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.) ...
Colorectal surgeon Dr. Surya Nalamati and others tell why they are turning to robotic surgery. 3:18 ...
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 ...
Dr Tamer Ghanem shares ideas and explains techniques he uses to reconstruct a patient's mouth/throat, following cancer removing surgery. Lecture with PPT's and robotic surgtery video. 07:50 ...
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....
"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...
Interactive Live Robotic Surgery at VGR 2012 Conference of a tumor of the epiglottis by Dr. Tamer Ghanem, with commentary on site from Dr.Manav Suryanshi and Dr. K. K. Handa, and at the VGR conference from Dr. J. Scott Magnuson. 33:30 ...
Sharing their Views and importance of VGR 2012 ConferenceThree VGR 2012 Faculty surgeons sharing their Views and importance of the VGR 2012 Conference with a reporter. 03:05 ...
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...
Raj Vattikuti shares his observations with a reporter about the VGR 2012 conference and his goals for the future. 3:17 ...
Noted Gynecologist Dr. David Eisenstein and others describe the benefits of Robotic Surgery for gynecologists. 3:57 ...
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 ...
Current Status of Robotic Surgery/Cardiac Surgery. Director, Minimally invasive and Robotic Cardio-Thoracic Surgery at the University of Miami Hospital, Dr De Canniere's Vgr 2012 presentation. 18:22 ...
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...
KIMS Hospital Director, CEO and surgeon shares his thoughts about robotic surgery and the Vattikuti Foundation. 2:39 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
The Current Status of Robotic Surgery/E N T Dr. J. Scott Magnuson, University of Alabama- Birmingham Associate Professor of Surgery talks about the history and the rewards of using the da Vinci robot for ENT tumor surgery. Lecture with PPt's, photos and...
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,...
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...
Dr Koon H. Rha's excellent presentation with video and PowerPoints shows his reasons surgeons need to perform robotic extended lymph node dissections and the expected benefits for the patient. 11:25 ...
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 ...
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." ...
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...
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 ...
"Living Legend of Laparoscopy" award-winning surgeon Prof. Dr. C. Palanivelu's VGR 2012 presentation on why Robotic Surgery is now the future for surgeons. Lively discussion both precedes and follows with Dr. Indirbir Gill, another Laparoscopic pioneer, stunning the crowd by saying- "...
Drs. N. P. Gupta, Savitha Desai, Deepak Raghavan, Debashish Roy and other surgeons discussing "How Our Training of Robotic Surgery Could Have Been Better" at VGR Conference 2012. Surgeons talked about what their robotic surgery training included- and lacked. Good ideas...
Drs. D. S. Rana, Alexandre Mottrie, Khurshid Guru and James Peabody answering the questions asked by the doctors in the VGR 2012 audience about how they should proceed to become robotic surgeons. Topics include: switching from laparoscopic to robotic, simulator training, anatomy, transitioning....
The VGR 2012 lecture from Dr. James O. Peabody, of the Vattikuti Urology Institute: Experts in open and laparoscopic surgery have to become students, and need to be teamed with mentors, claims this leader in robotic surgery. Careful initial patient selection by proctors,...
Prof. Khurshid A. Guru's briefing "The Role of Simulation In Training Of Robotic Surgeons" from the VGR 2012 Conference. He talks about the early reluctance of fellows and surgeons to undergo thorough robotic training. "Mastering the machine," learning curves, legal and human-machine...
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie's briefing "How to Train a Co-ordinated Team" at VGR 2012 Conference. Dr. Mottrie's excellent talk about surgeon skills, team logistics, comparing wet labs to dry labs and discusses mentoring needs for robotic surgeons. Lecture with PPT's, photos, cartoons. 14:26...
"We really feel, this is the way to go, moving forward", said Raj Vattikuti, as he opened the Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Robotic Surgery Conference. His "Dream come true," the first-of-its-kind robotic surgery conference in India became an incredible success. Over...
Dr. Koon Ho Rha, noted Korean Urologist, Associate Professor and Director of Minimally Invasive Training Center at Yonsei University, Seoul discusses the opportunities for better surgical procedures and compares robotic surgery in India, Asia and the rest of the world. He encourages innovation...
The Current Status of Robotic Surgery/Vascular Surgery. Dr Judith Lin from Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital has pioneered new robotic techniques in the very young field of Robotic Vascular Surgery. She talks about technique, showing surgical slides and video. Lecture with video Photo...
Current Status of Robotic Surgery- Thoracic. Dr. Ali Zamir Khan, Medanta Chief of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery talks about his exciting developments and about how prospective robotic surgeons should look to other specialties for guidance as they learn robotic surgery. Lecture...
Manipal Hospital's Director of Nephrology and Urology shares his excitement at the ever-expanding role of the surgical robot in Indian medicine. 3:08 ...
Dr Ramakanta Panda, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Asian Heart Institute helps open the VGR 2012 Conference with inspiring words. 02:44 ...
Medanta-the Medicity Chairman and Managing Director, and noted cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Naresh Trehan shares his excitement about robotic surgery's expansion in India. 05:02 ...
