Dr. Abraham Peedicayil, Professor & Head of the Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, discusses the extent and role of lympadenectomy in endometrial cancer. He talks about the controversy of LND in different countries and explains the various treatment options based on risk...
Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Hospital Head & Consultant- Department of Surgical & Gynaec Oncology & Robotic Surgeon Adjunct Professor in Surgical Oncology (KMC). Dr. Somashekhar's passion and expertise is apparent in this presentation, which is full of tips and images, charts and video...
Dr Jagdeesh Kulkarni compares the outcomes of 428 Retropubic Radical Prostatetomy procedures (Both open and robotic) done at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. (There were 670 cases total) Robotic radical prostatectomy surgery has proven to have much better outcomes for his patients. Complications...
Dr Rajendra Prasad (Neurosurgeon), and Dr Arun Prasad (GI Surgeon) with team performs first Indian Robotic surgery of Lumbar Interbody Fusion using da vinci robot at Apollo Hospital New Delhi. Photos x-ray and video of patient set-up (graphic) and robotic surgery video with labels....
King's College London Professor of Surgery & Urological Innovation and Robotic Surgeon at Guy's Hospital talks with Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO, Vattikuti Foundation about the growth of robotic surgery in India, thanks to the efforts of the Foundation. 02:01 ...
The Robotic Surgeons Council of India Master Class held September, 2014 group discussion on the latest trends and techniques in Gynecologic Oncology. Discussion with images and PPT's. 48:09 ...
Prof. Krishnansu Tewari, University of California Irvine Director of Research, Gynecological Oncology begins by answering an audience question about lymph node dissection, from a previous presentation by Dr. Abraham Peedicayil (Lymphasdenectomy in Endometrial Cancer). About 8:15 into this video, he begins the title presentation by...
Robotics in Infants and Children Dr. Arvind P. Ganpule, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, Chief, Division of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), gives an interesting presentation including Robotic pyleoplasty in a 3-month female and Robotic ureteric tapering with reimplantation....
Consultant Gynecological Oncosurgeon at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, uses many clips of robotic camera video while describing to the RSC audience his robotic radical hysterectomy technique. He explains the advantages robotic has over laparoscopic surgery for the patient. Tips on his "landmarks" and concise step-by-step...
Robotic Renal Transplantation: A Collaborative Work. Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, the Chairman of Medanta, the Medicity Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation was a major participant in the groundbreaking Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia project along with Dr. Mani Menon of the VUI, the...
Dr. Parveen Bhatia, from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital presentation on the state of Bariatric surgery in India from the September, 2014 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. His lecture, entitled Enhancing Precision in Super Obese Robotic Bariatric Surgery, has good commentary, ideas,...
Following presentations by Dr's. Sangeeta Khanna and Jyotirmoy Das, the discussion was lively amongst the members of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. Here is the video of the presenters and some of the council participants, including guest speaker Prof. Robert J. Cerfolio, who shares...
For his half of the RSC Anesthesia in Robotic Surgery session, Medanta Consultant Anesthesiologist Dr. Jyotirmoy Das titled his talk Cruising the Robotic Turbulance- A Survivors Diary. "It was not smooth sailing at all" he claims, and lists some of the difficulties encountered along...
Since late 2011, Asian heart has been utilizing robotic surgery, focusing on prostatectomies. Dr Kulkarni discusses technique, results and the future for the robot. He also feels that as a 60-year-old surgeon, using the robot has no drawbacks. ...
Robotics in Endometriosis- Does It Give an Edge? Dr. Rooma Sinha, Gynecologist, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad gives her presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, which is full of robotic camera surgery video and her excellent commentary. She...
In 2009, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari (now VF CEO) formed a team of fellow University of Michigan Ross School of Business MBA students (including himself) to perform an ExecMap study of the robotic surgery business in India. For the 5-year anniverary of this project,...
Robotic HPB Surgery: Our experience and limits: Pier C. Giulianotti, MD, FACS,is Professor and Chief, Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery for the University of Illinois (US) Hospital and Health Sciences System. In his video lecture made specially for the VGR 2015...
