17 May

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  Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is the Chairman, Urology and Renal Transplantation, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute, and is one of the leading robotic renal transplant experts in the world. He enthusiastically tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India that for robotic surgery, "You...

16 May

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  Alessandro Volpe, M.D. was the invited International Faculty for the April, 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) meetings. He is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy and OLV Robotic Surgery Institute, Aalst, Belgium. He is...

10 May

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  Alessandro Volpe, M.D. was the invited International Faculty for the April, 2017 Robotic Surgeons Couincil of India (RSC) meetings. He is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy and OLV Robotic Surgery Institute, Aalst, Belgium. He is a...

09 May

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  "When I was in the U. S. in a very high-volume robotic center, my goal was to replicate it here," says Apollo Hospitals Chennai Consultant Urologist and robotic surgeon Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman. He talks about how he tailored the Apollo Chennai robotic surgery program...

08 May

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  Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Health Enterprise Chairman, Oncology and Head of Department Surgical & Gynec Oncology shares ideas that he and his surgical team have devised for the Robotic assisted Type-1 extrafascial Pan hysterectomy with pelvic and high paraaortic lymphadenectomy for endometrial...

05 May

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  "We always use this term very often, whenever we talk about robotic surgery," says Dr. Gagan Gautam, Head of Uro- Oncology & Robotic Surgery at the Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India. He talks about the implications of the learning curve...

02 May

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Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Health Enterprise Chairman, Oncology and Head of Department Surgical & Gynec Oncology is credited with performing the first robotic Thyroidectomy in India. He discusses his technique (including learning from early mistakes) and the robotic tools he prefers to use...

26 Apr

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  After an introduction from Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, Apollo Hospitals Founder and Chairman, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy addressed the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He talks about the beginnings , present and future of robotic surgery in India and of...

17 Mar

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  Dr. Sujit Chowdhary, Senior Consultant in Pediatric Urology & Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi demonstrates his passion for using robotics in Pediatric Urology. While a small segment, the importance to the pediatric patient can be proven. "It does really matter," says...

24 Feb

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  Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Professor of Gynaecologic Oncology; Director, Robotic Surgery Fellowship Program at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala India has shared the YouTube video of her Robotic Modified Radical Hysterectomy. It has surgical video highlights from the da Vinci internal...

14 Feb

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  This is the ninth time that Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has convened the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC). Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, sponsor of the RSC, has an interesting story and thoughts to share with the audience in Goa, November, 2017. Lecture, 05:11...

13 Jan

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  Senior Consultant in Urology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja presents a unique case to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. A 14-year old girl with flank pain is diagnosed with a 14cm lesion, which other surgeons insisted should be removed...

13 Jan

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  Professor & Consultant Urologist at Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ganesh Bakshi uses robotic surgery video to show his steps for removing a renal tumor using the Xi da Vinci robot. He talks about locating the best plane possible for removing the tumor and...

05 Jan

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  VP, Strategy for Intuitive Surgical, Catherine Mohr, MD, MSME, tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) about some the new items on the horizon for the robotic surgeon. She also talks about the worldwide growth or robotic surgery (and...

05 Jan

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  Surender Dabas, MS (Gen. Surg.) DNB (Surgical Oncology) is a Consultant, Head & Neck Oncology Unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre. His statistics state that 30-40% of all cancers in India involve the head and neck. He shares...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the third in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the sixth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the ninth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the tenth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the second in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the fourth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video,...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the fifth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the seventh in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the eighth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video,...

01 Jan

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  Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the first in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

29 Dec

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  Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology, Dr. Narmada P. Gupta shared how he uses robotic prostatectomy surgery for patients with previous abdominal surgery concerns. He advises the Robotic Surgeons Council of India of how to address the concerns...

28 Dec

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  Kokilabeen Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Head of Robotic Surgery and Consultant Uro-Oncologist Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja shows the Robotic Surgeons Council of India some of his ideas for reducing mortality in elderly Radical Cystectomy patients. By preoperatively identifying factors in these difficult cases, success...

28 Dec

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  Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Consultant Urologist and Robotic Surgeon Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman, MS (Gen), DNB (Gen), MRCS (Edin), MCh (Uro), FRCS (Urol) shared his experience of three years and 100 robotic partial nephrectomies with the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He explains why it...

17 Dec

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  Dr. Rooma Sinha has been one of the pioneer robotic gynecologic surgeons in India. Her complete title for her Robotic Surgeons Council of India presentation is: Surgery for Endometriosis: Robotic Assistance- Is it the Way Forward? The Apollo Health City (Hyderabad) surgeon...