Deputy Chairman of the Government of India's Planning Bureau, Dr. Ahluwalia gave an important address to the VGR 2012 Conference. He talked of history, challenges, hope and gratitude to those assembled there- the goal- to help spread robotic surgery across India. 09:17 ...
Group Discussion on Scientific Advances, Simulation Training for Robotic Surgery by Prokar Dasgupta, Mani Menon, Mahendra Bhandari and other VUI surgeons. Costs, death rates, closed-door criticism among surgeons. Following the Vattikuti Urology Institute graduation presentations, 2012. ...
Dr. K. K. Handa begins by explaining to surgeons they have to "Fit in", to the schedule of the hospital robot. Basic O. R. setup, using photos and diagrams teach the right methods of placing the daVinci robot for oral (TORS), and thyroid surgery....
A Hysterectomy is the second-most frequent surgery in the U.S. Providence Hospital robotic surgeon Dr.Vijayalakshmi Gavini uses data to explain the difference between Total Abdominal Vs Robotic Assisted Hysterectomy procedures. Her findings paint a positive picture of robotic surgery. (From the...
Doctors David Eisenstein, Roopina Sangha, Thomas Payne, Vijaylakshmi Gavini, and other surgeons share ideas following presentations in the Gynecology Practical Robotics session during the VGR 2012 Conference. Included are surgical tips and motivation for those new to robotic surgery. 20:30 ...
Dr. and Professor Arnold Advincula"s VGR2012 presentation "Credentialing and Privileging in Robotic Surgery: What is a Gynecologist To Do?". Although this lecture with both PowerPoint and video was aimed at his specialty, Gynecology, points made here will apply to all robotic surgery fields. ...
Dr. Prokar Dasgupta pays tribute to a little-known pioneer of robotic surgery. He also talks about the Scientific Advances in Robotic Surgery including other robots being developed around the world. He was the guest lecturer at the Vattikuti Urology Institute graduation in...
Dr. Jack Elder talks about the challenges and limitations of Pediatric Urology, but insists: "Basically, anything on the kidney, ureter or bladder on a child can be done robotically." He also discusses pediatric general surgery procedures that can be done but says institutions have...
Dr Ronney Abaza suggests techniques for saving the kidney, while removing tumors using the daVinci robot. In his lecture, Abaza states "Anything we can do open, we can do robotically." "Doing Your homework" is important, but a tumor that used to make Dr....
"This is been my recent evolution in looking at the Prostate Cancer in a Scientific stand point," says Prof. Ashutosh Tewari at the VGR 2012 Conference Delhi. "Can we identify the more aggressive cancer and can we operate in a more effective way?' With...
Dr. S.P. Somashekhar performs Robotic Thyroidectomy Transacillary Scarless surgery at Manipal Hospital Bangalore. With excellent photos and video showing patient set-up, markings for ports, follow-up and robotic surgery video. 09:12 ...
Prof. Prokar Dasgupta talks about the value of using PSA testing before and following prostate cancer surgery. He also discusses genetics, obesity and other factors for patients. Lecture with PPT's, 15:20 ...
Dr Anant Kumar briefing at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. Kumar talks aout the lack of early detection and limited resources available, but that progress is being made, especially in major cities. Lecture with PowerPoints. 15:43 ...
Dr. Narmada P. Gupta presented "Current Status of Robotic Surgery in India- Urology", at the VGR Conference 2012. Lecture with PPT, 9:32 ...
Dr Eren Berber from the Cleveland Clinic notes that robotic surgery is expanding in general surgery as ideas and acceptance grow. "The robot is going to take the hepatectomy to the next level", claims Dr. Berber. With surgery videos and PowerPoint screen images....
Current Status of Robotic Surgery/Gynecology- Dr Arnold Advincula address at the VGR 2012 Conference. He talks about his history and women's health from open to robotic procedures, and how robotics started slowly in gynecology, but is now growing more rapidly in popularity. ...
Henry Ford Hospital's Dr. Roopina Sangha uses the robot for fibroid tumors, which she says affect 70% of women. By using the daVinci robot, she gets "More bang for the Buck", her patients have better outcomes with less recovery and blood loss. with...
Dr Prokar Dasgupta begins his presentation telling surgeons "This talk is deliberately provocative", then takes an airliner emergency, a surgeon's mistake and other examples to captivate and motivate his audience. He talks about the "Human Factor," and studies involving simulators used to help...
Dr K. K. Handa looks at the beginnings of ENT/TORS (Ears, Nose & Throat, Transoral Robotic Surgery) surgery and looks to the future. Lecture with PowerPoints, 11:54 ...
Noted Robotic Surgeon Dr. Mani Menon of the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a live nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy on a 44-year-old patient. Recorded at Asian Heart Hospital in November 2011. Good interactive conversation over live video in the OR with external camera and internal...
Noted Robotic Surgeon Dr. Mani Menon of the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a live nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy on a 44-year-old patient. Recorded at Asian Heart Hospital in November 2011. Good interactive conversation over live video in the OR with external camera and internal...
Noted Robotic Surgeon Dr. Mani Menon of the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a live nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy on a 44-year-old patient. Recorded at Asian Heart Hospital in November 2011. Good interactive conversation over live video in the OR with external camera and...