Just Amazing: The Vattikuti Foundation and Robotic Surgery in India: In this video made for the Vattikuti Global Robotics 2015 Robotic Surgery Conference, we get a look at some of the history and highlights in India from the efforts of the Vattikuti Foundation. We hear...
The Dynamics of Surgical Innovation: The Vattikuti Urology Institute experience. In this 32-minute video presentation from VGR 2015, robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon, Chair and Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital, takes a close look at the history...
We take a very fast look at the highlights of the Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia project. Portions of the first and third transplants done in Detroit at the Vattikuti UrologyInstitute/Henry Ford Hospital are shown. ...
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Dr. Krishnansu Tewari, invited guest speaker at the International Live Operative Workshop and Master Class in Gynecologic Oncology, held at Manipal Hospital in conjunction with the RSC, September 14th & 15th, 2014, is a Professor at the University of California, Irvine and Director...
In the third edition of his Interview series, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, the Vattikuti Foundation CEO interviews stem cell research scientist and pioneer Graziella Pellegrini, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Head Cell Therapy Program, at the Universita Degli Studi Di Modena E Reggio Emilia (University of...
This opening video for the Vattikuti Global Robotics 2-15 Robotic Surgery Conference in NewDelhi highlights some of the non-profit Foundation efforts to bring the benefits of robotic surgery to all levels of society in India. Informative video program, 12:27 ...
Prof. Mottrie , Urologist and founder of the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute in Aalst, Belgium, narrates his video technique for a "very radical lymphadenectomy" as the initial steps proceed. Each step is thoroughly presented with da Vinci camera video. Lecture and...
Senior Consultant, Pediatric Urology, Apollo Children's Hospital, Dr. Venkat Sripathi talks about his 36 cases, ending with a complication from a cut renal vein and how his team worked to repair it. Lecture with PPT's Photos, X-ray and robotic video. 05:21 ...
Dr. S. P. Somashekhar HOD & Consultant Surgical & Gynec. Oncologist from the Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute narrates and demonstrates his technique with good external video footage, diagrams and da Vinci robotic camera video. He describes port placement and why he chooses the...
Manipal Surgeon Dr. Somashekhar displays his passion for treating advanced ovarian cancer as he demonstrates possibilities for improving treatment. His analysis of the spread of cancer cells within the peritoneum demands special chemo therapy solutions. No robotic surgery in this presentation. Lecture...
Prof. Dogra, from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, says that the robot is the best method for most ureteropelvic junction obstruction patients. He discusses problems, using CT Scan, Bilateral Nephrostogram, photographs and robotic camera videos, where we see his technique....
Medanta Uro-oncologist and renal transplant surgeon, Dr. Prasun Ghosh was part of the team performing the first Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia along with Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat and Dr. Mani Menon. He compares published reports of different studies: open, laparoscopic and RKT. ...
Director of Pediatric Urology, University of Chicago Medicine- Comer Children's Hospital, Dr. Gunderti begins by talking about the difficulties he initially faced by doing "remote" surgery, not in direct contact with his patients. His multi-faceted presentation covers the need for more training, curriculum...
Manipal surgeon Dr. S. P. Somashekhar reveals results of the trial comparing laparoscopic to robotic procedures for rectal Robotic Surgery, Bladder cancer, cancer. With PPT's labeled photos and Robotic Videos, 16:53 ...
Dr. Pranjal R. Modi, Head of Urology and transplant surgeon at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, has extensive experience with the Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia procedure devised by VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon that he also helped develop....
Medanta Transplant surgeon and Urology Chair, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat has been at the forefront of robotic kidney transplantation, working intensely with VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon to refine the ice slush cooling transplantation technique Menon devised. Ahlawat has done the most robotic transplants...
Dr. Rupinder Sekhon, MD, Senior Consultant Gynae Oncology at Rajiv Ghandi Cancer Institute ...