17 Dec

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  Apollo Hospitals Chennai Consultant Urologist, Uro Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon Dr. Narasimhan Ragavan's complete title for his Robotic Surgeons Council of India lecture is called: Extra-Peritoneal Versus Trans-Peritoneal Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy- Point of Technique and Perioperative Outcomes. He reports on...

16 Dec

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  Dr. I. Emre Gorgun, FACS, FSCRS, is a colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. This is his presentation from the November, 2016 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, where he was invited International Faculty. He talks about several...

10 Dec

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  Chairman, Urology & Renal Transplantation, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute and Director, VUI International, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is on of the most respected urologists in the world. He offers an insightful presentation on Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) to the Robotic Surgeons...

10 Dec

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  Mr. Michael Hall is Intuitive Surgical's Director, Sales & Customer Training. This is his November, 2016 presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He shares information about the new robotic surgery training initiative: Technology Training Pathway. It is designed to be a...

15 Nov

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  Dr. Gajagowni is Head of Dept. of Surgical Oncology and Clinical Director Institute of Robotic Sciences, Yashoda Cancer Institute,Yashoda Hospitals Secunderabad, India. From his Robotic Surgeons Council of India KS Awards video presentation: Cancer of esophagus is one of deadliest cancers with a dismal...

08 Oct

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  In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the Director of the Institute for Robotic Surgery, Dr. Arvind Kumar describes many the differences for both the surgeon and patient from Laparoscopic, Open and Robotic Thoracic procedures. His message has footage of the da...

08 Oct

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  In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, robotic surgeons Parveen Bhatia and Vivek Bindal talk about the many advantages they feel robotic bariatric surgery provides both patients and surgeons. It begins with Intuitive Surgical promotional footage of their da Vinci...

08 Oct

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  In this Sir Ganga Ram Hospital video for patients, the Director of the Institute of Robotic Surgery, Dr. Arvind Kumar (in Hindi) provides prospective patients information about the benefits of robotic thoracic surgery. Included is footage of the da Vinci Surgical System Xi robot....

08 Oct

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  In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Senior Consultant and Robotic Surgeon in Ob. & Gyn. Dr. Mala Srivastava shares her experience about the advantages of robotic surgery for gynecologic surgery. Since this is predominantly for women in India, she talks in...

22 Jul

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  In his dual roles as Director of Robotic Surgery Education & Research at the Vattikuti Urology Institute and CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari keeps abreast of the latest technology in minimally invasive surgery. In this video, excerpted from his 2016...

08 Jun

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  International Faculty for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Mr. Nikhil Vasdev, MBBS, MCh (Urol, FRCS (Urol), Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon Hertfordshire& South Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, UK; Assoc. Lecturer in Urology- University of Cambridge; Senior Clinical Lecturer...

03 Jun

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  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital robotic surgeons Drs. B.B.Agarwal & Neeraj Dhamija interview their patient in a follow-up visit about the Robotic Whipples procedure. In Hindi, the patient explains how there was less pain than expected and they returned to work faster as well. ...

01 Jun

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  Live robotic radical prostatectomy performed From the Peter Macallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia by Associate Professor Declan Murphy as part of the 3rd World Robotic Surgery 24 hour Event (#WRSE24). This unique event involves surgeons from the world's leading cancer centres streaming live robotic...

31 May

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  Dr. Rooma Sinha, Associate Professor, Minimal Access & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, studied a cohort of Myomectomy patients between January, 2012 and June, 2015. She compares outcomes from patients who chose which procedure to have (Laparoscopic or Robotic). She describes the...

25 May

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  In his second presentation before the April, 2016 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Karolinska Institutet Professor and Senior Physician Dr. N. Peter Wiklund talks about the major cancer killer among men in Northern Europe- and what it means to Indian surgeons. ...

23 May

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  Dr. Mala Srivastava is a Senior Consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. When talking about benign gynecologic robotic surgery, Dr. Srivastava says the indications "Are almost the same as all laparoscopic surgeries." She takes us through several robotic surgery highlights of various...

23 May

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  Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Consultant - Gynaecology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon Dr. Anshumala Shukla-Kulkarni presents several of her ideas about why robotic works "very well" for gynecologic procedures. Still mostly a laparoscopic surgeon, she feels that robotic surgery can still play a...

19 May

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  Dr. Belal Bin Asaf, Thoracic Surgeon associated with the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, dedicated his Robotic Surgeons Council of India video lecture presentation to the late Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam, former head of Vattikuti Technologies. His procedure was for a man in his...

18 May

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  In this excellent presentation, Consultant Urologist and Transplant Surgeon, Aster Medcity, Dr. T. A. Kishore has a 53-year-old man with hematuria. "This case showcases the expanding horizons of the robotic instruments in the surgical armamentarium of urologists," says Dr. Kishore. He uses...

