Masterclass Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Register Here This Masterclass on Vascular access for Hemodialysis is dedicated to delineating the practical and most relevant points regarding indications and choice of vascular access, access related...
INTRODUCTION Introduction As cancer treatment options continue to evolve, robotic surgery has emerged as an innovative and increasingly popular method. In this blog post, we will explore the potential risks and benefits...
site news Dr. Mani Menon and Team Publish 15-Year RALP Prostate Cancer Study The Journal Nature has published a unique study following men who had undergone a Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP),...
Masterclass Minimally Invasive Groin Dissection Register Here Open groin node dissection is a morbid procedure. Robotic groin dissection is a cutting edge technique which aims at reducing the complications of conventional groin dissection....
site news U.S. and Indian University Students Collaborate on Robotic Surgery Report Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari was one of several medical professionals interviewed for a comprehensive, international report on the...
INTRODUCTION Introduction Cancer continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide. However, adopting a healthy lifestyle can play a significant role in cancer prevention, while embracing advanced medical technology, such as...
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...
INTRODUCTION Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a wide and diverse group of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication, and behavioral regulation. It is a complicated, lifelong disorder that...
INTRODUCTION What is Osteoporosis ? Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones weaken and become more porous. In addition to causing fractures, it has been related to cancer and cardiovascular problems....
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. ...
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...
site news Vattikuti Foundation Sponsors EAU Second-Prize Robotic Paper in European Urology In addition to sponsoring the prize for Top Robotic Surgery Paper in European Urology (which went to an international team...
Masterclass Using the Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Uncommon situations https://youtu.be/6RgXOMQnvsM Register Here This masterclass brings together a group of Reconstructive Urology Experts to discuss the applications of The Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Uncommon Situations....
INTRODUCTION What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a hormonal condition that mostly affects women of reproductive age. It is distinguished by the formation of tiny cysts on the ovaries, as well...
Masterclass Techniques of Bladder Neck Dissection in Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVwScyJ0cY Register Here On Friday, March 24th, the Vattikuti Foundation Masterclass Series will be hosting three leading Urologic Robotic Surgeons to present their research...
site news Vattikuti Foundation CEO Awards Prize for Best Robotic Surgery Paper in European Urology Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation has awarded a prize of 5,000 Euros to Dr....
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...
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...
INTRODUCTION What is Puberty? Puberty is a natural process in which boys and girls become sexually mature. This process usually begins at the age of 11 for girls and 12 for boys;...
site news Nominations Open for Society of American Asian Scientists Engaged in Cancer Research Award Date : February 2023 The Vattikuti Foundation has received late word from SAASCR President Dr. Rajvir Dahiya, Professor...
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...
INTRODUCTION An In-Depth Guide to Understanding Menopause Did you know there will be approximately 1.1 billion postmenopausal women globally by 2025? And, yet, the State of Menopause Study indicates nearly 45% of...
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...
INTRODUCTION Sleep Deprivation Impacts Your BodyHere are 8 Ways How Did you know, according to the Sleep Foundation, approximately 30-48% of older adults struggle with insomnia? And, approximately 90% of people who...
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...
site news Versius Robot Installed at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad Date : January, 2023 Online news service Express Healthcare reports that the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Faridabad has...
Masterclass Recent advances in intraoperative detection of nodal metastases in prostate cancer patients https://youtu.be/hl-fGw_2I5s Register Here Moderators: Giorgio Gandaglia (Milan, Italy); Tobias Maurer (Hamburg, Germany) Novel imaging modalities play a major role in the preoperative...
INTRODUCTION Why You’re Unable to Sleep Properly? Have you been suffering from poor sleep for a while? Issues falling asleep, staying asleep and/or not feeling well-rested even after sleeping may be a...
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...
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...
INTRODUCTION Why is There Blood in Your Urine? Spotting blood in your urine can be a scary sight. Referred to as hematuria, according to the NIH, nearly 20% of people evaluated by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
AWARDS 2022 KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Awards 2022 Who will the winner be? Find out whose videos submitted for the 2022 KS International Robotic Surgery competition are receiving awards. The...