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Noted Robotic Surgeon Dr. Mani Menon of the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a live nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy on a 44-year-old patient. Recorded at Asian Heart Hospital in November 2011. Good interactive conversation over live video in the OR with external camera and...
We present a case of muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in a woman with a history of two renal transplantations. The increased risk of malignancy in this setting, particularly urothelial carcinoma, is described. (From a presentation at the VUI June 2012 graduation...
Dr Khurshid Ghani's ideas on why surgeons need to "Care" in developing and studying medical statistics/evidence. He even puts "Rambo" to work in his lecture. 27:18 ...
Noted Urologist and robotic surgeon Dr. Alexandre Mottrie from the ORSI, Aalst, Belgium explains "The Importance of Paritial Nephrectomy" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. With PPT's, photos, CT Scans and robotic surgery videos. 3-Miutes of Q & A follow his exellent...
In this Wondershare video, we see robotic mitral valve repair, first through animation that shows the intended procedure, and then with daVinci camera of an actual procedure. Performed by Dr. Valluvan Jeenvanandam, Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center. Narrated,...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. Sam Bhayani, Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Robotic Surgery Division of Urologic Surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO, USA) narrates his Partial Nephrectomy with Suction Irrigator procedure in a female patient with 2-3cm renal mass....
"It's not just the surgeon who needs the training", claims Dr. Ravi Mohanka. He explains his ideas in a lecture from the VGR Global Robotics 2012 Conference. Lecture with PPT's 7:19 ...
Dr. Eren Berber shares his insights on hidden scar ("Scarless") Thyroidectomy including- cutting the flap incision in the patients armpit, port and robot placement (to avoid robotic arm collisions), and what to look for inside the patient during surgery. With video and PowerPoint screen...
Dr. J. Scott Magnuson talks about the history of Transoral Robotic-Assisted Surgery (TORS) for Early Stage Oropharyngeal Cancer at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. 14 minutes, then Q & A from colleagues. 22:51 ...
Head and neck surgeon Dr. J. Scott Magnuson says "Until you do an operation with a robot, you don't know how much easier it is...
Dr Tamer Ghanem, who calls himself part of the "second wave" of robotic oral cancer surgeons, says that what is being done today is "Just the tip of the iceberg." He encourages and inspires, but also uses video and Powerpoint to show tips...
Dr. Parveen Bhatia, in this IMAS-produced video, has a 45-year-old female with a large fundal uterine myoma with cholelithiasis. He takes viewers through his ovary-saving procedure, with video of the robot set-up, port placement diagram and well-narrated robotic camera video. We see a...
Dr. Parveen Bhatia, of SGRH, performs a Robotic Sleeve gastrectomy in this IMAS video. With diagram and video of port and robot placement, plus narrated robotic surgery video make this an informational video to learn from. 14:28 ...
Robotic Right Adrenalectomy - In this iMas video, Dr. Parveen Bhatia uses PowerPoints, drawings of port placement, CT scans and narration over da Vinci camera video to show his technique for a 5cm tumor in the right adrenal gland. 08:07 ...
da Vinci ® Firefly ® Partial Nephrectomy Clinical Applications Video Compilation is a collection of three Intuitive Surgical videos demonstrating the technique of using proprietary Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging during kidney procedures. David Josephson, James Porter and Michael Stiffelman show how it is...
Manipal Hospital Consultant and Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology Dr. S. P. Somashekhar video showing patient pre-surgery surgeon's markings, external video of the exposure (under right armpit) from Axilla to Sternocleidomastoid Muscle (incision, opening cavity for robotic tools). With excellent photograph with...
In this case, performed on a 33-1/2 year old girl with recurrent urinary tract infections, Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons perform a Robot Assisted Lower Pole Heminephrectomy. Narrated, with cystoscopy, imaging, port placement diagram and robotic surgery video. 07:59 ...
The Percutaneous Suprapubic Tube Drainage following RARP (Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy) is a method of catheterization used by the Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons following many RARP procedures. This takes the place of the Foley catheter and can be beneficial for many patients, negating the...
Complications During Robot Assisted Kidney Surgery was produced for the AUA by Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons. Presented are cases including: endophytic renal mass- treated with partial nephrectomy without hilar clamping or dissection, bleeding within Gerota's fascia- with the dual mistakes noted of: 1-avulsed...
In this video, we see a left transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy. Dr. Tod Huntley eliminates the neck scar by accessing the cancerous thyroid gland through an incision under the arm. That incision is 5-7cm long, but it's hidden—not front and center, like neck...
The Bed Side Assistant In Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Is produced by Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons. Using PPT's and labeled videos, they offer tips that may be useful for surgeons who are learning the ins and outs of robotic surgery- especially during the RPN. ...
Robotics and Operative Gynecology:Where it Matters Most. Dr. Thomas N. Payne takes a look at why robotic surgery is making the Total Abdominal Hysteretomy (open surgery) a thing of the past. He makes the point that cost is but one factor to consider...
