15 Dec

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  As part of our Community Health Series, we are sharing this informational video from D.r Maitrayee Chennu about what a hysterectomy is, why one may be required, the options for surgery, and information on recovery. PPT's, 1:33....

24 Nov

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  As part of our Community Health Series, we are pleased to share the American Cancer Society's tips for preventing cancer through healthier diet and exercise choices. PPT's, 1:27....

24 Nov

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  As part of our Community Health Series, we present this short informational video on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS. One-in ten women of childbearing age can be affected by PCOS, which can be a cause of infertility, among other health issues. Learn what the...

29 Oct

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  This short informational video is to advise women about breast cancer prevention and treatment options available for them. Photos/PPT's, 01:28...

29 Jul

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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in the number of virtual consultations in comparison to pre-Covid times, across the globe. We at the Vattikuti Foundation strongly believe in outside-the-hospital care as and where possible to be a viable alternative now- and into the future....

22 Jul

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NOTE: GRAPHIC MEDICAL IMAGES- NOT FOR CHILDREN! Dr. Sanjay Pandey, a reconstructive urologist with an inclination into the subject of Gender reassignment dives deep in bringing society closer to the needs of these children and much-needed empowerment and encouragement in challenges on medical care, smoothens guidelines...

25 Jun

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This is the recorded program of the Vattikuti Webinar Series session: Good Night, Sleep Tight: How to Sleep Healthy! The Vattikuti Foundation brings in Dr Sahil Chopra, of Empower Sleep in California and Dr Saurav Luthra, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical centre....

21 Jun

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Yoga in the Western world often denotes a modern form of hatha yoga and yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures or asanas, Yog in its original form is not just a process of achieving physical and mental wellbeing, but a journey from body...

15 May

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  The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in the number of virtual consultations in comparison to pre-Covid times, across the globe. This shift is far from being a durable change. We at the Vattikuti Foundation strongly believe in outside-the-hospital care as and where possible to...

23 Apr

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  We are excited to have two top Bariatric Robotic Surgeons who joined us on April 23, 2021 for a patient-centric Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series program on managing obesity. Obesity is the mother of many non-communicable diseases and is rapidly becoming a source of great concern...

09 Apr

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  Vattikuti Foundation Webinar Series featured Transplant Surgeon Dr Sunil Shroff. Dr Shroff is affiliated with the Madras Medical Mission Hospital in Chennai and is the managing trustee of a non-government, non-profit organization called the MOHAN Foundation. A major focus of his work is to raise...

03 Apr

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  March is observed as Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and in continuation with that awareness drive, we bring forth this webinar for patient education. Colorectal Cancers (CRCs) are the 3rd most common cancer in the world and the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Around 1.4...

12 Mar

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  Friday. March 12th, the Vattikuti Foundation was honored to present the webinar: Sexual Health & the Circle of Life, Featuring Dr. Latika Chawla talking about woman's reproductive health, because this continues to be an important topic for women of all ages. She presented a...

01 Jun

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  The DES approach to Holistic Health and Better Life   Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari asks- How do we as humans use our energy? It is important to manage our time to eliminate stress in our lives. Here is his MediCounsel presentation. PPT's, lecture,...

22 May

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  Tele Health- The Way Forward   This is a recording of the second MediCounsel Webinar from Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari. He gives his thoughts on why Tele Medicine may be the best method for patients- and their doctors- to communicate. Presented...

21 May

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  A Coherent Wellness Personal Plan (Health in Your Hands)   Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has begun a series of Webinars focusing on making healthier life decisions, for his business MediCounsel. We would like to offer them to our followers as a service to them....

20 May

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Surgical Scene Segmentation   Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari never stops learning. He has become an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Medicine, and specifically its uses for Robotic Surgery. He recently asked the Robotic Surgeons Council of India: "How can you see what your eyes...

28 Apr

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VF Contributes to the COVID-19 Battle in Detroit   Raj Vattikuti, Vattikuti Foundation and Altimetrik Corporation President, takes part in a City of Detroit news conference with Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the joint Altimetrik/VF contribution of $400,000 USD to a program to provide for remote testing...

16 Nov

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  Reflections on the Vattikuti Fellowship Program   The success of the Vattikuti Foundation Fellowship Program can be measured by the significant number of former Vattikuti Fellows now safely practicing Robotic Surgery in India. This video is part of a group presentation of Mentor Surgeons and former Fellow,...

16 Nov

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  Robotic Esophagectomy, T4-Mid Esophagus   Vattikuti Fellow Aravindan R. produced this KS National Robotic Surgery Awards Runner-up for the 2019 Robotic Surgeons Council of India under the Mentorship of Dr. Somashekhar SP at Manipal Hospital.   Full title: ROBOTIC ESOPHAGECTOMY IN A CASE OF LOCALLY ADVANCED T4 CARCINOMA MID...