WEBINAR Art and Science of High Impact Publications “Art and science of high impact publications” is a Vattikuti School of Academics course in collaboration with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE),...
WEBINAR Importance of initiating robotic surgery in the developing world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q-Rd3aJGVk Robot-assistance has enabled significant advancements in minimally-invasive surgery worldwide over the past couple of decades. Multiple specialties, from General Surgery to Urology,...
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...
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 &...
site news 2022 Best Robotic Surgery Paper in European Urology Author Interview Date : July 6, 2022 VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari interviews the lead author of the paper published in top medical...
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...
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...
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...
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...
site news JAMA Study Finds Robotic Cystectomy Survival Rates Better Than Open Date : May 27, 2022 In a report published on May 15, 2022, a team of UK researchers led by James...
site news Major breakthrough in the robotic surgery of localized prostate cancer Date : May 23, 2022 Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, the birthplace of da Vinci robotic...
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...
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,...
site news VF CEO Pens Times of India article on Digital Patient Assistance Date : May 12, 2022 Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari had been at the forefront of Global Medicine Trends...
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...
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...
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...
site news The clinical and financial implications of a decade of prostate biopsies in the NHS : analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics data 2008-2019 Date : July 2020 We present this research from...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
masterclass Recent updates in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTZXDdB6VPA Register Here On the occasion of the World Kidney Day, March 12, 2022, the Vattikuti Foundation hosts a Masterclass on 'Robotic Partial Nephrectomy' that focuses on...
WEBINAR Incorporating CMR Versius into anestablished robotic surgery program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m620-pv8rzA CMR Versius is a next-generation surgical robot. It has been specifically designed to meet the needs of patients, surgeons and surgical teams alike....
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...
Masterclass Uterine Transplant Register Here Uterus transplantation has been proven to be a feasible fertility restoring intervention for women with absolute uterine factor infertility – estimated to affect 1 in 500 women –...
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...
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...
WEBINAR Taming the beast with Breast Awareness, Early Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c48ZdTdelb0 Breast cancer is the commonest cancer affecting women world-over. Detected in early stages and treated comprehensively, it is a curable...
site news Effective Method to Re-use N-95 Respirator Masks Safely Date : January 5, 2022 Thanks to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, some hospitals around the world are finding it difficult to obtain N-95...
site news Artificial Intelligence Now Being Used to Select UTI Treatment Regimen Date : January 3, 2022 Our colleagues in Urology will be interested to learn that Israeli researchers at the Technion–Israel Institute...
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 &...
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....
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...
site news New York City Hospitals Change Race-Based Healthcare Delivery Date : December 15, 2021 For decades, algorithms used in New York City hospitals have indicated different levels of care for people of...
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...
site news Portable MRI Unit Uses Deep Learning to Aid In Diagnosing Brain Tumors Date : December 2, 2021 Online news service Fierce Biotech has reported on the Swoop portable MRI scanner, manufactured...
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. ...
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-...
site news Sex and organ-specific risk of major adverse renal or cardiac events in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19 Date : 2021 From authors Amanda J. Vinson, et al, have produced the...
Webinar You are the Architect of your career Audience Link Date : October 29th, 2021 Time: 5:00 PM IST...
Masterclass Advances in Medical Imaging:Diagnostics to Therapeutics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXQV9wt9VXk Talk: Advanced Advanced Imaging: Virtual Reality and 3D Printing for Interventional Planning The impact of 3D printing and virtual reality is just starting to be felt...
Masterclass Robotic Adrenalectomy https://youtu.be/ImzZ6NhT0Fc The Vattikuti Foundation is pleased is host a Masterclass on Robotic Adrenalectomy. The focus of this masterclass is on the role of Robotic technology in treating various challenging adrenal...
To start with Introduction Metastatic prostate cancer is commonly known as stage IV cancer, widespread or advanced cancer. It occurs when cancer cells break away from the initial tumor, spread through the...
