds Partner Surgeon, Institute Date : May 10, 2022 Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation has announced a new partnership with Dr A. V. Guarava Reddy, the Chairman & Chief Joint Replacement Surgeon at the Sunshine Bone & Joint Institute. He...

29 Apr

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site news Surgeons Associated With the VF Honored Date : April 26, 2022 Three surgeons with decades-long ties to the Vattikuti Foundation have been honored by the Society of Asian American Scientists in Cancer Research (SAASCR). Drs. Mani Menon, Ashutosh Tewari and VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari...

25 Apr

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site news High Intensity Ultrasound Destroys Tumor Tissue Date : April 25, 2022 Scientists from the University of Michigan have published groundbreaking research on using noninvasive, high intensity focused ultrasound wave pulses of extremely short duration to break up tumor cells. The tests performed on rat models...

15 Apr

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site news VF CEO Celebrates a Family Milestone Date : February 17 , 2022 All of us at the Vattikuti Foundation want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhadari and his wife Sushma, who on February 17th, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Their...

14 Apr

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site news Micro Robot for Brain Surgery Date : April 14 , 2022 ET HealthWorld is reporting that a California company has been developing a miniature robot to be used in treating brain tumors and cysts. The Bionaut Labs device is injected into the bloodstream and then...

26 Mar

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site news The KS International Robotic Surgery Video Awards Video Entry Basics This is the first time the Vattikuti Foundation has opened the KS Robotic Surgery Video Awards to the global robotic surgery community. It is also the first time the VF has offered a $10,000 top prize! The...

08 Mar

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site news The Vattikuti Foundation announces 2022 KS International Robotic Surgery Video Awards The Vattikuti Foundation invites robotic surgeons to submit high-quality, robotic surgery videos for the KS International Robotic Surgery Video Awards, 2022. For the first time, the competition is now open to robotic surgeons...

10 Feb

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site news Mosquitoes Are Not Colorblind, An International Study Reveals Date : February 4 , 2022 A team of scientists from Washington, California and Germany have released a report in the scientific journal Nature Communications, which reveals a lot about the preferences of mosquitoes. The study, published...

29 Jan

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site news Johns Hopkins Autonomous Surgical Robot Sucess Date : January 26, 2022 A team from Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated that their Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), has performed four separate procedures to connect the intestinal tissue of porcine models. Results were compared with human and...

18 Jan

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site news Haptic Feedback Skin Patches For Robotics Date : January 18, 2022 Chinese teams at three universities have collaborated to produce skin patches that not only are used in conjunction with controlling a remote robot by transmitting their body movements, but also receive haptic responses from similar...

29 Dec

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site news Detroit Institute of Arts Date : December 29, 2021 The Detroit Institute of Arts has just this week posted on their Facebook page news about a video of the Padma & Raj Vattikuti Family Gallery in the museum. In addition to many charitable efforts across the...

20 Dec

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site news COVID Vaccinations Found Not Effective For Kidney Transplant Recipients Date : December 20, 2021 This news is extremely important for the Vattikuti Foundation's colleagues performing Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia. Research at the MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna, Department of Medicine III, which...

17 Dec

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site news Doctors Need To Use 'Plain Language' Date : December 17, 2021 It took the University of California, San Francisco a sophisticated Artificial Intelligence program to discover what many patients all over the world already know- and have been saying for years- it is sometimes difficult to...

04 Dec

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site news VUI Precision Prostatectomy Outcomes Study Published Date : December 4, 2021 Dr. Mani Menon and his team from the Vattikuti Urology Institute have newly published research in the European Urology Surgery-in Motion series: Description of Surgical Technique and Oncologic and Functional Outcomes of the Precision Prostatectomy...

01 Dec

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site news Why Cybersecurity Should be a Top Priority for Every Hospital Date : December 1, 2021 Hospitals everywhere have hundreds of different devices that require connections to the World Wide Web. This includes everything from robotic surgery devices to patient monitors- and everything in between. ...

27 Nov

Posted at 13:42h in Site News

site news India Now Among the Top Transplant Nations Date : November 27, 2021 India Transplant Day was met with exciting news: India now is one of the leading nations for Organ Donation- which until recently was a very limited option for those suffering from renal failure, among...

28 Jun

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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...

28 Jun

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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. ...

28 Jun

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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...

02 Aug

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DATE : August 2, 2012 KIMS Successfully Completes Over 100 Robotic Surgeries Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad, India - Earlier this year, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hyderabad completed over 100 cases in robotic surgery. KIMS is the first hospital in Andhra Pradesh to use the...

26 Jul

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Date: July 26, 2012 Asian Heart Performs First Gynecology Surgery Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, India Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai, India and the Vattikuti Foundation in Southfield, Michigan, USA have joined together to create the Asian Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Sugery. The team of surgeons at Asian...