In this episode I talk with Dr. Vanash Patel, colorectal surgeon practicing in London and Hertfordshire, UK. We talk about robotic surgery with the Versius robot from CMR Surgical: 
- the open console: ergonomics, 3D glasses, joysticks, etc. 
- the setup and port placement with the robot 
- the training process, learning curve and early results with robotics
RESOURCES
Dr. Patel on LinkedIn: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanash-patel-00986278">https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanash-patel-00986278</a> 
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: <a href="https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/">https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/</a> 
CMR Versius robot: <a href="https://cmrsurgical.com/">https://cmrsurgical.com/</a>
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Ep14 - How to Purchase Two Surgical Robots with Dr. Vanash Patel

Let's talk about Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics and other assistive technologies for the operating room and radiology environments: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, telepresence, surgical navigation, data platforms...

I am Lucien Blondel and I bring to the table 20 years of experience in medical imaging &amp; robotics for various specialties: neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, interventional radiology and interventional oncology.