Dr. Michael Scheidler, pediatric trauma medical director at University Medical Center, was integral in building the hospital’s pediatric robotic surgery program, introduced in 2017. “Minimally invasive robotic surgery offers a number of significant advantages,” he says, “especially for pediatric patients. These include reduced risks of complications, improved recovery times and shorter hospital stays.” Compared with open surgery, Scheidler says, robotic procedures typically result in smaller incisions with minimal scarring, less blood loss and a reduced need for narcotic pain medications. When did you know you wanted to be a doctor? I was in high school when I realized I wanted to be a doctor. I worked for and shadowed a family practice doctor who worked out of his home. He was kind and compassionate to his patients, and they loved his common-sense approach. Although I have devoted my career to surgery, I strive to follow his example by building strong … [Read more...] about Pediatric surgeon: In medicine, cultivate relationships as well as technology
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3-D Organ Printing Factory Will Produce Replica Human Body Parts So Surgeons Can Practice
Health 3-D Printers Surgery Surgeons can now hold a 3-D printed model of their patient’s heart in their hands the day before an operation or they can check the size of a blood clot in the brain using a 3-D printed replica. This technology has cropped up in some hospitals around the country, giving doctors a way to test out surgical procedures before operating on the real thing. It’s a method that can cut down planning time and potentially reduce risk, and within the next year the United States will get its first ever 3-D human organ printing factory. Paris-based medical device company Biomodex announced Thursday it raised $15 million for the project from two European investment firms. It plans to open the factory in the Boston area within the next year, Carolyn DeVasto, global vice president of commercialization at Biomodex told Newsweek. “Our goal is really about improving patients' outcomes by reducing risks,” DeVasto said. A … [Read more...] about 3-D Organ Printing Factory Will Produce Replica Human Body Parts So Surgeons Can Practice
Nationwide Children’s Hospital pediatric surgeon named CEO of Nemours Foundation
Meredith Newman The News Journal Published 5:11 p.m. UTC Jun 5, 2018 Dr. Larry Moss, a pediatric surgeon and biomedical researcher, has been named CEO of the Nemours Foundation, the hospital system announced Tuesday. Moss, who has served as the surgeon-in-chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, will begin his tenure on Oct. 1. He will succeed Dr. David Bailey, who has announced he will retire as CEO this year. He has been with the hospital system for more than 20 years. Moss, 58, will oversee the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as well as hospitals and clinics in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. He will be based in Florida. At Nationwide, Moss led a program to develop the first FDA-approved studies in tissue engineering for congenital heart disease, centers in colorectal and craniofacial care, and more than a dozen federally funded surgical research programs. He attended medical school at the … [Read more...] about Nationwide Children’s Hospital pediatric surgeon named CEO of Nemours Foundation
Hospital: No Reprimand for Miami Surgeon Facing Criminal Charges
Dr. Colin Knight Dr. Colin Knight, a pediatric surgeon at Miami’s Nicklaus Children’s Hospital charged with unlawful access of his ex-girlfriend’s security system can continue to work at the hospital during legal proceedings and is not facing immediate disciplinary action. Knight was arrested in December of 2017 and subsequently charged in February of 2018 with twenty counts of unlawfully accessing a computer device, twenty counts of the unlawful use of a two way communication device, and one count of video voyeurism-acts that were allegedly done from both his personal computer and the hospital network, according to the Miami Herald and Miami-Dade court records. “The private practice physician has clinical privileges at the hospital,” hospital spokesperson Jennifer Caminas said in a statement. “The matter remains under review and will follow the outcome of the legal proceedings.” The physician’s medical practice, Miami Associates in … [Read more...] about Hospital: No Reprimand for Miami Surgeon Facing Criminal Charges
CBS News Logo Robot surgeons one step closer to reality
Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, Wednesday's research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots, removing the surgeon's hands from certain tasks that a machine might perform all by itself. No, doctors wouldn't leave the bedside -- they're supposed to supervise, plus they'd handle the rest of the surgery. Nor is the device ready for operating rooms. But in small tests using pigs, the robotic arm performed at least as well, and in some cases a bit better, as some competing surgeons in stitching together intestinal tissue, researchers reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine. "The purpose wasn't to replace surgeons," said Dr. Peter C.W. Kim of Children's National Health System in Washington, a pediatric surgeon who led the project. "If you have an intelligent tool that … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Robot surgeons one step closer to reality