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)....

Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, while in the midst of a multi-venue speaking trip to India, was interviewed by Indian media outlet 'Digital health 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...

site news VF CEO Reflects on Nearly 20-Years of Robotic Surgery in India Dr. Mahendra Bhandari is often in demand to comment on a topic he is often recognized for: Robotic Surgery. The IndUS Business Journal tapped his knowledge for a recent article on the state...

site news VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari Featured in Robotic Surgery Article The website news service India Blooms features thoughts from Dr. Mahendra Bhandari regarding the growth of Robotic Surgery in India- something that the VF CEO has had a huge role in for over a decade....

site news VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari to Participate in ORSI Surgical AI Event The ORSI Academy, longtime Vattikuti Foundation partner, is hosting a revolutionary symposium called ORSI INNOTECH SURGICAL AI DAY. The program has grown to encompass two days: December 14 & 15, 2023. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

site news VF CEO Suggests Possibilities for India-US Cooperation in Medicine, Pharma, AI The recent state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States has created a buzz in the political, industrial and medical circles of both nations. The IANS news service has a...

site news The Vattikuti Foundation to Hold a First-Ever Fellowship Alumni Meeting It is an honor that many have sought, but few have actually earned: the title of Vattikuti Fellow. The Vattikuti Foundation has provided select young Indian surgeons year-long Fellowships to study robotic surgery under the...

site news Times of India Reports on the Need for Robotic Surgery Training Much has happened in the years when the Vattikuti Foundation "Road Show" first exposed large numbers of Indian Surgeons to the possibilities of Robotic Surgery in 2011. There has been enormous growth, with...

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), starting with some of the earliest patients of Dr. Mani Menon at the Vattikuti Urology...

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 current status of robotic surgery. He was quoted in the St. Louis Post Dispatch...

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'...

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...

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...

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 *, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has awarded a prize of 2,500 Euros for Second Prize Best...

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. Giancarlo Marra, lead author for an international collaborative team of researchers from Italy, France, Germany,...

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...

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...

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 Emeritus UCSF San Francisco, that nominations will be closing on March 1st for their prestigious...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 a new 3D surgical system called the Versius. The Vattikuti Foundation congratulates them on...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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). ...

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...

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...

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 journal European Urology. Dr. Paolo Dell'Oglio is a staff urologist, laparoscopic and robotic surgeon...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 W. F. Catto, PhD release their findings of a random clinical trial of over 300...

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...

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...

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 for decades. Recently, his article on emerging technology for patient care was featured in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 by Hyperfine. It uses a novel AI algorithm to increase the clarity of imaging...

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. ...

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...

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 largest study of its kind to determine that indeed the COVID-19 virus does adversely effect...

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 A. Rebolledo, Angelica Cuapio & Sonia Villapol A report from the journal scientific reports...

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 & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. Title: Outcomes of Gender Affirming Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Using 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 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...

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...

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, reports the Assam Tribune. Dr. Rupali Basu, CEO of Apollo Hospitals, is excited about...