To start with Introduction Being diagnosed with liver cancer can be devastating, to say the least. It can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated in its early stages. It may spread...
Patient WEBINAR Personalized Medicine and the Future of Genetic Testing in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment https://youtu.be/RSlJDipjwGs Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world and its incidence would...
site news More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis Date : August 30, 2021 From authors: Sandra Lopez-Leon, Talia Wegman-Ostrosky, Carol Perelman, Rosalinda Sepulveda, Paulina...
MASTERCLASS Rectal Cancer Management https://youtu.be/TJrLCLp0UkM Rectal Cancer Management has become truly specialized & multidisciplinary. Learn from the masters on aspects of quality of surgery, surgical techniques, surgery for advanced rectal cancer and what's...
INTRODUCTION What is Prostatitis? Prostatitis can be painful. However, acute and chronic prostatitis (CP) are different and may require different courses of treatment. Prostatitis is a condition that primarily affects younger men....
INTRODUCTION What is Testicular torsion ? Testicular torsion is a medical condition in males where the testicles twist around the spermatic cord that supports them in the scrotum. When this occurs, the...
INTRODUCTION What is Testicular cancer ? Testicular cancer is a type of cancer (out of control/abnormal cell growth) that initiates in the testicles, an essential part of the male reproductive system. The...
INTRODUCTION What Is Urethritis? Urethritis occurs when the urethra, the narrow tube that carries urine and bodily fluids from the bladder to the external urinary opening, becomes inflamed and irritated. The...
INTRODUCTION Leukemia in Children There’s nothing more devastating than being told that your child may potentially have leukemia. A stressful and anxiety-inducing situation such as this is going to drastically change the...
INTRODUCTION Recurrence of prostate cancer Although prostate cancer is a highly treatable type of cancer, many patients are concerned deeply about its recurrence. A recurrence of prostate cancer signifies that the cancer...
INTRODUCTION What Is Lung Cancer? Lung cancer typically starts in the lungs and is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Smokers tend to be more susceptible to the...
INTRODUCTION What Is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer in women. It has picked up momentum and surpassed all types of cancer over the years. This...
Patient WEBINAR Current Status & Future of Virtual Medicine in India https://youtu.be/Q25bZF7BbgA The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in the number of virtual consultations in comparison to pre-Covid times, across the globe....
INTRODUCTION Introduction The radical prostatectomy is a procedure performed to treat prostate cancer or benign prostate hyperplasia. It entails the complete or partial removal of the prostate gland in the male reproductive...
INTRODUCTION Introduction Chemotherapy has long been recognized for the many benefits of fighting cancer, but for many- it is just as well known for the unpleasant issues it can cause. Though the...
Introduction Chemotherapy is one of the treatments that cancer specialists prescribe to cancer patients. While it is a successful treatment in most cases, it is also difficult for patients and their...
INTRODUCTION Why Breast Cancer is the Leading Cancer in Women The incidence of breast cancer is higher in women, which is why breast cancer remains the second leading cause of death after...
Introduction Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in adults after breast cancer. It has escalated in frequency and intensity during recent years as well. Many factors contribute to this...
Introduction Even though most cancers develop in adults, they can affect any part of the body and occur in people of all ages, including children. Here are the most common types...
COVID-19 pandemic Introduction Cancer - the deadly disease which no one wants to contract has seen an upward trajectory in recent years. This menace has been on the rise and is not...
site news Prize for the Best Scientific Paper published on Robotic Surgery in European Urology® at the Annual EAU Congress Date : May, 2021 Dr. Geolani W Dy, Department of Urology, Oregon Health...
Patient WEBINAR Gender Identity Establishment in Children https://youtu.be/zW7rZp9R0u4 Dr. Sanjay Pandey, a reconstructive urologist with an inclination into the subject of Gender reassignment dives deep in bringing society closer to the needs of...
