T. Sloane Guy, MD, Robotic Mitral Valve Repair Specialist

09/04/2025

How robotics is transforming healthcare, inside and outside the operating room - The Robot Report

OTSAW and SS Innovations executives share insights on how robotics can help hospitals tackle current challenges in healthcare.

08/22/2025

Dr. Robot will see you now? Medical robots expected to support doctors, not take over patient care

The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway.

08/22/2025

Nice robotic cardiac surgery overview from Mayo Clinic. https://youtu.be/1nhKKnibUI8?si=7BCcg4v-SPwJ6bGv

08/04/2025

I love this so much - nothing can stop the advance of robotic cardiac surgery and telesurgery at this point. “Polish doctors perform Europe’s first remote heart surgery using surgical robot” https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artykul/3560088,polish-doctors-perform-europe%E2%80%99s-first-remote-heart-surgery-using-surgical-robot

A Polish cardiac surgeon successfully operated on a patient 350 kilometres away using a remote-controlled surgical robot, in a European first hailed as a breakthrough in telemedicine.

07/24/2025

Will your next surgeon be a robot? Autonomy and AI in robotic surgery | Science Robotics

Artificial intelligence and robotics are enabling surgical autonomy, with potential to improve outcomes and expand access to care.

07/23/2025

SS Innovations completes intercontinental robotic cardiac telesurgery with SSi Mantra - The Robot Report

To date, 35 telesurgeries, including 10 cardiac procedures have been completed utilizing the SSi Mantra surgical robotic system.

07/05/2025

Censorship of physicians is a real thing unfortunately.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals fired two pediatricians accused of sending unsolicited text messages to UH physicians, the health system confirmed to Becker’s. In a statement, system spokesperson Ansley Kelm said the pediatricians were terminated after an investigation determined they went in...

07/04/2025

Human–robot collaboration in surgery at the nexus of knowledge, agency, and ownership | Scientific Reports

Human-robot collaboration is transforming healthcare, particularly in surgical environments. Robotic surgery systems, embodied by advanced AI, are pivotal in augmenting human expertise across specialties such as gynecology and laparoscopic surgery. However, critical gaps remain in understanding how....

07/01/2025

This is a big deal - guidelines for remote robotic telesurgery with authors from multiple robotic companies

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/FHAJ8NHC94YN4SV7IEBJ?target=10.1002/wjs.12653

06/26/2025

This problem is so easily fixed by putting surgeons and other combat critical specialists in reserve positions rather than active duty where they have such little clinical work to maintain competency due to outsourcing under Tricare. https://l.smartnews.com/p-m5vEyGb/1wVUQ3

Military doctors and nurses are not getting enough hands-on p...

06/26/2025

This is not sustainable-“US to spend $8.6 trillion on healthcare by 2033: CMS” - https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/us-to-spend-8-6-trillion-on-healthcare-by-2033-cms/?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter

CMS projects national healthcare spending to reach $5.6 trillion this year amid continued strong healthcare utilization growth, and then climb to $8.6 trillion by 2033. The findings are from the agency’s analysis released June 25 and will also appear in the policy journal Health Affairs next mont...

06/23/2025

Sometimes helpful to see what the business sector thinks is going on robotic surgery: “Where To Invest In Fast-Growing Robotic Surgery”

In this promising sector, scrappy SS Innovations may be a better bet for medical robots than leader Intuitive Surgical.