Dr. Parveen Bhatia, Chairman of the Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, talks about treating the super-obese, sometimes as emergency cases. Port placement diagrams and a discussion of complications help make this a well-rounded presentation. Lecture with PPT's...
Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Consultant Oncologist at Manipal, begins talking about his reluctant start to robotic thyroidectomy in 2011. He narrates his external camera shots and then the da Vinci robotic camera. He then talks about subsequent cases and his advice on...
KDAH Consultant Bariatric & Gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Palep shows highlights of his procedures with PowerPoints and Robotic video. Dr. Palep advocates a "Hybrid" robotic & laparoscopic procedure for difficult patients, which he explains to the audience, including side-by-side videos. Lecture with PPT's and...
Manipal Hospital surgeon Dr. Somashekhar tells the audience that the Robotic RPLND + High Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy for Endometrial Cancer is definitely better for high-BMI patients. Many tips, PPT's, Videos and study results. 27:15 ...
KIMS Clinical Director of Robotic Surgery and H.O.D. Surgical Oncology, Dr. Goud started the program 2 years ago. He talks about the steps of the trans-axillary Tyroidectomy, telling the audience his steps with animation, diagrams and robotic surgery video with position identifiers. ...
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Associate Consultant in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Bindal says "The complexity of bariatric cases are increasing day-by-day." He discusses the different types of gastric procedures and use of the robotic compared to other methods. Lecture with...
Duke University Associate Professor Dr. Ranjan Sudan presents this bariatric procedure by first discussing port placement and cautions, including good diagrams about marking the bowel. He then narrates a 4-minute video clip showing the Duodenal Switch portion of his procedure. 10:28 ...
Laparoscopic and Robotic Oncologist at Apollo Chennai Hospital, Dr. Pai takes a look at the patient "After the robot is undocked." He compares study results from around the world, takes a look at issues specific to obese patients and much more in his...
Dr. Walter Gotlieb, Professor of Oncology and Ob-Gyn, Director of Surgical Oncology at the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal Canada begins with a controversial statment: "...
Dr. Shukla-Kulkarni, Consultant in Gynecology Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai talks about her efforts in benign gynecological robotic surgery. Photos, diagrams, charts and robotic surgery video enhance her presentation as she describes her site specific repair technique for various...
Dr. Shalini Rajaram, Professor Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi initiates her talk proclaiming the benefits of minimally invasive surgery, but explains that laparoscopy has drawbacks that robotic surgery does not have for...
Dr. Kulkarni, Consultant Gynecological Oncosurgeon at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, talks about factors in Cervical Carcinoma, TLRH (Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy), RRH (Robotic Radical Hysterectomy). Lecture with PPT's 12:30. ...
Consultant Gynecological Oncosurgeon at Kokilaben Hospital, Dr. Kulkarni offers a lot of good, practical advice for gynec surgeons who are moving from Open to Robotic surgery. With PPT's, 18:04. ...
Dr. Neerja Bhatia, Additional Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences discusses using 'Surgery vs. Chemoradiation' for cervical cancer, the 2nd most prevalent cancer for women in India. She points out the difficulties with using...
Dr. Rupinder Sekhon, MD, Senior Consultant Gynae Oncology at Rajiv Ghandi Cancer Institute discusses her technique and tips, using photos and daVinci surgical camera videos. "You have to make sure that you take the nodes with you, that they are not left behind...
"This is a talk that should not come from a clinician, it should come from a manager!" This is how renown Medanta transplant surgeon, VUI and Vattikuti Foundation friend Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat begins his VGR 2015 presentation. For the next 20 Minutes, he...
Guy's Hospital,King's College London Professor of Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation, Dr. Dasgupta tells the VGR 2015 audience about the latest developments in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Using plenty of well-labeled robotic surgery clips, photos and lively discussion, he offers plenty of tips and...
Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Dr. Yuvaraja uses good, clear robotic video clips with labels for each step as he explains his technique. Also OT/OR photo of patient position, port placement diagram. 12:37 ...