MASTERCLASS Urethroplasty https://youtu.be/KY6DsIIonZI NOTE: GRAPHIC SURGERY VIDEO FOOTAGE! | Lectures, with PPT's and surgery videos. 1:28:00 The Vattikuti Foundation hosted a Master Class for Urologists on Urethroplasty, with 3- experts sharing their techniques for...
MASTERCLASS Role of HIPEC and PIPAC for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, the Dutch experience and the role of PIPAC in recurrent ovarian cancer https://youtu.be/Q-1TxL1dkLo The 2-hour Masterclass was filled with important content from the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Are you experiencing STD (sexually transmitted disease) symptoms? What Are STDs? ‘STDs’ is short for sexually transmitted diseases. These diseases spread via various sexual activities. The contact can be oral, vaginal, or...
INTRODUCTION What are Mumps and What Causes Them? Mumps is a viral infection caused by a virus called Paramyxovirus. It causes symptoms of viral infection, including fever, fatigue, and muscle pain. This...
introduction Decision Making In the Treatment of Prostate Cancer A prostate cancer diagnosis can be hard on your mental, physical and emotional well-being. However, the good news is that it is often...
introduction What Is a Prostate Biopsy? A prostate biopsy is a procedure where small samples of your prostate gland are removed and examined under a microscope after a process to determine...
introduction How is Prostate Cancer Staged and Graded? According to the World Cancer Research Fund, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer that occurs in men. It is also the fourth...
introduction How to Treat Prostate a Cancer Recurrence – Don’t Give Up Just Yet! Dealing with prostate cancer and its treatment is tough on its own. It takes a toll on not...
introduction Prostate Cancer- Treatment Options? Have you just received your biopsy report stating that you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer? The worry that must have followed is what to do next,...
introduction What Is Prostate-Specific Antigen? Prostate-Specific Antigen, or PSA, is a product of your prostate gland’s function. High PSA levels could be indicative of prostate cancer. Moreover, high levels could...
introduction Chronic Backache Could Be Secondary to Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among males, which is why screenings and timely attention to potential symptoms...
introduction What is Urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence is a medical condition in which an individual is unable to control urination, leading to a continuous dribble of urine. It is one of the...
INTRODUCTION Prostate Cancer and Importance of Diagnosis Prostate cancer is the most commonly found malignant cancer in males above the age of 65 years old. It originates in the peripheral zone of...
INTRODUCTION About the Prostate Gland The prostate gland is a glandular tissue found in males, and it is present at the bottom of the bladder. It is a part of the male...
introduction What is a Radical Prostatectomy? Radical prostatectomy is the surgical procedure carried out to treat early and sometimes locally advanced prostate cancer. Only patients whose cancer is within the confinement of...
introduction What is Prostate Cancer? The most common type of cancer, prostate cancer, occurs in the prostate gland in males. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland responsible for producing the fluid...
introduction What is Uterine Cancer? Uterine cancer is a type of cancer that forms around the lining of the uterus, more commonly known as endometrial cancer. The majority of uterine cancer cases...
introduction What is a PET-CT Scan? A PET-CT scan (Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography) is a 3D imaging investigation used to detect the presence of cancer or tumors in the...
INTRODUCTION What is Colon Cancer? Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a cancer of the large intestine. It begins with an abnormal growth in the intestine’s tissue lining called polyps....
MEDICAL WEBINAR Trans Oral Robotic Surgery Patient Selection in Robotic surgery for cancer of the mouth & throat https://youtu.be/EEPwYjbPP-g On January 8, 2021, the Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series presented: "Trans Oral Robotic Surgery: Patient...
Patient WEBINAR In Person vs. Virtual Healthcare https://youtu.be/ZKspzUHKO98 The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in the number of virtual consultations in comparison to pre-Covid times, across the globe. This shift is far...
Patient WEBINAR Strategies to Prevent Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Women https://youtu.be/z0M2vuzT1TU The webinar was conducted by urologists Professors Divakar Dalela and Shivam Priyadarshi. They share information about establishing guidance for the evaluation...