Vattikuti Urology Institute surgeons Quoc-Dien Trinh, Craig G. Rogers team up to instruct on their metho aand of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. With narration from Dr. Rogers throughout as we view diagrams of port placement, surgery videos. The video is divided into sections including:...
In this Vattikuti Urology Institute video produced for ERUS, VUI surgeons team up to demonstrate how Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for small renal masses is an exellent choice. Patient information, including X-rays and port placement photo/diagram preceeds excellent robotic surgery video. Narrated....
In this video made for the UA, performed by VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon, We view the Robot Assisted Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair, a procedure which uses 6-ports. "Tips and Tricks" are given throughout. Narrated by Dr. Khurshid Ghani. With PPT's, X-rays, CT...
In this Intuitive Surgical video from the 2011 Swedish Robotic Urology Course. In a 50-year-old patient with a PSA of 4.3, we have a live surgery conducted and narrated by Dr. Jim Porter. Drs. Mani Menon and Craig Rogers from the Vattikuti Urology Institute,...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, moderated by Dr. Greg Lovallo and performed by Dr. Mutahar Ahmed from the New Jersey Center for Prostate Cancer and Urology at the Hackensack University Medical Center. This video begins internally. Port placement is not covered. We see a posterior...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Ingolf (Harry) Tuerk, Chief of Urology of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, is explaining his approach live to an AUA conference in 2011. He claims faster patient recovery and less bleeding through this method. The video is...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, the VUI's Dr. Craig Rogers performs a robotic procedure to remove a 1.5 cm right, mid pole anteralateral solid enhancing renal mass in a 43 year-old male. The approach uses the 4 robotic arms of the daVinci robot, as...
From the Vattikuti Urology Institute, we have a patient with a testicular mass who undergoes a Left Radical Inguinal Orchiectomy. The patient opted for a Robot Assisted Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection, which is performed by Drs. Akshay Bhandari and VUI Chair Mani Menon. ...
"Bladder cancer is a deadly disease, and we only have one shot at it. A positive margin is a death sentence!" This is the message of Professor Inderbir Gill, Urology chair at the University of Southern California. He shares his insights into...
A robotic assisted radical cystectomy study discussion from noted robotic surgeon Prokar Dasgupta. A comparison done by a colleague proved that Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy patients had lower complication- and higher survival rates than either Open Radical Cystectomy or Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy patients....
Dr. Inderbir Gill does a live surgical procedure while Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat comments from the OR. Dr. Ashok Hemal, is the VGR moderator and Drs. Ronney Abaza, Alexandre Mottrie and Alok Shrivastava contribute as panelists. the patient, a 37 year old, has has an...
Dr S.P. Somashekhar performs Robotic Thoracic Prone Mediastinal Tumor surgery at Manipal Hospital Bangalore. Surgery with CT Scan, X-ray, 10:46 Not narrated ...
Robotic nephroureterectomy is a surgical treatment in which the surgeon removes the patient's kidney and ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder). It is performed primarily to treat transitional cell carcinoma—a cancerous growth in the lining of the urinary tract,...
Dr. S.P. Somashekhar performs Total Robotic Oesophagectomy surgery at Manipal Hospital Bangalore. Robotic surgery, with photo of port placement and video of robot docking before internal da Vinci camera video. Not narrated, 13:48 ...
Radical hysterectomy refers to the excision of the uterus en bloc with the parametrium (ie, round, broad, cardinal, and uterosacral ligaments) and the upper one-third to one-half of the vagina, with the ovaries left intact. The surgeon usually also performs a bilateral pelvic lymph...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. Scherr has a patient in his 80's with bladder cancer. The bladder and prostate are removed and urinary diversion takes place. A photo of the 6-port placement is shown. This video is also good for surgical assistants...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, noted Belgian robotic surgeon and Vattikuti Foundation partner, Dr. Alexandre Mottrie has a 33-year-old woman with a large tumor on the right kidney. The tumor is a 12 on the difficulty scale of 12, according to the video. We...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. James Porter has a 47-yr.-old with a 2.4 cm mass in the right kidney. We see the CT scan and then patient, port, and robot placement, which in this case is done from over the head of the...
Dr. Jack Elder and Dr. Craig Peters collaborate to share their expertise in robotic surgery for pediatric cases. Highlights include why a robot is needed, robotic pyeloplasty, Upper Pole Nephrectomy in infants and children and other challenges. 1:47:13 With PPT's, Photos...
Dr. Rajesh Taneja, from Apollo New Delhi presents highlights of the year's accomplishments there. He also talks about OR staffing, purchasing the right accessories when making the robot purchase and more. There is also a procedure video of a RPN- Robotic Partial nephrectomy Left Exophytic...
In this Intuitive Surgical video, Dr. Randy Fagin has a patient in his early 50's, Gleason score 6- bilaterally, several cores positive, 4.4 PSA in a 200-pound patient. He does a "traditional" inter-fascia nerve sparing procedure. No port placement is shown, but clear...
VUI Surgeon Dr. James O.Peabody talks about expectations, margins and the number of lymph nodes that should be dissected for better patient outcomes. Negative margins are important. "A positive surgical margin in a cystectomy is close to a death sentence." according to Peabody....