16 Nov

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RSC- Group Discussion on Mentoring & Fellowships   Following presentations from Vattikuti Fellowship Mentor Surgeons & Fellows, the Robotic Surgeons Council of India had a conversation, led by Drs. Mahendra Bhandari & Gagan Gautam about ideas for improvement. Discussion, 26:54  ...

16 Nov

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Current Status of Colorectal Surgery Dr. Venkatesh Munikrishnan is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Vattikuti Fellowship Mentor Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals Chennai.  He shares his views & experience with the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, November 2019.  Lecture, with PowerPoints, photos, robotic surgery videos.  (headphones suggested...

09 Jan

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  Prof. Dr. Rooma Sinha is Senior Gynecologist Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. She tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) how she has taken the standard da Vinci protocol for robotic myomecomy and modified it to be...

09 Jan

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  Dr. Rama Joshi is the Director & HOD of Gyne Oncology for the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram. She tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) endometrial cancer is on the rise. "Obesity of course presents a challenge, in the...

20 Dec

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  "We need to move to the next level," says Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman- Surgical Oncology, MHEPL, HOD & Consultant Surgical Oncologist at the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Bangalore. "Because you know, everybody knows the robot is there, but what is the evidence to pick it...

19 Dec

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  Dr. Mani Menon, Chair of the Vattikuti Urology Institute and robotic surgery pioneer, has some encouraging early news regarding 4-month outcomes from some of the first Menon Precision Prostatectomy (MPP) patients. Discussion, with computer graphics. 1:21 ...

19 Dec

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  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur is the first "paperless" hospital in India. Dr. Sanjeev Mishra is the Hospital Director, and Keynote Speaker for the 11th meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC). He talked about the changing scenario...

17 Dec

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  "Where do we go from here?" Vattikuti Foundation CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari asks his audience at the 11th gathering of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. "Despite such high-quality (robotic) work being done, it goes unnoticed by the world." He challenges the top...

18 Aug

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  A KS Robotic Surgery Video Awards entry: ROBOTIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR Authors: Dr. NIKHITHA D. SHETTY, Dr. ASHWINIKUMAR KUDARI, Senior Consultant- Narayana Health Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre, Bangalore Introduction: Minimally invasive repair of inguinal hernias have the advantage of lesser post operative pain and earlier...

09 Aug

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  A KS Robotic Surgery Video Awards entry. Robotic partial nephrectomy: testing the limits Lalit Kumar, Prabhjot Singh, Rajeev Kumar Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Abstract: Introduction: Morbid obesity, hilar tumor location and underlying kidney disease make partial...

21 Jul

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  ABSTRACT Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is considered one of the most complex and technically challenging abdominal surgeries. With increasing use of minimally invasive surgery, this operation continues to be performed most commonly in an open fashion. Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy is characterized by high morbidity and...

11 Jul

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  "When we talk about the Gastric Band," says Dr. Arun Prasad, HOD, General Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Bariatric Surgery for Manipal Hospitals, Delhi. "The three dimensional vision of the hiatus makes a tremendous difference during the surgery." He shares his experiences with the Robotic...

03 Jul

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  Robotic technology originally designed for the International Space Station is finding its way into healthcare by targeting breast cancer tumors: Canadian researchers have developed an MRI-Guided robot capable of being controlled remotely called IGAR. IGAR technology and software originated from the robotic arm...

26 Jun

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  Full title: Facelift and Retroauricular Approach for Posterior Segmental Mandubulectomy Combined With Robotic Assisted Neck Dissection in Management of Gingivobuccal Cancers. "We are all aware, oral cancer is a common problem for us," Dr. Vishal Rao, Consultant Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon,...

22 Jun

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  Dr. Nikitha Shetty, Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, tells the Roboti Surgeons Council of India that, "In hernia repairs, robotic surgery provides a distinct advantage." She also shares surgery details from Dr. Ashwinikumar Kudari at Narayana, with PPT's, photos showing port placement, and robotic surgery...

20 Jun

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  "In the last eleven months, I have done 24-partial neohrectomies, but only one was big." Dr. Kamlesh Patel tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He presents the case of a 69-year-old man who was discovered to have a large left renal mass during...

19 Jun

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  This recoded presentation was a part of the What is the Evidence? session for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC), presented by Additional Professor Dr. Ravimohan Mavuduru from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. Dr. Mavuduru compares various...

07 Jun

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  Full title: Transoral Robotic Surgery: Intra-operative Events / Complications "Transoral robotic surgery is a relatively safe procedure," Dr. Surender Dabas, Director, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) Gurgaon tells the Robotic Surgeons...

06 Jun

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  Those who know and work with Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, realize what an active mind he has. Recently, he was asked to give an oration at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, honoring Professor Sarinder Man...

