Cornell Retro-Apical Techniqe of Robotic Prostatectomy By Dr. Ash Tewari

Title: Anatomic Retro-apical Technique for the reduction of positive margins during robotic prostate cancer surgery.

American Urological Association Best Video for 2010.

To describe a novel synchronous approach to apical dissection during robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) which augments circumferential visual appreciation of the prostatic apex and membranous urethra anatomy, and assess its effect on apical margin positivity.

http://www.nycrobotics.com

email: ash.k.tewari@gmail.com

Dr. Ash Tewari is a professor of urology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He has performed over 3500 robotic prostate cancer surgeries. He is a NIH funded researcher for the development of real time imaging during prostate cancer surgery as well as a member of the NIH early detection research network. He serves as director of the Prostate Cancer Institute and the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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