Author: Dr. Savatta

  • Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer – going north of the border

    Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer – A first in Quebec Thursday May 5th, Dr Assaad El-Hakim performed the first robotic radical prostatectomy at the Hospital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal. This innovative procedure for prostate cancer was a premiere in the province of Quebec.   Source: CNW Group

  • Prostate cancer on The Open Line

    I would like to thank James Mtume and Bob Pickett for having me on their show today. We had an excellent discussion with several points that Id like to summarize. I will also be taking questions from their listeners that can be emailed to [email protected] The broadcast can be heard on a series of MP3…

  • Prostate Cancer on the Radio

    I have been invited to discuss prostate cancer on The Open Line. The show will air Sunday, May 21, from 11:00 am to noon on 98.7 KISS FM out of NYC. Phone calls will be received. The Open Line Show has been called by numerous leaders and journalists as “One of the most important talk…

  • Robotic Presentations at AUA

    Intuitive Surgical 2006 AUA Program Schedule: Download file We are all set at Newark Beth Israel to telecast our dvP using the new daVinci S on May 22nd.

  • Robotic Surgery in NEJM

    There was a favorable article about robotic surgery in the New England Journal of Medicine. The robot-assisted procedure is associated with lower rates of postoperative impotence and incontinence than the open procedure, says Menon, because the robot makes it considerably easier to spare nerves and to anastomose the urethra. Moreover, Menon believes that it permits…

  • Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator

    There is a new web-based tool that can help men over the age of 55 calculate their risk of having prostate cancer by biopsy. Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, the University of Colorado, and the NCI created a statistical model…

  • Robotic Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer with Robotic Gallbladder Removal

    This past week I performed a right robotic kidney removal for suspected kidney cancer. My patient also had gallbladder problems and needed to have her gallbladder removed. Dr. Kopelan performed a robotic cholecystectomy under the same setting with the same positioning. This was the first time I used the DaVinci S to perform kidney surgery…

  • Live Telecast of da Vinci Prostate Cancer Surgery at AUA

    I have been selected to perform a live tecast from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center to the AUA conference in Atlanta on May 22nd. Any urologists interested in observing can go to the intuitive booth at noon.

  • Robotic Surgery Growth in New Jersey: Essex county

    This is a monthly update on the growth of Robotic Surgery in my practice. Due to a variety of reasons, this month was my slowest robotic surgical month of the last 7. 2 months ago I explained that I have been restricting use of the da vinci robot to prostate surgery. I am happy to…