Upcoming Live Webcasts
Advances in Robotic Partial Nephrectomies & Prostatectomies
July 24, 2008
A traditional laparoscopic approach for procedures within the pelvis is difficult because of the confined space in which the surgeon must work, which makes complex reconstructions and knot tying challenging. That is why the advent of the da Vinci robotic surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.), originally de...
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Advances in Parotidectomy and Thyroidectomy Procedures
July 30, 2008
Join head and neck surgeons, Dr. Lisa Orloff and Dr. David Terris, for a live webcast on technical advances in Parotidectomy and Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy surgeries at 3:00 p.m. PDT (6:00 p.m. EDT) from the University of California San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, California....
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Breast Reconstruction With Tissue Expansion
July 31, 2008
On July 31, 2008, at 6pm EDT, OR-Live will broadcast a breast reconstruction with tissue expansion from Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. This procedure will be performed by Dimitri J. Koumanis, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical Colle...
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Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series
August 6, 2008
Memphis, TN -- Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making an innovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
The Virtua...
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Adjustable Gastric Band
August 6, 2008
The first webcast of weight-loss surgery using a new gastric band will be presented by The Hospital of Central Connecticut and OR-Live on Aug 6 at 6 p.m. The procedure, utilizing the REALIZE™ adjustable gastric band and the latest laparoscopic techniques, will be performed by Dr. Carlos Barba. Narration will be...
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LAP-BAND® and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Surgeries
August 12, 2008
Bariatric surgery will be featured on the eighth webcast sponsored by Saint Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic. It is set for 4-5 p.m. Thursday, May 29.
During the webcast, Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital and other Marshfield Clinic health care professionals will disc...
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da Vinci® Prostatectomy
August 13, 2008
The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will present a live webcast on OR-Live.com featuring David B. Samadi, M.D., Chief of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai on August 13 at 5:00pm ET. Dr. Samadi will narrate case video of a robotic radical pr...
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Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
August 14, 2008
On Thursday, August 14, watch a Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy recorded from University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The procedure will be performed by Vivian von Gruenigan, MD, and moderated by Robert DeBernardo, MD. Robotic-assisted hysterectomy provides patients with a shorter hospita...
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Fetal Laser Surgery
August 20, 2008
Tampa, Fla. – Highlights of a fetal laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) will be shown from Tampa General Hospital on the Internet on August 20, 2008 at 4 p.m. EDT.
TTTS affects 10 to 15 percent of identical-twin pregnancies and is the result of abnormal blood exchange between iden...
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Incontinence Surgery: The Male Sling
August 21, 2008
Norfolk, VA – Few people talk about incontinence, or bladder leakage that threatens their quality of life. But about 13 million otherwise healthy Americans affected by this condition are limiting their active lives because of embarrassment caused by incontinence.
Prostate cancer survivor Roy Brinkley st...
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Advances in Cardiac Care featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz
August 22, 2008
See the latest advances available in cardiac care at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina. Leading cardiac specialists at St. Francis will be joined by world renowned cardiac surgeon and best-selling author Dr. Mehmet Oz, to showcase how cutting edge technology is helping save li...
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Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series
September 3, 2008
Memphis, TN -- Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making an innovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
The Virtua...
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Radiofrequency Ablation of a Kidney Tumor
September 3, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Studies of patients with kidney cancer have shown that radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive, kidney-sparing procedure, can be a successful treatment option for patients whose cancer has not spread beyond the kidney.
The treatment uses computed tomography for guidance duri...
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Total & Supracervical Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Procedures
September 3, 2008
More information to come...
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Robotically-Assisted Ureteral Reimplantation
September 16, 2008
BOSTON, Massachusetts – On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. EDT, during a LIVE Webcast, specialists at Children's Hospital Boston will perform intravesical ureteral reimplantation using robotic-assisted surgery to correct vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in one of its patients. Urologists will also showcase and...
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Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
September 17, 2008
HARRISBURG, PA – On Wednesday, September 17 at 6 p.m. PinnacleHealth will broadcast a minimally invasive hysterectomy, performed by Gregory Willis, DO, online. During the broadcast, Dr. Willis, surgeon and gynecologic oncologist at PinnacleHealth, will complete a total hysterectomy with lymph node dissection fo...
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Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series
October 1, 2008
Memphis, TN -- Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making an innovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
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Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with CyberKnife
October 8, 2008
On October 8 at 12:00 p.m. CST, ProHealth Care will present a panel discussion at Waukesha Memorial Hospital on CyberKnife, one of the world's most sophisticated cancer treatment technologies.
The panel will include Bobby Koneru, MD, radiation oncologist; Hendrikus Krouwer, MD, PhD, neuro-oncologist; an...
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Curing Epilepsy: Improved Procedures, Improved Outcomes
October 9, 2008
In the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, patients with epilepsy are offered an effective surgical treatment when conventional medication therapy fails to control or stop their seizures. The program's specialists are able to identify children who are unlikely to res...
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Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series
November 5, 2008
Memphis, TN -- Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making an innovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
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