51 young Indian doctors have received one-year fellowships from the Michigan-based Vattikuti Foundation to study robotic surgery under the supervision of mentor physicians.
In order to meet the unique demands of the more than 10 million children in India who have physical abnormalities, there is a tremendous need for a large pool of orthopaedic surgery super experts. Children with limb and spine issues, who make up a stunning 2.2% of India’s population from newborns to 18-year-olds, might live better lives if they receive treatment from specialized orthopaedic surgeons who can address these issues. There are about 500 million kids in this group.
According to Dr. Ashok K. Johari, a renowned child orthopaedic surgeon and the President of the International Federation of child Societies, India has about 100 paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, which corresponds to a backlog of 5 million patients per surgeon.
On June 11, 2023 in Mumbai, following a keynote talk, robotic surgery advocate Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation and a pioneer in his profession, will have a chat with Dr. Johari.
For the KS International Innovation Awards 2023, the Vattikuti Foundation is presently taking entries in honor of Mr. Krishnaswami Subramaniam, who is recognized for expanding the number of surgical robots that are currently in use in India.
Indian physicians have taken part in a global competition that emphasizes innovation in all fields of robotic surgery as well as replication. Top 10–12 participants will be invited to present at the “Humans at the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery” conference at Orsi Academy, Ghent, Belgium in October 2023, in addition to the top three cash awards totaling $15,000 in value.
Dr. Sandeep Nayak, Director, Surgical Oncology, Fortis Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, was one of the top three surgeons from the US, India, and Spain in the KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation Competition 2022.