17 May

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  Winner of the KS Award for best video presentation at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) meetings April 2016, Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Chairman of Surgical Oncology, Consultant Surgical, Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center uses several photos and robotic surgery clips...

16 May

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  Consultant, Surgical Oncology (Uro Oncology) at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Research Institute, Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja takes us through his nerve sparing procedure for a 34 year old with enhancing soft tissue mass lesion on the bladder and muscle invasive TCC (MIBC). ...

16 May

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  Dr. Pranjal Modi, Professor & Head of the Department of Urology & Transplantation Surgery for the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre in Ahmedebad, India. He is one of the first surgeons to implement the Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia...

12 May

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  Senior Consultant Gynecologist, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, Dr. Rooma Sinha looks at how robotic surgery can assist the robotic surgeon in aiding patient fertility issues. She looks at the history of surgery, but them focuses on robotic...

11 May

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  The Senior Consultant, Urology and Robotic Surgery for Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja describes how to robotically repair injuries to the urinary tract, whether from surgical accidents or other causes. While injuries occur in less than one case per thousand,...

11 May

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  Veteran Robotic Surgeon and one of the pioneers of the Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat describe the progress made since the first transplants done at Medanta in collaboration with the Vattikuti Urology Institute and Dr. Mani Menon. With over...

11 May

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  U. K. Consultant Urological & Robotic Surgeon Mr. Nikhil Vasdev, Lister Hospital, Associate Lecturer in Urology at the University of Cambridge and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Urology at the University of Hertfordshire, was invited international faculty for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, April 2016....

10 May

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  Dr. Narmada P. Gupta, Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology for Medanta – The Medicity brings a wealth of experience in urologic robotic surgery. For Indian patients, "It is a very delicate balance," when considering outcomes of...

06 May

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  The Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Uro - Gynae Surgical Oncology at the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute,Dr. Sudhir K. Rawal recounts his experience from nearly 400 robotic cystectomy procedures in male and female patients. "I think the key is reaching through the...

05 May

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  Here is a short patient testimonial sent by Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar, ENT Surgeon from KDAH. His patient, Mr. Deepak Kumar describes the difficulties he endured with sleep apnea before having Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) to alleviate his condition. He emotionally recounts how...

05 May

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  Karolinska Institutet Professor and Senior Physician Dr. N. Peter Wiklund was a guest faculty member at the April 2016 Robotic Surgeons Council of India. Here is his presentation Surgical Technique in Robot-Assisted Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion. He reviews the technical aspects...

29 Apr

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  Posted on YouTube from the British Journal of Surgery, we are sharing the link to this this on the VFRSI website because of the quality of the video of the procedure. It is not narrated, but has descriptive slides and edited highlights. ...

20 Apr

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  We hear about Robotic Bariatric surgery from one of the leaders in the field: Dr. Arun Prasad of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Delhi. We hear and see examples of some of his more challenging procedures, and why he finds robotic surgery to be the best...

10 Apr

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  In this short, but visually excellent video from Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgical and Gynaecologic Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, we see sentinel node mapping in endometrial cancer with ICG dye and Robotic Assisted NIR Imaging. ...

19 Mar

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  Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy for postoperative endometrial cancer in the early stage is thoroughly discussed by Manipal Hospital Radiation Oncologist Dr. Vadhiraja B. M.. He talks about risk groups and treatment types depending on the stage and grade of the cancer. When patients...

18 Mar

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  This video from Consultant and Head of Thoracic Surgical Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Dr. L. M. Darlong, shows robotic mobilization of the esophagus for squamous cell carcinoma following preoperative chemo-radiation. (Mckewan Esophagectomy) The procedure is done in the left...

17 Mar

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  Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari recently addressed the International Live Operative Workshop on Advanced Robotic and Reconstructive Surgery. The meeting was held at PGIMER, Chandigarh, February 19-21, 2016. He spoke to the group from Miami via GoToWebinar. He shared his insight into...

04 Feb

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  Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar performs a Robotic VATS Radical Left Lung Lower Lobectomy with Systematic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Adenocarcinoma Lung cT1N0M0. His patient is a 45-yr. old female with asymptomatic coin of 2.5 x...

04 Feb

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  Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar performs a Robotic VATS Radical Left Lung Lower Lobectomy with Systematic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Adenocarcinoma Lung cT1N0M0. His patient is a 45-yr. old female with asymptomatic coin of 2.5 x...

04 Feb

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  Manipal Professor Dr. S. P. Somashekhar provides this narrated video of the robotic procedure for Type 1 Extrafacial Panhystrectomy with Bilateral Systematic PLND. The patient is 56, with Post menopausal bleeding and hypertensive and DM. USG and TVS showed 3 cms polyploidy...

