Today, we Aryaanites, had a wonderful time with Dr. Anup Ramani who gave us a fascinating talk on robotic surgery.
He began by telling us that he was brought up in Mumbai and went on to the USA to complete his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He thoroughly inspired us by sharing his journey from being a driver for his professor to becoming one of the best robotic surgeons for uro-oncology in the world.
He told us about how robotic surgery is highly accurate and precise. He informed us how robotic surgery came into existence in the 1990s in the American defence department. He then told us about how the first robot for surgery- the DaVinci was invented in Sunnyvale, California. This robot consists of 2 parts, a part with octopus like arms and another with the appearance of a race car sawed in half which is used for controlling the arms of the robot. These two parts are connected to each other via Bluetooth. He then showed us an intriguing video about how the DaVinci is operated and how it is extremely efficient since it magnifies the internal viscera by 15 times.
Robotic surgery is minimally invasive and can be performed remotely across countries. Robots make operations very convenient. We learnt that even a procedure as perfect as robotic surgery is not infallible as there is a possible lag due to the Bluetooth connection between the arms and the control.
He then enlightened us about the
Ureteroscope which is of German origin and is used to remove kidney stones. It has a silver-coloured handle and a long black tube-like structure connected to it called the endoscope. The endoscope is inserted inside the urethra and it enters the kidney via the ureters. Then, with the help of a laser, the kidney stones are broken down into smaller fragments.
He then answered the various questions posed by the listeners flawlessly and with extreme clarity and explained us his answers with relatable real-life situations and his personal experiences.
This talk on robotic surgery has inspired and fascinated all of us. Thank you sir, for making this such an interactive session and we would love to have you back for another exciting session. I would like to thank sir VPD for organising an interesting session to keep our hunger for knowledge alive.
Suditi Misra