Florida Hospital robotic surgeon Dr. Arnold Advincula does a live myomectomy surgery showing and explaining port placement, tips he shares before docking the robot, and excellent comments throughout. "We take our time, and end up with a much better outcome." He explains...
Henry Ford Hospital vascular surgeon Dr. Judith C. Lin discusses some of her pioneering work in robotic endoleak anastomosis and other applications. PowerPoint, CT scan images and actual surgery video included. Lecture with videos, photos and PPT's. 31:28 ...
VFRSI partner and OLV Clinic robotic surgeon Dr. Alexandre Mottrie Takes a look at the robotic intracorporeal ileumconduit. Body positioning, Trocar placement and blood flow to the patient's legs are all discussed. Mottrie feels there are advantages to doing the procedure robotically....
University of Berlin Vice Chair and Head of Thoracic Surgery Jens C. Rueckert uses PowerPoint to help explain the anatomy and technique for thyroid surgery. He shows his tip about how CAT scans can be used to accurately place the robot correctly. 23 minute...
Performed by Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal hospital. Robotic low anterior resection (LAR) is used to surgically treat tumors in the upper part of the rectum, where it joins the colon. In this procedure, part or all of the rectum is removed and the...
In this short edited video, we see the highlights of Providence Hospital surgeon and Chief of Gynecology and Robotic Surgery, Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini's surgical technique. 06:28 Robotic Surgery video, not narrated. ...
VFRSI partner surgeon and Chief of Gynecology and Robotic Surgery at Providence Vattikuti Women's Robotic Surgery Institute, Dr. Lakshmi Gavini shows the da Vinci camera highlights of this procedure. Robotic Surgery video, not narrated, 12:04 ...
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini, Chief of Gynecology and Robotic Surgery at the Providence Vattikuti Women's Robotic Surgery Institute performs robotic surgery on a 54-year-old woman with post-menopausal bleeding. Frozen section stage 1A and grade 1 endometrial cancer was discovered and a robot-assisted laparoscopic...
Providence Hospital Chief of Gynecology and Robotic Surgery Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini removes 3 tumors from a 40-year-old patient. Edited from a 2 hour, 15 minute procedure. Narrated, with da Vinci robot camera video. 23:08 ...
Providence Hospital's Chief of Gynecology and Robotic Surgery, Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini uses labels placed on screen to identify anatomy and steps throughout the procedure. 25:08 ...
Dr. Ali Zamir Khan Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Robotic Thoracic Surgery at Medanta Medicity uses reference material notes, Powerpoint and actual surgery video to guide surgeons to a better understanding of the uses of the robot during lung cancer surgery. He clearly narrates...
Medanta Medicity consultant and Thoracic surgeon Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal uses PowerPoint, Photos and video to discuss his ideas for proper placement of both the patient and robot for thoracic surgery. Dr. Ali Zamir Khan and Dr. Jens Rueckert add commentary following his presentation. ...
Robotic low anterior resection (LAR) is used to surgically treat tumors in the upper part of the rectum, where it joins the colon. In this procedure, part or all of the rectum is removed and the colon is then surgically reattached to the remaining...
As part of the VGR pediatric session, Vattikuti Urology Institute Chief of Pediatric Urology, Dr. Jack S. Elder presents his reasons for building and keeping a team working together for robotic surgery. His thoughts apply to all robotic disciplines. 02:38 ...
Dr S.P. Somashekhar performs a Colorectal Robotic Low Anterior Resection surgery at Manipal Hospital Bangalore. Robotic da Vinci camera video, not narrated, 28:59. ...
Robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon talks about the history of robot assisted prostatectomy surgery and how statistics prove that outcomes are better for patients. Also included is a video showing how a superpubic catheter is placed. Dr. Menon shares tips on...
Medanta Medicity Director of Anesthesia talks about the technique and devices used to tackle the unique challenges a thoracic surgery has. The importance of surgeon participation while anesthesia is being set up is covered, as well as the need for 2 anesthesiologists present in...
Robotic Surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon talks about tool-saving techniques, doing several cases a day to save costs and differences between Indian and American patients. Video of node dissection is shown and discussed. Nerve-sparing video is presented, along with comments from Dr....
Live robotic surgery of a radical prostatectomy by Dr. Akshay Bhandari with Dr. Arun Kumar on site at Apollo Chennai Hospital and Drs. Ketan Badani, James O. Peabody and P.N.Dogra moderating and adding commentary from the VGR 2012 robotics conference. 35:46 ...
Former VUI member Dr. Ketan Badani, now Director of Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center discusses both surgeon and patient responsibilities in helping to achieve a return to erectile function following a radical prostatectomy. One observation: ...
Called by colleague Dr. Ali Zamir Khan "The leading expert in the world on thymic diseases", noted German Surgeon Dr. Jens C. Rueckert shows his unique and controversial left-side approach to removal of the cancerous thymus gland in several patients. PowerPoint, photos and...
The Ohio State University Medical Center Director of Robotic Urology Surgery, Dr. Ronney Abaza shares his ideas about more than just incontinence, adding Urinary retention, bladder neck contractures and voiding function to his list of important things to consider for patients following cancerous prostate...