Patient WEBINAR Obesity Management: Current Concepts https://youtu.be/JDBR4DfmVFQ We are excited to have two top Bariatric Robotic Surgeons who joined us on April 23, 2021 for a patient-centric Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series program on...
Patient WEBINAR Organ Donation https://youtu.be/iT7R9mxSmFM Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series featured Transplant Surgeon Dr. Sunil Shroff. Dr. Shroff is affiliated with the Madras Medical Mission Hospital in Chennai and is the managing trustee of...
Patient WEBINAR Colorectal Cancers All you need to know to reduce your risk https://youtu.be/Anvw-urZX-M March is observed as Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and in continuation with that awareness drive, we bring forth this webinar...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Recent Advances in Imparting Surgical Education https://youtu.be/YPC8rpximTo Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie and Dr. Mahesh Desai take a thorough look at how the training of surgeons is being impacted by not only...
Patient WEBINAR Sexual Health & the Circle of Life https://youtu.be/19-RrA4tci0 The Vattikuti Foundation was honored to present the webinar: Sexual Health & the Circle of Life, Featuring Dr. Latika Chawla talking about woman's...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Trans Oral Robotic Surgery Patient Selection in Robotic surgery for cancer of the mouth & throat https://youtu.be/cjup1qdqfWU With Dr. Wooju Jeong, Sr. Urologist & Robotic Surgeon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital,...
Patient WEBINAR The Prostate : Myths Demystified https://youtu.be/il779PEWR6w https://youtu.be/-bn8ePowoH8 The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series Focus on Patients presents Drs. Pankaj Wadhwa & Gautam Ram Chaudhary presenting little known facts about the prostate. Men of...
Patient WEBINAR Blood in urine: Is it an alarming symptom? https://youtu.be/IExOr8J7iHY The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series featured a LIVE program especially for patients- presented by Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar, a former Vattikuti Fellow. Dr....
The incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma has been on the rise in recent decades. About 30% of patients who undergo definitive chemoradiation as the initial treatment present with residual/recurrent disease. In...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Complex Ovarian Mass and Minimal Access Robot Assisted Surgery https://youtu.be/UjdIMsYbTD0 The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series is pleased to present this edited recording of the live program from two of India's top...
Patient WEBINAR A Woman's Journey from Adolescence to Menopause https://youtu.be/RrRnFAYrLDE The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series presents another program in our Focus on Patients series: Drs. Anupama Bahadur & Lavanya Kiran team up to...
Patient WEBINAR Decoding Cancer: Patient Perspective https://youtu.be/bx9gwt-4Vrw The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series features former Vattikuti Fellow Dr. Abhinav Deshpande, Consultant Onco & Robotic Surgeon at the National Cancer Institute, Nagpur as he presented...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Robotic Kidney Transplant https://youtu.be/jscNMFhZkdA Robotic Kidney Transplant is a procedure the Vattikuti Foundation has been actively involved with for years. Now gaining popularity because of the ease of recovery and great...
To analyze the outcomes of patients in whom cortical (outer) renorrhaphy (CR) was omitted during robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN). Methods: We analyzed 1453 patients undergoing RPN, from 2006 to 2018,...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Robotic RPLND for Post Chemotherapy NSGCT https://youtu.be/AXr9hY4BcEs This Vattikuti Webinar Series program was presented by Dr. Raghunath S.K. and moderated by Dr. Gagan Gautam. Both are leading Robotic Surgeons, sharing an...
Patient WEBINAR How Robotics has Improved Outcomes in Kidney Surgery https://youtu.be/iB8aMLpU0Vc 'How Robotics has Improved Outcomes in Kidney Surgery' is the complete title of the program presented by Drs. Ashwin Mallya & Santosh...
PATIENT WEBINAR Robotics in Infertility https://youtu.be/FhGG0ETfQLQ Dr. Lavanya Kiran and Dr. Anupama Bahadur teamed up to present 'Robotics in Infertility,' as a webinar on October 24th 2020. Dr. Kiran's presentation begins about 4-minnutes...