18 Nov

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  The September, 2015 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India has a special video contest resulting in the awarding of the first KS Awards honoring the late Vattikuti Technologies C. E. O., Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam. ...

11 Nov

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  Urology & Andrology Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja was faced with a 47-year-old female, post open hysterectomy, loss of lower ureter, with pain, fever and leucocytosis. Her Nephrostogram showed the sudden cutoff of ureter below the iliac crossing....

11 Nov

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  Professor & Chief, GI and HPB Service for the Department of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India, Dr. Shailesh V. Shrikhande claims "the Whipple is perhaps the most demanding of all surgeries." He talks about published study results, then begins with a...

06 Nov

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  "Everybody is extremely important in the whole team," says Medanta robotic surgeon Dr. Ali Zamir Khan. Khan, the Head of Department: Minimally Invasive VATS and Robotic Thoracic Surgery tells the RSC audience that "Thoracic anesthesia is a challenge by itself," in part due...

06 Nov

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  "There's not much published," about this pediatric procedure, says Dr. Sujit Chowdhary, Senior Consultant in Pediatric Urology & Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He talks about the limitations he faces because of limited resources for doing the procedure on a 15-year-old...

04 Nov

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  Dr. Arun Prasad, Senior Consultant Surgeon & Academic Co-ordinator General & Minimal Access Surgery for Indraprastha Apollo Delhi Hospital narrates excellent OT/OR video of robot docking, port placement, and the "robo-lift" of obese patients. Prasad then takes us inside his patient, showing the use...

02 Nov

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  Dr. Narmada.P. Gupta is Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology at Medanta, the Medicity. He presents a case of a prostate cancer patient with isolated lymph node relapse following a radical prostatectomy. Very clear da Vinci robotic camera footage of his procedure, well...

29 Oct

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  Vattikuti Foundation friend and VUI alumnus Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, Chairman of the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, takes a close look at the workings of prostate...

29 Oct

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  Apollo Chennai Children's Hospital Surgeon Dr. Venkat Sripathy takes two cases of congenital defect repairs: an obstructed megaureter and an obstructive refluxing megaureter, and displays his robotic solutions. There is also a discussion about ureteral tapering done robotically for 'very big' ureters. ...

28 Oct

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  Dr. N. Ragavan is a consultant urologist, uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals Chennai presents the case of a 23-year-old patient with an incidental intra-renal mass who wanted his kidney salvaged, despite the degree of difficulty the (endophytic) tumor presented. Good descriptions, robotic...

27 Oct

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  Consultant Obstetrician and UroGynaecologist- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai , India, Dr. Meera V. Ragavan talks about the many accepted uses for robotic procedures in Gynecologic procedures. She explains how to safely overcome (US)FDA concerns about Morcellation and also the advantages surgeons have when using...

21 Oct

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  Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Associate Professor at the Department of Surgical and Gynaecologic Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi uses Indocyanine Green dye with the Firefly system on the da Vinci robot to help locate Sentinel Nodes to "avoid the morbidity of lymphadenectomy." ...

20 Oct

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  Dr. Gagan Gautam is the Head of Urologic Cancer Surgery (Urologic Oncology) and Robotic Surgery at Medanta, the Medicity, New Delhi. (Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery) His "rather unconventional topic," was chosen by the presenter, who suggests that social media is...

20 Oct

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  "This is a video titled How to Make An Easy Case Difficult," says Medanta Consultant Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Ali Zamir Khan, Head of Department: Minimally Invasive VATS and Robotic Thoracic Surgery. He was training a junior surgeon through a Mediastinal Parathyriod Ectopic Adenoma....

19 Oct

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  Dr. Rajeev Kumar, MCh, was the first surgeon to be at the patient side position for robotic surgery in India, so he knows "both sides of the table." He is a Professor of Urology at the All India Institute of Medica Sciences in New...

19 Oct

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  Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Hospital Head & Consultant- Department of Surgical & Gynaec Oncology & Robotic Surgeon Adjunct Professor in Surgical Oncology (KMC) addresses the Robotic Surgeons Council of India September 2015 Meetings. For this presentation, he shares his innovations and observations on...

15 Oct

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  Dr. Mario M. Leitao is the Fellowship Director, Gynecology Services and the Director of the Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery program for the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. This presentation, from the September 2015 meeting...

08 Oct

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  From the Gynecologic Oncology Master Class hosted by Manipal Hospital , September, 2014, we have a panel discussion with the goal of sharing creative guidelines for difficult cases in gynecologic oncology. Several different examples were brought before the expert panel. Discussion, with...

07 Oct

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  The Bocciardi approach for Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy passes through the Douglas space, following a completely intrafascial plane without any dissection of the anterior compartment, which contains neurovascular bundles, Aphrodite's veil, endopelvic fascia, the Santorini plexus, pubourethral ligaments, and all of the structures thought...