Robotic prostate surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon, Chair of the Vattikuti Urology Institute, compares statistical studies and shares some of the history about the success of the robotic prostatectomy. 3,317 patients and only 6 major complications is what one study reported.These are facts that...
Thoracic Surgery- Thymectomy "Dr Ali Zamir Khan" Robotic Thymectomy - Edited version. Robotic surgery video of Dr. Ali Zamir Khan, Head of Department- Minimally Invasive & Robotic Thoracic Surgery at Medanta Hospital performing a thymectomy. Not narrated, 11:16 ...
In this video, Dr Sudhir K Rawal, Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Surgical Gynae Uro-Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, demonstrates Robotic assisted total vaginectomy and robotic bilateral lymphadenectomy with inguinal lymph node dissection. Edited from robotic surgery...
In this video, Dr. Sudhir K. Rawal, Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Surgical Gynae Uro-Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, demonstrates Robotic assisted total vaginectomy and robotic bilateral lymphadenectomy with inguinal lymph node dissection. Unedited, from robotic surgery...
In this video, Dr Sudhir K Rawal, Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Surgical Gynae Uro-Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, demonstrates Robotic assisted Radical Hysterectomy using the DaVinci robotic surgical system. Robotic Surgery video of procedure, edited, not...
In this video, Dr Sudhir K Rawal, Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Surgical Gynae Uro-Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, demonstrates Robotic assisted Radical Hysterectomy using the DaVinci robotic surgical system. Robotic Surgery video, unedited, not narrated, 34:17. ...
Medanta Director of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine Dr Arvinder Singh Soin explains his "Concerns With Robotic HPB surgery" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. He compares learning curves, training for laparoscopic with robotic and compares costs. Lecture with PPT's 11:12...
Dr. J. Scott Magnuson, University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine, shows and describes his techniques for various TORS procedures for Supraglottic Cancer at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi 2012. Q & A follows 14:51 ...
This video is for surgeons who are considering robotic surgery (patients also may benefit from viewing the comments). In it, we hear from over a dozen men and women who rely on the da Vinci surgical robot regularly to perform procedures. We include remarks...
Dr. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, Chief, General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center has produced and narrated a video showing the key points of harvesting a portion of the liver...
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Prof. Ashok K. Hemal discusses when to use a vaginal approach and when to use a trans-abdominal approach. He claims that robot assisted laparoscopic surgery is quicker, better for patients and surgeons. With PowerPoints and videos. Dr.Hemal narrates the...
Endomitiosis and Managing Challenging Pathology is edited from an Intuitive Surgical webinar from June, 2012. Robotic surgeon Meenakshi Jain, MD, FACOG was not enthusiastic when approached by her hospital about learning robotic surgery. Now, she is a strong proponent. With over 450 robotic...
In this surgery video from Dr. Meenakshi Jain, St. Petersburg General Hospital (Florida) is a 42 year old gravita 2 Para 2 with severe pelvic pain and possible adenomyosis with no desire for future child bearing. This is an unedited video showing the "Jain Technique"....
This is a 48 year old, gravita 3 patient with enlarging symptomatic fibroid, with a family history of ovarian cancer. The surgery is performed by Dr. Meenakshi Jain, St. Petersburg General Hospital (Florida) using 3 arms of the Robot. Unipolar scissors in the first...
Shown is Dr. Alexandre Mottrie's highlights of this procedure to correct a ureteropelvic junction obstruction using a single robotic port. Not narrated, da Vinci surgical robot camera view only. 08:16 ...
In this video we take a look at some of the comments made at the history-making Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 outlining what some of the goals are for bringing robotic surgery to India. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Deputy Minister of the Planning Commission...
In this video, we hear from some of the leaders and pioneers in the field of surgical robotics about using the da Vinci robot. Ideal first cases, manpower allocation, where to begin learning and many more topics are touched on. Each segment refers to the...
In this video, Dr Somashekhar S.P, HOD Department of Surgical Oncology at Manipal Comprehensive cancer center, demonstrates Robotic Assisted Esophagectomy using the DaVinci robotic surgical system. Video, not narrated, 12:16 ...
Andrea Simone, RN, CURN, from the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, made this video to help explain to patients where and what will take place during a radical prostatectomy at the VUI. She uses video graphics from Draw MD, a program for the iPad,...
In this video, Dr Somashekhar S.P, HOD Department of Surgical Oncology at Manipal Comprehensive cancer center, demonstrates and shows the port placement, patient positioning, patient benefits, using the DaVinci robotic surgical system with text and added Images. ...
In this video, Dr Somashekhar S.P., HOD Department of Surgical Oncology at Manipal Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery, demonstrates Robotic ParaAortic Lymphadenectomy using the daVinci robotic surgical system. With PowerPoints, OR camera showing tools and port placement and da Vinci camera. Dr. Somashekhar...
In these excerpts from VGR 2012, we listen as an Anesthesiologist and surgeons describe the intricacies of anesthesia for certain robotic procedures. We also hear discussion about the challenges the surgical team members face and how a better working understanding helps everybody involved. ...
