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January 13, 2011

Healthcare Technology and News: Doctor Performs 3,100 Successful Surgeries with SMART Surgery Technique


Creator of the SMART Surgery Technique, which stands for "Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique," Dr. David B. Samadi is combining his open radical prostatectomy and laparoscopy skills along with his oncologic expertise, and adds in his unique robotic surgical experience, to perform an extremely invasive surgery for prostate cancer patients. Dr. Samadi, a uro-pathologist expert in prostate cancer treatment, performs this distinctive prostate surgery himself, from beginning to end, one operating room at a time.

Dr. Samadi, with a successful 3,100 cases to his credit, has created a revolutionary and advanced prostate cancer surgery and prostate cancer treatment method that drastically reduces blood loss, pain, hospital stay, recovery time and the side effects of other treatments.

In a press release, Dr. Samadi, who is also the vice chairman of the Department of Urology, and chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, said, “I have a pretty far-reaching international patient base, and my staff is very skilled in dealing with traveling patients.”

With the SMART Technique, there have been no instances of rectal perforations in Dr. Samadi's last 3,100 cases -- a claim that very few surgeons can make. Additionally, with a transfusion rate close to zero (only three in Samadi's last 1,600 cases have needed a blood transfusion), the SMART Technique is the most personalized robotic prostate surgery procedure of its kind in New York. The bloodless procedure results in less damage to the delicate neurovascular bundle that is responsible for sexual function and urinary control. Samadi proudly boasts a record of 97 percent continence and 85 percent potency for his patients.

Because of the high learning curve, Dr. Samadi feels that the SMART technique requires high volume in order to master. He said, “I have perfected this technique over 3,000 robotic-assisted prostate surgeries, more than half using this technique.” Samadi relies on an Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot to assist him in his SMART Surgery, but adds that "the robot doesn't do the surgery, I do." Samadi says the robot is merely a vehicle that allows him improved surgical vision and magnification.

Dr. Samadi concluded, “The combination of surgical experience, staff expertise, a premier center excellence such as Mount Sinai and my SMART technique give all of my international and domestic patients personalized medicine, quality of life and hope for a cancer-free future.”


Sujata Garud is a HealthTechZone freelancer with three years of writing/editing experience and two years of market research experience. As an editor she has covered the IT, electronics, banking, pharma, construction, mining and healthcare industries. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Tammy Wolf

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