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NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new study, experience in robotic surgery is only obtained after the procedure has been performed more than 1,600 times. Researchers claimed this volume is what is required in order to successfully remove all prostate cancer cells surrounding the tumor. This comes as no surprise to Dr. David B. Samadi, a robotic prostatectomy and prostate cancer treatment expert, as well as Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and...

BOTHELL, Wash., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verathon Inc. is pleased to announce its sponsorship of two traveling resident scholars for the 2011 scholarship year, through the IVUmed Traveling Resident Program. In 2011, Verathon® will sponsor Laura Leddy, MD, (University of Washington) in her trip to the Palestinian West Bank, and another resident scholar yet to be selected. This is the sixth consecutive year that Verathon is participating in the program. (Logo:...

Several prominent urologic surgeons discussed their use of Aureon's prognostic tests. Yonkers, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 20, 2011 Today, Aureon Biosciences, Inc. announced that several prominent urologic surgeons discussed their use of Aureon's prognostic tests, Post-Op Px™ and Prostate Px+, at this year's International Robotic Urology Symposium (IRUS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the conference, Dr. Vipul Patel, Medical Director of the Global Robotics Institute and Urologic...

BALTIMORE, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Becker's ASC Review, a trade publication for ambulatory surgery center management that offers general business, legal and clinical guidance, selected the Maryland Summit Ambulatory Surgical Centers as a "Great Surgery Center to Work for." Summit Ambulatory Surgical Centers, a part of Chesapeake Urology Associates, operates 14 locations throughout Central Maryland. The centers provide a surgical setting for urologic procedures performed by physicians...

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...

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. David Samadi, robotic prostatectomy expert, as well as the Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, continues to break barriers by sharing his robotic surgery and prostate cancer treatment skills with doctors worldwide. Today, Samadi, a pioneer surgeon in the field of robotics, performed his signature SMART Surgery Technique at Rambam Medical...

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The SMART Surgery Technique is the brainchild of Dr. David B. Samadi, a robotic prostatectomy expert, as well as the Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. SMART, which stands for "Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique," "takes oncologic principles, combines it with open radical prostatectomy skills and builds upon it with a unique robotic...

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanford J. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.S., president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, has been elected to the board of directors of the Park Heights Community Health Alliance (PHCHA). "Dr. Siegel is passionate about eliminating healthcare disparity and his practice fosters compassion and dignity," says Willie Flowers, PHCHA executive director. "His advocacy inspired me before I even met him. He is a sincere leader in the Baltimore healthcare...

BALTIMORE, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Urology Associates, PA is pleased to announce that Drs. Karen Boyle and Kristin Chrouser have been named Leading Women for 2010 by The Daily Record. The Leading Women award program recognizes women 40 years old or younger for their significant career accomplishments. Dr. Boyle specializes in male fertility and reproductive medicine including vasectomy, microsurgical vasectomy reversals, microsurgical varicocele repair, and all sperm...

Minorities in Academic SurgeryJournal of the American College of Surgeons Article Reviews Grant Program's Success in Addressing Lack of Minority Surgeons in the Academic FieldAccording to a report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, a grant-funded program tailored to provide advanced minimally invasive surgery skills to young, underrepresented minority surgeons, is helping address shortages of minority faculty members at U.S. medical...