Webcasts of Live da Vinci® Surgery
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Urologic Surgery
Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy
The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. presented a live webcast on OR-Live.com featuring David B. Samadi, M.D., Chief of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai on August 13, 2008. Dr. Samadi narrated case video of a robotic radical prostatectomy utilizing the da Vinci S HD Surgical System and conducted a live question and answer session with viewers on the efficacy of open, laparoscopic, and robotic prostate surgeries. Dr. Simon Hall, Chair of the Department of Urology and Director of the Barbara and Maurice A. Deane Prostate Health and Research Center at Mount Sinai was also on the panel.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Partial Nephrectomy
Craig Rogers, M.D., Director of Robotic Renal Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital and Director of Urologic Oncology at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, performed a partial nephrectomy using the da Vinci® Surgical System on December 6, 2007. James Peabody, M.D., Senior Staff Surgeon of the Vattikuti Urology Institute, moderated and took questions from viewers.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy

Surgeons at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia performed a robotic prostatectomy using the da Vinci Surgery System.
Broadcast from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on August 8, 2007.
Hosted by urologist Dr. Michael Fabrizio with the surgery performed by urologist Dr. Raymond Lance.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy

Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital demonstrate and discuss a less-invasive surgical treatment option for prostate cancer - da Vinci Prostatectomy.
Broadcast live from Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI.
On Wednesday, December 6th, 2006, Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital demonstrated and discussed a less-invasive surgical treatment option for prostate cancer — robotic-assisted prostatectomy. The program featured pre-taped video footage of the procedure as well as a panel discussion of this technique and the comprehensive cancer care available through the Marshfield medical campus. Expert commentary was provided by Gregory Anderson, MD, urologist; Michael Seelen, MD, urologist; Seth Fagbemi, MD, medical oncologist; and Warren Olds, MD, radiation oncologist.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy
Originally broadcast live from Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS, on November 2, 2006.
Urologist David Emmott, MD, performed a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the da Vinci™ Surgical System.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center was first hospital the in region to perform radical prostatectomy using the da Vinci™ in 2002. Since that time, Emmott and his partner, Scott Montgomery, MD, have performed more than 200 procedures.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy
View a pre-recorded webcast of a da Vinci prostatectomy surgery, performed by Dr. Jean Josseph at Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York. The video includes an interview with the patient before and after his surgery.
Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy
da Vinci Prostatectomy - Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Replay of August 10, 2006 Webcast. Performed at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI. Brian Butler, MD, ProHealth Care urologist, performed the surgery, and Jon Auger, MD, ProHealth Care urologist, moderated the event. The webcast povides viewers the opportunity to see the robotic surgery as it happened, and to hear questions of the surgeon and moderator during the live event.
Webcast Archive - da Vinci Prostatectomy

da Vinci Prostatectomy - Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Replay of January 19, 2006 Webcast. Performed at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital by Jefferson’s Multidisciplinary Urologic Cancer Team.
Gynecologic Surgery
Webcast Archive - da Vinci Sacrocolpopexy
On Monday, September 17th, at 3:00 PM EDT, a da Vinci Sacrocolpopexy was performed by Dr. Anthony Visco, Associate Professor, Director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Director of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery, and Vice-Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center.
da Vinci® Sacrocolpopexy represents a state-of-the-art minimally invasive approach to surgically correct vaginal vault prolapse by resupporting the vagina to the sacrum using a polypropylene mesh.
The superior high-resolution 3D vision, fully wristed instrumentation and Intuitive® motion of the da Vinci Surgical System allows surgeons to perform a reproducible sacrocolpopexy with far greater surgical precision, ease and efficiency compared to conventional laparoscopy, while applying techniques used in traditional open surgery.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Hysterectomy for Benign Disease
The Next Frontier in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
The University of Michigan Health System and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. presented a Webcast of a da Vinci Hysterectomy, broadcast live from the University of Michigan Hospital, on September 20, 2006.
The minimally invasive hysterectomy was performed with the assistance of the da Vinci® Surgical System, by Dr. Arnold Advincula, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of OB/GYN at The University of Michigan Health System.
Arleen H. Song, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, moderated the event to explain critical portions of the surgery and answer e-mail questions from viewers during the Webcast.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
Live Webcast from UNC Hospitals: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4-5 PM ET
Review a replay of the Webcast of a da Vinci Radical Hysterectomy, originally broadcast live from N.C. Women's Hospital at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, on February 22, 2006 at 4 PM (ET).
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The minimally invasive procedure was performed using the da Vinci Surgical System, and included a radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for the treatment of cervical cancer.* Dr. John Boggess, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Fellowship Program Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology at UNC School of Medicine will perform the procedure.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Myomectomy for Uterine Fibroids
Robotic Myomectomy Enables Treatment of Uterine Fibroids While Preserving Fertility
University of Michigan hosted a live Webcast of da Vinci® myomectomy – a procedure for the surgical removal of fibroid tumors from the uterus while still maintaining her fertility. Originally broadcast from an operating room at the University of Michigan Hospital at 11 a.m. September 28, 2005 (ET).
Arnold Advincula, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Michigan Health System performed the surgery.
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Cardiac Surgery
Webcast Archive - da Vinci Coronary Revascularization
Dr. Christine McCarty performed a minimally-invasive robotic coronary artery bypass surgery on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. During the broadcast, Christine McCarty, MD, chair of cardiac surgery at PinnacleHealth, completed double vessel bypass surgery, utilizing the left and right internal mammary arteries, on a beating heart.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Mitral Valve Repair
Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic of the Cleveland Clinic performed mitral valve repair surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System. The procedure was performed on October 2nd, 2007.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Mitral Valve Repair
Daniel Bethencourt, M.D., medical director of cardiac surgery, Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute (MHVI) at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, performed mitral valve repair surgery using the da Vinci S Surgical System. The procedure was webcast on Aug. 22, 2007.
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Webcast Archive - da Vinci Mitral Valve Repair
East Carolina University cardiothoracic surgeon W. Randolph Chitwood and his surgical team performing da Vinci Mitral Valve Repair.
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W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., M.D., FACS, FRCS (Eng)
Senior Associate Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs Director, North Carolina Cardiovascular Diseases Institute
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, East Carolina University |