NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. David Samadi, the
Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and
Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New
York City, wrapped up his groundbreaking trip to Israel with the
completion of six successful robotic prostate
cancer treatment surgeries. Via these prostate
cancer surgeries, three of which were televised live, Samadi
demonstrated his SMART technique (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic
Technique) to 50 Israeli urologists, who were invited to attend and
learn his robotic
surgery skills.
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Dr. Samadi performed the very first SMART surgery
robotic prostatectomy ever at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa,
northern Israel, utilizing the hospital’s newly acquired da Vinci
robot. “The surgery has now moved Rambam to the forefront of
world-class hospitals that offer prostate removal with the da Vinci
surgical system,” said Samadi. Working closely with Dr. Jack Baniel
of the Rabin Medical Center Petah Tikvah, Israel, and Dr. Jacob
Ramon of Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel
Aviv, Samadi launched this international effort to mentor
colleagues in Israel on his SMART Surgery Technique and share his
surgical skills.
Dr. Samadi, a pioneer surgeon in the field of robotics,
performed all six robotic prostatectomies, with a minimal amount of
blood loss, in less than two hours each. The surgery at Rambam was
the first SMART surgery technique ever performed in Israel. Rambam
Medical Center serves as a referral center for eleven hospitals in
the Tel Aviv region, unifying all fields of
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