Guest lecturer at the VGR 2015 Conference, Dr. Dipen Parekh is the Chairman of Urology at the University of Miami (Florida, USA). He takes his audience through a robotic partial nephrectomy with insightful comments (including group discussion with surgeons in the audience) Photos...
Ajay Sharma, Royal Liverpool University Hospital Consultant in Transplant and General Surgery Vattikuti Scholar webinar presentation: Critical Appraisal of Literature. Dr. Sharma, the second Vattikuti Scholar webcast presenter was in Liverpool, England. He captivated his audience with many different ideas about journal...
Dr. Walter Gotlieb, Professor of Oncology and Ob-Gyn, Director of Surgical Oncology at the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal Canada reveals the findings of his study of surgical dyes in Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection for Endometrial Cancer. Regarding the differences in detection...
MPUH Consultant Urologist and Chief, Laparoscopy, presents his ideas at the VGR 2015 conference about treating kidney stones in difficult situations. He discusses and shows the technique of using ice slush for cooling kidney during ischemia. Lecture with PPT's, x-rays, photos of open...
KDAH consultant in Uro-Oncology, Dr. Yuvaraja analyzes data on robotic surgeries and what to do when "things go wrong," including anesthesia, patient positioning and several video clips of surgical cases. Lecture with PPT and robotic surgery videos, 15:31. ...
Medanta surgeon Dr. Gagan Gautam compares the results of various studies and also his personal experience with the procedure. Lecture with PowerPoints from VGR 2015 Conference. 7::38 ...
"Every minute matters," says Medanta robotic surgeon Dr. Gagan Gautam. He discusses selective clamping techniques and his favorite- early unclamping techniques during partial nephrectomy. Lecture with PPT's and video. 13:04 ...
Medanta surgeon Dr. N. P. Gupta discusses how patients are categorized into risk classifications. High-risk patients: "We can definitely make their lives better," says the surgeon about these prostate cancer patients. Lecture with PowerPoints, short Q & A. 15:34 ...
Trends on Robotic Cystectomy in the US and Europe presented by the Urology Chairman of the University of Florida. Dr. Parekh compares statistics of open and robotic surgery for both surgery/hospitalization and Quality of life outcomes. Lecture with PowerPoints. 12:12 ...
From VGR 2015, Dr. Alexandre Mottrie narrating various robotic surgery video clips highlighting his technique for cystectomy. With good, clear video (including fluorescence) and expert commentary describing anatomy and useful tips for the surgeon. 12:20 ...
Dr. Kulkarni shares his results from over 250 patients who have undergone a Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. From the VGR 2015 Conference. With PPT's, photos, group discussion with Q & A. 11:22. ...
Apollo Chennai Consultant Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman presents his study comparing the R. P. N. with Minimally Invasive Radio Frequency Ablation and Cryoablation for renal tumors at the 2015 Vattikuti Global Robotics Conference. His discussion shows that each technique may have benefits in certain instances,...
Dr. Mahedra Bhandari sat down recently with Henry Ford Health System President and C.O.O Robert G. Riney to discuss the future of robotic surgery, innovation and the Vattikuti Urology Institute and Vattikuti Foundation leadership efforts. Interview with file video footage, 5:56 ...
Intuitive Surgical's Director of Medical Research, Dr. Catherine Mohr talks with Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, Vattikuti Foundation CEO about the ways that cancer will be discovered and treated in the not-too-distant future. ...
Recorded from a live presentation as part of the 24-Hours of robotic surgery live streaming event in WRSE-24, 2015, Foundation partner surgeon Prof.Dr. Alexandre Mottrie takes a look at the history of surgery and exciting developments in robotic surgery, with the focus on Urology....
In this video from OVRSI Partner Surgeon Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie which was published on YouTube March 13, 2015, you will see a NeoBladder urinary diversion performed by Prof. Dr. Mottrie with a da Vinci Si system. Step by step there is shown how the...
From the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, surgeon Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie's video shows a Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy performed by him with a da Vinci Si system. In the video the procedure is shown step by step how to perform a radical cystectomy assisted...