In this excellent video from the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, we learn how using fluorescence (Firefly) can enhance the ability to visualize ischemia, blood flow and highlight tissue. Three procedures are profiled: Robot Assisted (R.A.) Partial Nephrectomy, R.A. Redo Pyeloplasty and R.A....
Dr. Rahul Kakodhar is currently working as Senior Consultant, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgeon with Suasth Institute of Liver Transplantation & Surgery at Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital. Dr. Powai Uses his "Economists Hat", to give tips on how a hospital can get the...
Dr. Ashok Hemal, Professor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, cautions that certain types of treatment often lead to recurring issues with kidney tumors, and also reminds that kidney disease is usually accompanied by other issues in most patients. Warm Ischemia times matter...
Consultant at Raajiv Ghandhi Cancer Centre, Dr. Surender Dabas discusses ongoing trials for TORS at RGCI. The first goal, he states is to cure, the second is to have a functional outcome. The third is to prevent recurrence, which includes radiation treatment....
Dr. Priyanka Batra, from Medanta, the Medicity, describes the use of the robot for patients with difficult benign hysterectomy conditions, including up to four previous abdominal surgeries, morbid obesity, endometriosis and more. Patient preps and positioning is discussed, plus proper diagnostic tool use preceeding...
Dr. Prasad Krishnan, Consultant, CoE Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aster Medcity describes his first Robot Assisted Sleeve Gastrectomy. As an experienced laparoscopic surgeon, he finds the robot "more comfortable." He offers advice for first-time robotic surgeons, including plenty of simulator work. Lecture...
Dr. Mandar Deshpande, Consultant, Surgical Oncology (Head & Neck Oncology)for Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, says that the surgeon needs to develop an "Inside, outward knowledge," of the anatomy where oropharyngeal cancer exists. This, according to Deshpande, is important to preserving tissue and preventing injury...
Dr. Cerfolio is a Professor of Surgery and Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham says "It's a no-brainer that you should do everything robotically!" Quality of life is one of his prime...
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Associate Consultant, Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Belal Bin Asaf begins showing through artwork and describing patient positioning on the table for thoracic procedures. Port placement, OR set up, robot docking and arm alignment are also covered. " You do...
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini, Chief of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Providence Vattikuti Women's Robotic Surgery Institute begins by reviewing the costs of robotic surgery compared to other forms of surgery. Acquiring the robot, according to Gavini, does a great service to women, due...
Robotic Surgery, UroGynecology, Fistula Repair, Urinary leakage control, Vesico Vaginal Fistula, Dr. Mera Ragavan, ...
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Senior Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Srivastava presents a thorough look at the benefits and challenges of single port gynecologic procedures, including using the new da Vinci Xi surgical robot. WIth PowerPoints, diagrams and references. 11:18 ...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery and Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, says that it took a team to perform the first robotic vascular procedures at SGRH. He discusses Abdominal Aortic Aneurism and...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Senior Consultant, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery and Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, presents his ideas about Thymectomy to the VGR 2015 audience. Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis, with or without Thymoma...
Consultant Gynecologist at Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, Dr. Anhuradha Panda compares statistics between laparoscopic and robotic procedures. She compares costs, time procedures take and robotic advantages. Lecture with PPT's 07:16 ...
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini, Chief of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery begins her presentation stating that "One of our major reasons for the legal community to go after the robotic surgeons is vaginal cuff dehesions...
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Gavini is the Chief of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Providence Vattikuti Women's Robotic Surgery Institute, based at St. John Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan and Providence Park Hospital, Novi, Michigan. She talks about and demonstrates advances and her technique...
"India needs highly-skilled robotic surgeons...
In his Robotic Surgeons Council of India presentation, Dr. Mihir Desai, Professor of Urology at the University of Southern California and the Director of Robotic Urology Surgery at the Keck Hospital there presented some of his work and ideas to a receptive RSC audience....
Gynecologist and veteran (2003) robotic surgeon Roopina Sangha, from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit was asked to speak to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India meeting because she was already visiting in India as a mentor. Her impromptu remarks were heartfelt, informative and...
In this video Dr Jaydeep Palep, Consultant Robotics and Laparoscopic Bariatric and GI Surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute performs Robotic Mini-Gastric Bypass surgery for a 55 year old female, Power points and titles help explain his work during the...
In this video Dr Jaydeep Palep, Consultant, Robotics and Laparoscopic Bariatric and GI Surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute performs Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenectomy surgery for a 55 year old female, Power points and titles help explain his work during...
In this video Dr Vipin Tyagi, Consultant, Departments of Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital performs robotic repair of a Complex Vesicovaginal Fistula surgery for a 37 year old female. The da Vinci surgical camera video is edited, with power...
In this video Dr Vipin Tyagi, Consultant, Departments of Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital shows how he uses the Wallace technique for Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit. Power points and titles help explain his work during the procedure and clear,...
In this video, Medanta's Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, who talked of the steady growth and acceptance of the robot. They are planning to add a new robotic surgery complex as they work to become a regional training center, complete with simulators and a dual-console system....
