Interviews
The following physicians and patient were kind enough to provide us with an interview. These physicians are currently working with the da Vinci® Surgical System, one of the most advanced robotic systems available, and were able to give us a lot of insight into their influence on the field of medicine. Below is also a patient who has undergone surgery using this computer-aided system.
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Craig A. Peters, MD
"Dr. Craig A. Peters is the Associate Professor in Surgery (Urology) at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residencies at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Board Certified, Dr. Peters is an Associate in Urology at Children's Hospital Boston and is a specialist in pediatric urology. His current research topics include urinary obstruction, laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, fetal urinary abnormalities, and urinary reconstruction." Interview with Dr. Peters |
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Pedro J. del Nido, MD
"Dr. Pedro J. del Nido is Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Senior Associate in Cardiovascular Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston. He obtained his medical degree from University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed his residencies at Toronto General Hospital in Canada. He is board certified and specializes in cardiovascular surgery. As a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Dr. del Nido has focused his laboratory research on two areas of cardiac surgery: investigation of mechanisms of injury from myocardial ischemia and techniques for performing reconstructive surgery inside the beating heart using 3-D echocardiography." Interview with Dr. del Nido |
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Joseph Wagner, MD
"Dr. Joseph R. Wagner, a graduate of Amherst College, obtained his medical degree from the University of Connecticut and completed his surgical and urologic residencies at Boston University. Following his residency, Dr. Wagner completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD where he received his minimally invasive training. Before joining Connecticut Surgical Group, Dr. Wagner was the Physician In Charge of Urologic Oncology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Board certified, Dr. Wagner has numerous publications and has received awards from the American College of Surgeons, the Countway Urological Society, Castle and Connelly Best of New York, New York’s Our Town Newspaper, and New York Magazine." Interview with Dr. Wagner |
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Laproscopy patient
Patient 1 is a middle-aged male with prostate cancer, and has chosen to undergo surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System. He remains to remain anonymous so no other background information will be provided. Interview with patient |
 Dr. Samuel H. Greenblatt Dr. Samuel H. Greenblatt is currently a Professor of Clinical Neurosciences at Brown University. Having stopped all clinical practice this year, he has never performed surgery with robotic assistance. Dr.Greenblatt will be able to provide a unique perceptive as part of the managers generation of neurosurgeons, who does not necessarily agree with all the views of the Nintendo generation (robotics). |