01 Oct

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  As part of his ongoing Interview series, Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has a conversation with Italian Urologist Dr. Aldo Massimo Bocciardi. Bocciardi has developed a new method of robotic prostatectomy surgery that improves continence called the Bocciardi Approach. ...

25 Sep

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  Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari continues his series of interviews with a conversation with Urologist Nikhil Vasdev, Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, U. K. They discuss cutting-edge robotic surgery for Urology, the recent new developments...

17 Sep

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  For the August 8, 2015 Vattikuti Scholar Webinar, Dr. Mario M. Leitao was the guest lecturer. He practices in New York, NY at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Associate Member, Gynecology Service; Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program;...

09 Sep

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  Professor & Director of Research for the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Krishnansu Tewari takes an in-depth look at the "Theraputic Landscape in Ovarian Cancer." He discusses different histological categories of cancer and the many therapies and treatments...

04 Sep

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  Dr. Walter H. Gotlieb, Professor of Ob-Gyn and of Oncology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada presented a live Vattikuti Scholar webinar August 29th, 2015. He shared his insight into the many factors of endometrial cancer and treatment possibilities. Pain management, BMI-challenged patients, aging...

24 Aug

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  Pelvic Organ Prolapse can affect up to 30% of women aged 50 and over. Using PowerPoints, MRI imaging and the da Vinci robotic camera, we see the robotic procedure where surgical mesh is implanted to repair the condition. Robot and port placement photos, additional...

20 Aug

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  In this video, we see the work of Vattikuti Urology Institute Director Dr. Mani Menon as he performs his trademark radical prostatectomy surgery using the da Vinci surgical robot in India at Manipal Hospital. Robotic camera video of surgery, not narrated. 30:00 ...

14 Aug

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  In 2011, the Vattikuti Foundation Road Show introduced robotic surgery to a large number of hospitals and surgeons in India. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospitals group, talked to the audience gathered at Apollo Hospital in Chennai to hear the Foundation presentation....

13 Aug

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  An important part of the Vattikuti Foundation's introduction of robotic surgery to the surgeons of India was the 2011 VF Road Show. Here, we see VUI Director Dr. Mani Menon and Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari field questions from surgeons in...

13 Aug

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  An important part of the Vattikuti Foundation's introduction of robotic surgery to the surgeons of India was the 2011 VF Road Show. Here, we see VUI Director Dr. Mani Menon and Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari field questions from surgeons in...

11 Aug

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  In this video from the 2011 Vattikuti Foundation Road Show, we see Operating Room training of prospective robotic surgeons with members of the Vattikuti Urology Institute staff and Dr. Mani Menon, who provides glimpses of the daVinci surgical robot during live surgery at the...

11 Aug

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  In this historic video footage from the 2011 Vattikuti Foundation Road Show in Kolkata, we see and hear Dr. Ketan Badani and a VUI Surgical nurse demonstrate the daVinci surgical robot live at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital to interested surgeons- some seeing a surgical robot...

07 Aug

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  Dr. Mani Menon, robotic surgery pioneer, answers questions and takes comments at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, for the Vattikuti Foundation Road Show, a Vattikuti Foundation sponsored series of events to teach the public and surgeons of India about Robotic Surgery. 04:38 ...

07 Aug

Posted at 12:58h in

  In 2011, the Vattikuti Foundation began an ambitious program to spread robotic surgery to the people of India. The Vattikuti Foundation Road Show, as it was called, was designed to inform surgeons, hospital management and the public about the benefits of robotic surgery....

07 Aug

Posted at 12:32h in

  This historic video is of a group discussion of robotic surgery at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital as a part of the Vattikuti Foundation Road Show, November 2011. The Road Show was a series of meetings, presentations and robotic surgery demonstrations undertaken by the...

06 Aug

Posted at 12:01h in

  In this IMAS instructional video, we see how Dr. Parveen Bhatia repairs the Morgagni hernia in a patient's diaphragm. Visually documented, with port placements, artwork of the hernia location and well-narrated robotic camera video. 10:24 ...

06 Aug

Posted at 11:55h in

  In this IMAS video, we have an excellent look at port placement, patient and robot set up before going to the da Vinci robotic camera video. Well-narrated, with tips throughout the surgery. 06:45 ...

06 Aug

Posted at 11:50h in

  In this excellent iMas Video, we see Dr. Parveen Bhatia perform the procedure on a patient with a left adrenal 6cm. tumor. Good descriptions, with clear da Vinci video. It is narrated and also has labels and PowerPoints to help show the...

