Nation’s Youth Witness Robotic Prostate Surgery Performed by Dr. David Samadi

The National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF/MED) had invited Dr. David Samadi to participate in the 10 day residential program organised for outstanding high school students from the greater tri-state area. He addressed a group of 130 students who were academically excellent and invited them to witness a live robotic prostatectomy procedure.

Dr. Samadi is the chief of robotics and minimally invasive surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, witnessing the live surgery performed by him was a great experience for the students.

The NYLF/MED creates an opportunity for outstanding junior and senior high school students, having a GPA of 3.0, where they are exposed to first hand healthcare procedures. The selection process for these programmes is based on nominations or recommendations from their teachers or students who had participated earlier. The program is being conducted for the past 18 years and has been successfully providing the students an opportunity to interact with top medical experts. Dr. Samadi was appreciative of the program and regarded it as an opportunity to attract bright students into the medical field. Some of the medical experiences offered at the program for the students to choose were chiropractic health, mobile medical patient simulation and Dr. Samadi’s robotic surgery. Out of these, Dr. Samadi’s program received maximum response according to Maureen Carnakie-Baker, Regional Manager for NYLF/MED. The surgery was witnessed by the students on a closed circuit TV at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and after completing the surgery there was a question and answer session with Samadi.

Maureen Carnakie-Baker chose Dr. Samadi for his vast experience in robotics prostatectomy and is very happy to note that his program attracted a lot of students in the program. She was of the opinion that he was a great speaker who enthrals his audience with his vast knowledge and experiences. Carnakie-Baker estimated that around 30% of the participating students will enter the healthcare field in some way or the other. She is looking forward to extending NYLF/MED’s relation with Dr. Samadi.