Patient WEBINAR Let's talk about robotic surgery Robotic Surgery. You may have heard about it, but don’t really know what it's all about. Dr. Santosh Waigankar, a former Vattikuti Fellow now practicing...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Total Robotic Whipple's- Achilles Heel of a Surgeon https://youtu.be/hdFStVN3vZE The Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series program for Saturday, October 10, 2020 was Total Robotic Whipple's, Achilles heel of a Surgeon, presented by...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Pediatric Pyeloplasty Overcoming the small size scare for small patients https://youtu.be/5rqO_7klyJc This is the recording of the Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series program in Pediatric Urology from September 26, 2020. "Pediatric Pyeloplasty: overcoming...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Robotic Surgery for Large Fibroids https://youtu.be/sXkx2a-WB_o As part of the Vattikuti Webinar Series, Drs. Rooma Sinha & Anshumala Shukla-Kulkarni teamed up to present Robotic Surgery for Large Fibroids: Pushing the Envelope...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Robotic Hernia Surgery https://youtu.be/qzO2DiMDZ3s From the Vattikuti Webinar Series: Robotic Hernia Surgery: Dr. Arun Prasad presents his experiences in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for various types of hernias. He explains how...
MEDICAL WEBINAR The Rapido Trial Rectal Cancer and Pre-operative Induction Therapy Followed by Dedicated Operation https://youtu.be/gGx8KtJGlpw On August 15, the Vattikuti Foundation was pleased to present Dr. Avanish Saklani, Professor, Robotic Colorectal & Surgical...
MEDICAL WEBINAR Intracorporeal Orthotopic Continent Diversion https://youtu.be/dI6HUKO0X9o The first presenter is Dr. Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director and Chief of Genito Uro-Oncology Services at the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi. His...
The Vattikuti Collective Quality Initiative database was used for a study of Machine Learning (ML) being used to help predict outcomes for partial nephrectomy patients. 'Predicting intra‐operative and postoperative...
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To report long-term oncological and functional outcome of Transoral Robotic Surgery escalated treatment including radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for Stage III-IV HPV negative oropharyngeal malignancies. METHOD: From March 2013 to September...
A recent study produced by our friends at the Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery, King’s College London, has been honored as the BJUI Article of the week (for 12-19-2018). Cognitive...
We aimed to investigate the effects of intra-abdominal pressure and steep Trendelenburg position on the intrarenal vascular parameters and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in the first 24 hours of...
Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) outcomes might be importantly affected by increasing surgical experience (EXP). The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of EXP on warm ischemia time...
Kidney autotransplantation (KAT) is the ultimate way to salvage kidneys with complex renovascular, ureteral, or malignant pathologies that are not amenable to in situ reconstruction. A minimally invasive approach could...
The gap in prostate cancer (PCa) survival between Blacks and Whites has widened over the past decade. Investigators hypothesize that this disparity may be partially attributable to differences in rates...
To evaluate retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) against transperitoneal approach in a multi-institutional prospective database, after accounting for potential selection bias that may affect this comparison. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Post-hoc...
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...
DATE : July 30, 2012 Apollo Gleneagles Kolkata First in East India with Robotic Surgery Guwahati, India - Apollo Gleneagles is the first hospital in Eastern India to have a robotic surgery program,...
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...
DATE: April 10, 2012 Sir Ganga Ram Hospital establishes the Institute of Robotic Surgery New Delhi, India The Institute of Robotic Surgery has been established with pride at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH)...
DATE: March 20, 2012 New relationship with Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis (OLV) hospital Aalst, Belgium The Vattikuti Foundation has completed a Memorandum of Understanding with the OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium announcing the formation of...
Date: February 15, 2012 VFRSI Adds New Partner Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan Southfield, MI, USA- The Vattikuti Foundation adds Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, to the Vattikuti Foundation Robotic Surgery Institute global network. A...