Reflections on the Vattikuti Fellowship Program

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, who introduces the presenters, each of whom has excellent credentials and ideas Mentors & Fellows can use. In order: 00:10 Dr. Santosh Waigankar, introduction KDAH (Former Fellow) 02:49 Dr. Somashekhar S. P., Manipal Hospital (mentor’s experience) 16:13 Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Medanta the Medicity (mentoring hits & misses) 29:32 Dr. Santosh Waigankar (experience as a Fellow) 36:49 Dr. Mani Menon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit (early program, US) 41:38 Dr. Gagan Gautam, Max Inst. of Cancer Care, (proctoring). Times listed correspond to where each surgeon begins his presentation. Lectures, with PowerPoints, TRT 54:37