06 Aug

Posted at 05:58h in

  In November of 2011, the Vattikuti Foundation presented a series of lectures, robotic surgery demonstrations and events under the umbrella title: Vattikuti Foundation Road Show- Surgery in the 21st Century. In this historic video, we see Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal, Director of the...

06 Aug

Posted at 05:24h in

  At the Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Conference, Dr. Mani Menon, the surgeon who pioneered many of the techniques used worldwide in robotic surgery, was surprised by Intuitive's Ryan Rhodes- with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Intuitive Surgical, makers of the da Vinci surgical robot....

05 Aug

Posted at 12:07h in

  In this IMAS video, Dr. Parveen Bhatia performs a rob tic hernia repair. Excellent graphics and instructions for robot docking preceed the da Vinci robotic camera video, also well narrated. 15:06 ...

05 Aug

Posted at 11:02h in

  Dr. Amit Rastogi talks about how his Hepatobiliary team has learned to use the robot at Medanta. What to study, where he studied, using caution and patience in the beginning. Liver donor and receipient procedures are using the robot. with Dr Arvinder Singh...

05 Aug

Posted at 06:33h in

  In this video, we see a left transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy performed by Dr Babu Manohar on a 23 year old female. Dr. Babu Manohar eliminates the neck scar by accessing the cancerous thyroid gland through an incision under the arm. That incision is...

05 Aug

Posted at 06:28h in

  In this video, we see a left transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy performed on a 23 year old female. Dr. Babu Manohar eliminates the neck scar by accessing the cancerous thyroid gland through an incision under the arm. That incision is 5-7cm long. There's another very...

05 Aug

Posted at 05:51h in

  In this video Dr Babu Manohar performs Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy for a 19 year old female at Apollo Hospital Chennai. The patient is placed in supine position. He places the patient's right arm cephalad to expose his/her axilla area. He also rests the patient's...

05 Aug

Posted at 05:47h in

  In this video Dr Babu Manohar performs Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy for a 19 year old female at Apollo Hospital Chennai. The patient is placed in supine position. He places the patient's right arm cephalad to expose his/her axilla area. He also rests the patient's arm...

05 Aug

Posted at 05:42h in

  A special part of the Robotic Surgeon's Council meeting was Dr. Parveen Bhatia's unveiling of the soon-to-be-released Jaypee Brother's IMAS Video Atlas of Robotic Surgery. He teamed up with fellow robotic surgeon Vivek Bindal to produce the multiple DVD set. "Our endeavour is, honestly speaking,...

04 Aug

Posted at 13:13h in

  Professor & Dr. John M. Barry, Renal Transplant Surgeon at the Oregon Health & Science University shares his personal experience with prostate cancer from the initial discovery, to treatment (at the VUI with Dr. Mani Menon) to recovery. As he puts it:...

04 Aug

Posted at 12:55h in

  In this quick report, Dr. Venkat Sripathi shows that the use of the robot continues to increase in several disciplines at Apollo Chennai. Urology leads the way, followed by Gynecology, but the growth is good to see. 3:40 with PowerPoints. ...

04 Aug

Posted at 12:35h in

  Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja from Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai briefs the Robotic Surgeons Council of India on how the Centre For Robotic Surgery program has been growing at KDAH, and also highlighting the work they have done, at the RSC meeting held at Delhi...

04 Aug

Posted at 10:18h in

  "Believe me, I never expected that I was going to learn so much." Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari says of the first Robotic Surgeons Council of India Meeting in his Closing Remarks. "I'm looking for the re-writing of history of robotic surgery from India,"...

04 Aug

Posted at 10:15h in

  Medanta robotic surgeon Dr. Ali Zamir Khan believes there are many challenges facing robotic surgeons in India: Costs, Expertise and Training. He also says that thoracic surgeons face even more specific challenges. He shows how robotics actually makes his procedures easier than open or laparoscopic....

04 Aug

Posted at 10:12h in

  Robotic Intracorporeal Neobladder was presented by Robotic Surgeons Council of India keynote speaker Prof. Mihir Desai, M.D., of the University of Southern California Keck Hospital, where he is Professor of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery. RSC members requested this topic and Dr. Desai...

03 Aug

Posted at 22:57h in

  In this video, we see the edited highlights of robotic prostatectomy performed by the surgeon who invented the procedure- VUI Director Dr. Mani Menon. Robotic surgery da Vinci camera video, not narrated. 11:45 ...

31 Jul

Posted at 23:59h in

  Secondary Debunking of Ovarian Cancer With Liver Mobilization and Full Thickness Diaphragmatic Resection is the complete title of Dr. Walter Gotlieb's VGR 2015 presentation. The McGill University-SMBD Jewish General Hospital Associate professor, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Oncology, McGill University narrates robotic surgery...

