Media Video
General Media Coverage
Watch the da Vinci Surgical System featured on the new hit daytime medical talk show, The Doctors, produced by Dr. Phil McGraw.
Surgeon: Michael Stephanides, M.D.
Title: Medical Director
Institution: Centennial Medical Center Robotics Program, Nashville, TN
Media Source: News Channel 5
Cardiac Procedures
Procedure: Coronary Artery Bypass
Surgeon: Richard Shemin, M.D.
Title: Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Institution: UCLA Medical Center, CA
Media Source: PBS / Wired
Procedure: Mitral Valve Repair
Patient: Jane Robelot
Surgeon: Douglas Murphy, M.D.
Media Source: CBS News
Procedure: Coronary Artery Bypass
Patient: Ellis Comfort
Surgeon: Chand Ramaiah, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
Institution: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Media Source: Wave 3 News Louisville
General Surgery Procedures
Procedure: Heller Myotomy
Surgeon: Thomas Krummel, M.D.
Title: Surgeon-in-Chief
Institution: Lucille Packard Childrens Hospital, Stanford Medical Center
Media Source: Bay Areas NBC 11 News
Urologic Procedures
Procedure: da Vinci Prostatectomy
Surgeon: David Samadi, M.D.
Institution: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Media Source: Fox Sports News
Procedure: da Vinci Prostatectomy
Patient: Bill Drosback
Surgeon: Joseph Wagner, M.D.
Institution: Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Media Source: Fox News
Procedure: da Vinci Prostatectomy
Patient: Gary Moore
Surgeon: David Lee, M.D.
Title: Urologist
Institution: Urology Associates of N. Texas, Fort Worth, TX
Media Source: NBC 5
Procedure: da Vinci Prostatectomy
Patient: Scott Weikard
Surgeon: Mani Menon, M.D.
Title: Director
Institution: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital
Media Source: WSJ Report
Gynecological Procedures
Watch the da Vinci Surgical System featured on the new hit daytime medical talk show, The Doctors, produced by Dr. Phil McGraw. Includes discussion of da Vinci Hysterectomy.
Procedure: Hysterectomy
Patient: Karena O'Connell
Surgeon: Dr. Mark Zepeda
Institution: St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
To determine whether the FDA has cleared da Vinci Surgical System for use in a specific procedure, please refer to the FDA Clearance page.