05 Jun

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  There are complications that occur in robotic surgery that do not happen in laparoscopy, according to Prof. Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprise; Consultant Surgical & Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, HIPEC Super specialist at Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...

18 May

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  Dr. Ravi Kant is the Director and CEO Of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh. He presented a short but significant Keynote Speech to the 10th Robotic Surgeons Council of India meeting in Mussoorie, May 5, 2018. ...

21 Feb

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  American robotic surgeon Prof. J. Scott Magnuson, M. D. is known for his excellent lectures. The Chief Medical Officer, Florida Hospital Nicholson Center; Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, UCF College of Medicine Medical Director Head and Neck Surgery shares his insights...

21 Feb

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  American robotic surgeon Prof. J. Scott Magnuson, M. D. is known for his excellent lectures. The Chief Medical Officer, Florida Hospital Nicholson Center; Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, UCF College of Medicine Medical Director Head and Neck Surgery shares his insights...

25 Jan

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  Dr. Jagannath Dixit is a GI Oncosurgeon at HCG Hospital, KNUMC, Bengaluru. He discusses the technique developed by S.Korean surgeon Dr. Choi, whom Dr. Dixit studied with. He talks about locating and isolating the disease (tumor) before opening the rectum and removing the...

18 Jan

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  Presented by Dr. Surender Dabas, Director, Surgical Oncology, Head Neck and Thoracic Services, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India, to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Goa, 11-2017: "It was the robot, which caused me to move...

11 Jan

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  "I was very anti-robotic. It was not something I was interested in," Dr. M. Brian Harkins, General Surgeon and Chairman, Robotics sub-committee, Department of Surgery, Tomball Regional Hospital, Texas told the November 2017 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) in Goa....

04 Jan

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  Dr. (Prof.) Arun Prasad, Senior Bariatric Surgeon & Chief of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center, Dept. of Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi talks about robotic surgery and robotic bariatric-specific complications which may arise during surgery. He advises the Robotic Surgeons Council of...

19 Dec

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  "There's been a dramatic change in the way we treat patients, with the adoption of transoral robotic surgery." (TORS) claims Dr. J. Scott Magnuson, Medical Director, Head & Neck Surgery, Celebration Health System, Orlando, Florida, USA. He was addressing the Robotic Surgeons Council...

18 Dec

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  Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan, Khurshid Ghani, MBChB, MS, FRCS(Urol) presented this topic at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, November, 2017. He was awarded the "Best Paper in Robotic Surgery for 2017" in European Urology. (The award is sponsored...

15 Dec

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  President & Founder of the Vattikuti Foundation, Mr. Raj Vattikuti has made a mark on history, funding the early robotic surgery research of Dr. Mani Menon. For nearly two decades, he has worked to promote robotic surgery knowledge and training. He addressed...

12 Dec

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  Intuitive Surgical Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer Dave Rosa spoke to the November 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC). He talked about relationships: "It's about the people. Nothing happens without you in this room." He recognized some of the...

18 Jul

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  In less than one minute, robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon explains the workings of this "Space Age" surgery to a live audience. Lecture, with robotic surgery videos 00:46 ...

06 Jul

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  Dr. Gagan Prakash, Assistant Professor, Dept of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, shares his experience of over two years with the Intuitive Surgical da Vinci XI Surgical System. India's first Xi was installed at Tata Memorial in November, 2014. Dr. Prakash shows the Robotic...

21 Jun

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  Apollo Chennai surgeons Drs. Subhankar Paul, Raghunath K.J., and Ajit Pai were confronted with an elderly patient with an enhancing mass lesion, post wall of rectosigmoid junction. After further diagnostic studies (CECT scan, colonoscopy, ultrasound,PET scan and biopsy, a malignant tumor was the diagnosis....

31 May

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  Dr. Arun Prasad is the Sr. Consultant Surgeon and Academic Coordinator at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi. He is a leading robotic bariatric surgeon in addition to his proctoring and academic duties. Here, he shares some of his tips and tricks for the...

30 May

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  The KS robotic surgery video awards second place winner: "Beyond traditional frontiers: Therapeutic Supine Robotic RPLND for post chemotherapy residual retroperitoneal masses in testicular cancer "(full title). Authors:Ashwin Tamhankar, Puneet Ahluwalia, Gagan Gautam Presenting author: Ashwin Tamhankar Institution: Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi ...

26 May

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  Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman is a Consultant Urologist and Director of Robotics for Apollo Hospitals Chennai. He was instrumental in founding the Indian Prostate Cancer Foundation. He also is Program Director for the Apollo Vattikuti Robotic Urology Fellowship, mentoring K. R. Seetharam Bhat, current...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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  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....

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...

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. ...

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...

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). ...

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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  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  "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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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...

17 Jul

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  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

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  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

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  "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...