31 Jul

Posted at 23:49h in

  "What we need to do is distinguish the patients who benefit the most from robotics." says accomplished Canadian surgeon Dr. Walter Gotlieb, MD, PhD, Director, Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy, Sir Mortimer P. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec. He talks about the patient...

31 Jul

Posted at 23:43h in

  University of Miami Chairman, Department of Urology, Dr. Dipen J. Parekh claims that "You can't do anything without sound data." He talks about the costs and effort it takes to maintain quality data and explains healthcare data issues. Parekh looks at possible future...

31 Jul

Posted at 23:31h in

  Raj Vattikuti, Businessman and Philanthropist welcomes attendees to the robotic surgery conference that bears his name. "Compared with where we started, there is a lot of progress in India," he tells the audience. 03:00 ...

31 Jul

Posted at 23:23h in

  Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio, University of Alabama- Birmingham Chief of Thoracic Surgery begins by reminding his audience that there is more to life than being a great surgeon. "Every Surgeon is an athlete and the operating room is your playing field," says Cerfolio....

31 Jul

Posted at 23:12h in

  VUI Research Fellow Dr. Akshay Sood talks about optimizing the learning curve to maximize patient safety. As a surgeon learns, Sood states that it is important to have oversight in place to not only monitor surgeon progress, but patient safety as well. He uses...

30 Jul

Posted at 23:06h in

  Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeon Dr. Wooju Jeong presents a video of the robotic procedure developed at the VUI. Robotic surgery video, CT scans and photos of port placement all highlight the renal/vein procedure. Jeong then discusses findings from various journals. 11:38 ...

30 Jul

Posted at 23:00h in

  SGRH robotic surgeon Dr. Vivek Bindal talks about preventable medical errors, and how to eliminate the mistakes. Standardized training, behavior and competency testing of robotic surgeons before they begin proctored training will improve outcomes. Lecture with PowerPoints. 11:12 ...

30 Jul

Posted at 22:49h in

  Vice Chair, Dept. of Surgery at Duke University, Dr. Ranjan Sudan shares the benefits of using robotic surgery for his bariatric patients and some of his accomplishments. He cites several different procedures, showing diagrams for each, and explains the usefulness of the robotic procedures....

30 Jul

Posted at 11:46h in

  A self-proclaimed "Hands on surgeon," Prof. Dr. Prokar Dasgupta presents what he calls the "Three Components of Competence" to the VGR 2015 audience. Simulation training costs and benefits are covered for various simulation trainers on the market. He compares surgeons to cowboys as...

30 Jul

Posted at 11:40h in

  O. L. V. Clinic robotic surgeon Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie describes how the program is growing with the partnership with the Vattikuti Foundation, Raj and Padma Vattikuti and Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari's support and guidance. Mottrie also shows video clips...

29 Jul

Posted at 23:46h in

  Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat: Urologist and Transplant Surgeon and Medanta head of the Kidney and Urology Institute takes on the "skeptics," as he explaind the benefits of various robotic procedures at VGR 2012 conference held at Delhi. Lecture with PowerPoints with comments following his...

29 Jul

Posted at 10:54h in

  Dr. Eren Berber discusses technique and ideas with several robotic video clips of different procedures of the liver and pancreas. Lecture, with photos and PPT's at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. Q & A from the audience help make this very interesting....

29 Jul

Posted at 06:17h in

  Doctor S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Hospital Head & Consultant- Department of Surgical & Gynaec Oncology & Robotic Surgeon Adjunct Professor in Surgical Oncology (KMC) will remove the affected part of the colon and then join together the remaining healthy sections of the bowel.This procedure is...

28 Jul

Posted at 05:10h in

  The Vattikuti Foundation presented a series of programs in hospitals across India promoting the advancement of Robotic Surgery. Doctors from the US and India helped colleagues learn what using the robot can mean for them- and their patients. This video shares some of...

24 Jul

Posted at 07:54h in

  Robotic Surgery Pioneer Dr. Mani Menon, Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Health System teams with Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari and three VUI Doctors in Residency or Fellowships to offer advice to prospective candidates. Originally entitled...

23 Jul

Posted at 11:21h in

  Produced by Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons, Barbed Suture for Renorrhaphy during Robotic Partial Nephrectomy demonstrates cases where barbed surgical sutures can be beneficial following renal tumor removal as the remaining kidney is reconstructed. With excellent da Vinci camera videos and explanations to accompany....

17 Jul

Posted at 23:13h in

  David Eisenstein, Henry Ford Hospital,talks to a reporter about robotic surgery at the VGR 2012 Conference. He also comments on the growth or robotic surgery in india. 1:50 ...