In this video from Partner Surgeon Nikhil Vasdev, we see a patient being prepped for Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP). "Patient position is as important as performing precision surgery with the da Vinci system," says a narrator as they describe the critical steps which...
From the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie demonstrates the Robotic Assisted Left Partial Nephrectomy: Zero ischaemia. From the YouTube description: ...
Dr. Craig Rogers of the Vattikuti Urology Institute demonstrates and narrates the first step (Patient history and port placement) of robotic partial nephrectomy using the 4-arm approach for a kidney with multiple tumors in complex locations. Robotic Surgery external and external videos with PPt's,...
From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Co-Director of Robotic Surgery Mario Leitao, Jr., describes the emerging role and clear benefits of the robotic platform for operating on gynecologic cancers. His lecture is with PowerPoints and robotic surgery videos, which highlight some of the...
From Dr. Vivek Bindal and iMAS (Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital): This is an instructional video describing the surgical robot. It includes all the basic information of instrumentation in robotic surgery. Da Vinci Si HD Surgical System (commonly...
From the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute: Robot-assisted Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Surgical Technique and Outcomes at a Single High-volume Institution. ORSI surgeons, using a dual-console da Vinci Xi Surgical System perform...
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie from Partner Institution OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute presents a thorough look at the procedure in a study including over 90 female patients. PowerPoints, CT scan video and excellent narrated robotic surgery video make this an effective learning tool. ...
Entrepreneur Raj Vattikuti and his wife Padma wanted to do more than just give money, following their incredible business success. They chose to create the Vattikuti Foundation, the mission: "To Make A Difference" Helping the disadvantaged, advancing medicine, sharing knowledge and giving aid where disaster strikes...
From Partner Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Chairman, Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology at Medanta, the Medicity: Minor variations in technique may affect the outcome variables. We emphasise the simplicity of steps as have crystallised over the...
From Vattikuti Foundation Partner Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Chairman, Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology at Medanta, the Medicity: Partial nephrectomy may be difficult to offer to patients with centrally located Renal hilar tumors. A video of Robotic...
From the EAU Surgery in Motion series, Vattikuti Foundation partner surgeons Vipul Patel and Ananthkrishnan Sivaraman team up with colleagues in this video which accompanies a published European Urology article. They discuss the anatomy of neurovascular bundles, their different techniques of retrograde and...
Dr. Craig G. Rogers at the Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a robotic partial nephrectomy using a novel robotic ultrasound probe (Aloka Ultrasound). This is the first demonstration of the use of a robotic ultrasound probe for the critical step of tumor identification. Robotic...
Dr. Craig Rogers, at the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute (Henry Ford Hospital) in Detroit, Michigan, demonstrates the use of V-loc barbed suture for renal reconstruction during robotic partial nephrectomy. Dr. Rogers trained at Johns Hopkins University and at the National Cancer Institute before joining...
In this video, Dr Craig Rogers, a pioneering robotic surgeon at the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute, discusses the variation in surgical technique during robotic partial nephrectomy and robotic radical nephrectomy. Robotic surgery with PPT's, photos of port placement and diagrams. The da...
Dr. Craig Rogers from the prestigious Vattikuti Urology Institute performs a robot-assisted adrenalectomy. Dr. Rogers is a leading expert in robotic approaches to kidney, prostate and adrenal surgery. Use of robotic clips on arteries is shown and described. Both left-sided and right-sided adrenalectomy...
Dr. Mani Menon and his team at the Vattikuti Urology Institute have pioneered the use of a suprapubic catheter at the time of robotic radical prostatectomy. This technique improves patient comfort in the postoperative period with few complications and excellent functional outcomes. Narrated...
In this video, VUI Chair Dr. Mani Menon performs the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, a procedure which uses robotic technology to assist in removal of prostate cancer. This include the nerve-sparing Veil of Aphrodite procedure. Robotic surgery video, narrated with expert tips. ...