Dr. Mahesh Desai from Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital made it clear that the use and excitement about robotic surgery is growing at his facility. They use the robot: "Irrespective if they (patients), can afford it." They have "lots of plans for expanded use." With PowerPoint...
Apollo Kolkata's Dr. Vinay Mahendra says that robotic surgery is gradually starting to be seen as a present standard of treatment there; Apollo Chennai's Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman talked about 18 different surgeons having a good mix of cases there. Dr. Jagdishwar Goud from...
Alok Shrivastava discusses "Why Retroperitoneal Approach is not needed?" at VGR 2012 Conference held at Delhi. His take for the renal precedures is very different than that of two of his colleagues (Ashok Hemal and Indirbir Gill) proponents of retroperitoneal kidney robotic procedures- he...
Asian Heart Hospital's Dr. Mangesh Patil talked about how prostatectomies are the most-done procedure there, but uses for gynecology and TORS are just some of the newer uses there. ...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital talked about the many programs that now utilize the robot, including radical nephrectomy procedures actually being done more than radical prostatectomies. Bariatric procedures there may be the most being done in India, he claims, but several other...
Apollo Kolkata's Dr. Vinay Mahendra says that robotic surgery is gradually starting to be seen as a present standard of treatment there. From 2013, lecture with Powerpoints, 05:57. ...
Dr. Arun Prasad of Apollo Delhi gave a video tour of what the robotic complex looks like and talks about the dedicated work going on there. He ended with with a clip of robot graspers dancing to Elvis Presley music. Lecture with PPT's...
In this video we hear from Apollo Chennai's Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman talked about 18 different surgeons having a good mix of cases. Lecture with PPT's, 03:34 ...
In this video we hear from Dr. Sudhir K. Rawal, from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, who says Gynecology and uro-oncology are splitting robot use. Lecture with PPT's, 06:04. ...
Dr. T.B. Yuvaraja of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital talks about how urology has driven robot use, but the other specialties are picking up there. Lecture with PPT's 05:54. ...
The Transition from Pure Laparoscopic to Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Dr. Deepak Dubey, of the Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute. Improving continence for RARP patients is the topic of this presentation, comparing his laparoscopic results to robotic results in his personal database. 8:23 ...
Dr. Anathakrishnan Sivaraman from Apollo Hospital Delhi presents some of his technique for nerve sparing and improved continence following Robotic Radical Prostatectomy surgery. With surgery video shot on screen. 8:24 ...
Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery Chair of Urology presents his unique ideas about technique for the Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Excellent video of his work narrated live at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India gathering in August, 2013. 9:25 minutes ...
Dr. Mahesh R. Desai, Medical Director for the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital is the first of six speakers discussing his technique for Robotic Radical Prostatectomy surgery at the meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, August 2013. 16 minutes, lecture with video...
In this video from the August meeting, Drs. Narmada Gupta, Mahesh Desai and Mahendra Bhandari host a group discussion about the direction to be taken by the Robotic Surgeons Council of India during this formative period. 36 minutes ...
For the first program in the Vattikuti Scholar webinar series, Vattikuti Foundation CEO, Urologist and transplant surgeon Dr. Mahendra Bhandari offers his ideas for young medical professionals about making their best career choices. This Webinar was designed as a way for Dr. Bhandari...
In this video Dr. Manav Suryavanshi, the Senior Consultant-Robotics & Endo Urologyat Medanta the Medicity explains Operating Room setup in Robotic Pelvic Surgery. He also explains O.T overlay, Draping, Instruments, Patient positioning, Port placement and Docking. Narrated with PPT's and images. 10:24 ...
The Robotic Surgeons Council of India is a small organization consisting of some of the pioneers and leaders of Indian surgical robotics. This is but a glimpse of the meeting held in August 2013. Meetings are scheduled twice a year. ...
In this video, Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari describes the Foundation's reasons, efforts and incentives for India's robotic surgeons to maintain a well-managed database of robotic surgery. Dr. Mihir Desai, Professor of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery at the Keck Hospital at the...
In this surgical video Dr Nithya Narayanan performs Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy for a 43 year old Male at Apollo Hospital Chennai. Patient positioning, Marking the patient for dissection, Retractor blade positioning, and Port placement are explained graphically. Edited video with 11:06min. ...
In this surgical video Dr. Nithya Narayanan performs Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy for a 43 year old Male at Apollo Hospital Chennai. Patient positioning, Marking the patient for dissection, Retractor blade positioning, and Port placement are explained graphically. Full length video without Editing 36:14 min. ...
Prof PN Dogra Prof and Head, Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi presents the Status of Robotic Surgery at Robotic Surgeons Counils meet held at Delhi on 8th and 9th February 2014. Dr Arvind Kumar from Sir Ganga Ram Hospitals...
Urologist and Pediatric robotic surgeon Dr. Craig A. Peters presents a case of an 10 -year old girl with long standing bilateral reflux with renal damage, who had previously undergone Deflux injections which were unsuccessful. Peters is on-camera introducing us to his case,...
In this video Dr. Manav Suryavanshi, Senior Consultant Robotic & Endourology at the Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery performs Bilateral Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Post Chemotherapy NSGCT of Testes on a 46 year old male patient who has 6cm residual mass post...