17 Jul

Posted at 22:34h in

  ENT surgeon Dr. Tamer Ghanem discusses the benefits of using the da Vinci surgical robot for throat cancer treatment. 4:56 (Vattikuti Foundation & Henry Ford Hospital footage.) ...

17 Jul

Posted at 15:10h in

  Vascular surgeon Dr. Judith Lin shows how surgical robotics improves her work, and her patient's outcomes. Also we have a glimpse at the Vattikuti Foundation efforts to grow robotic surgery in India. 4:36 ...

17 Jul

Posted at 06:02h in

  Dr. Thomas Payne uses videos and PowerPoints to clearly show surgeons his ideas for an efficient, safe robotic hysterectomy. His shares his experience in how to communicate with the other team members to get the best results for the patient. With comments from Dr....

17 Jul

Posted at 05:29h in

  "You have to believe in it", claims businessman/philanthropist and President of the Vattikuti Foundation Raj Vattikuti. Teamwork, innovation, commitment and quality patient care are some of his ideas that doctors and administrators need to embrace to make robotic surgery programs economically viable in...

16 Jul

Posted at 23:26h in

  Robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon shares the history of how he came to develop the first robotic surgery program in the world. "Buying the robot might be the easiest thing you do," Menon tells the audience as he shares his goals and insight...

16 Jul

Posted at 15:02h in

  Noted Gynecologist Dr. David Eisenstein and others describe the benefits of Robotic Surgery for gynecologists. 3:57 ...

16 Jul

Posted at 05:12h in

  During an impromptu speech following dinner at the VGR 2012 Global Robotics conference, Raj Vattikuti, founder of the Vattikuti Foundation, shares his feelings about healthcare, technology, helping the poor and more. 2:11 ...

16 Jul

Posted at 00:20h in

  Opening Remarks from the Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. at the VGR 2012 Conference. Noted transplant surgeon and urologist Dr. Mahendra Bhandari talks about the efforts and goals of the Vattikuti Foundation in India to grow robotic surgery for all. 04:22...

16 Jul

Posted at 00:08h in

  Noted European Urologist Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie's opening remarks at the VGR 2012 Conference touch on his history, Dr. Mani Menon, and the exciting future he sees in robotic surgery. He talks about the multispecialty cooper 04:47 ...

16 Jul

Posted at 00:02h in

  Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari's VGR 2012 lecture outlining the Vattikuti Foundation's goals and methods for robotic surgery growth in India. Included are ideas about managing the sharing of surgical robotic technology between specialties. Also discussed are how the Indian medical community...

15 Jul

Posted at 07:39h in

  Dr. Gagan Gautam's briefing "How Many Cores in Prostate Biopsy" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi.He talks about the history, importance of biopsies from different zones, different methods of testing and other factors. Lecture with PPT's 12:00 ...

15 Jul

Posted at 07:26h in

  Dr. Koon H. Rha gives a Statistical Information on Prostate Cancer at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. Culture, diet, economic status and access to health care are but some of the factors. Lecture with PowerPoint 9:10 ...

15 Jul

Posted at 07:20h in

  Dr. Mani Menon gives answers- as only he can- to technical/patient condition questions about robotic surgery asked by the surgeons gathered at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. Predominantly dealing with prostate cancer, he compared breast cancer research to prostate cancer, lymph node dissection,...

15 Jul

Posted at 07:12h in

  Dr. Alok Shrivastava explains the "Indications and Extent of Lymphadenectomy in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. He claims the importance of lymphdenectomy surgery has direct survival benefits for the patient. He talks about the value of a...

15 Jul

Posted at 06:59h in

  Dr Mani Menon, the pioneer robotic surgeon uses a humorous video, surgery video and PowerPoint. A very interesting Q&A session follows. 17:14 To view only the Vattikuti Urology Institute video Menon shows during his VGR presentation, please go to: vfrsi.vattikutifoundation.com/inferior-vena-cava-ivc-thrombectomy ...

15 Jul

Posted at 06:53h in

  Prof. Inderbir Gill, Urology Chair at the University of Southern California, and a leading laparoscopic surgery proponent publicly changed his position regarding robotic surgery during the VGR 2012 conference. He stated that at least in the U.S., laparoscopic surgery- "Will become extinct." ...

15 Jul

Posted at 06:47h in

  Dr. Koon Rha, Assistant Professor of Urology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, uses videos to show different challenges surgeons face during radical prostatectomies. Clear, calm solutions to problems that have come up in his experience. Lecture with robotic surgery...

15 Jul

Posted at 06:41h in

  India's first Gynecologist to use surgical robotics- Dr. Sabhyata Gupta's briefing "Status of Robotic Surgery in India-Gynecology" at VGR Conference 2012. Lecture with PPT's, surgery video, 9:50 ...

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