TRAINING A ROBOTIC SURGERY GENERATION Aspects Volume 39 No.1 Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson It looks like something out of a science fiction film: a three-armed, six-foot tall, 1,400 pound robot with three-dimensional vision, forceps, needle drivers and cautery instruments that act as hands. Capable of performing delicate, extraordinarily precise procedures deep within the body using miniature instruments and 10 times magnification, the da Vinci ® Surgical System is the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. The robotic surgery platform is where imagination

TRAINING A ROBOTIC SURGERY GENERATION Aspects Volume 39 No.1 Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson It looks like something out of a science fiction film: a three-armed, six-foot tall, 1,400 pound robot with three-dimensional vision, forceps, needle drivers and cautery instruments that act as hands. Capable of performing delicate, extraordinarily precise procedures deep within the body using miniature instruments and 10 times magnification, the da Vinci ® Surgical System is the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. The robotic surgery platform is where imagination

2021 - Lynn Nguyen, M.D. 2020 - Katelyn Pratt, M.D. 2019 - Annalise Almdale, M.D.; Todd Dielbold, D.O.; Bertram Drury, M.D.; Yuan Yuan Gong, M.D. 2018 - Fernando Aguirre-Amezquita, M.D. 2017 - Kara McCoy, M.D. 2016 - Richard Glover, D.O. 2015 - Dawn Kirkwood, M.D. 2014 - Alison Rinaberger, M.D. 2013 - Amanda O'Brien, M.D. 2012 - Dustin Stehling, M.D. 2011 - Miriam Krause, M.D. 2010 - Sumiya Majeed, M.D. 2009 - Yahia Zeino, M.D. 2008 - Tennille Cloward, M.D. 2007 - Erin Stone, M.D. 2006 - Patience Miller, M.D. 2005 - Paul Welch, M.D. 2004 - Sangeeta Jain, M.D. 2003 - Cheryl Niles-Brown, M.D

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU practices “the team approach” to cancer treatment. Our team – the surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, genetic counselors, therapists, nurses and medical staff – meet together to decide the best treatment plan when you or your family member receives a cancer diagnosis. When the patient leaves SCI after receiving a cancer diagnosis, it’s not with a list of appointments for other opinions about treatment. It’s with a treatment plan and the knowledge that their cancer care team is working for the best possible outcome. Information about each of the cancer care

The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) exists to provide high quality, cost-effective husbandry, administrative and technical support for animal care and use, to facilitate animal well-being for research and teaching at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The animal facility contains approximately 20,000 gross square feet of modern, well equippped space which includes a surgery suite, cagewash facility, diagnostic laboratory, necropsy room, quarantine area and infectious disease containment suite. The centralized laboratory animal care program is accredited by the

Welcome to the SIU Medicine Flow Cytometry Facility. We provide acquisition, analysis, and sorting of cells, as well as training and expert consultation for project/experiment planning. We serve SIUM faculty as well as outside customers. The facility has 2 analyzers, 1 sorter, and a multiplex analyzer. To get started, please contact our staff for an appointment or to schedule a consultation. What is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a method of measuring multiple physical and chemical characteristics of single cells or particles as they travel in suspension one by one past a sensing point

Educational Services Providing needs assessment data to the course director Helping course directors determine course objectives Submitting course outline to Committee and others, as appropriate ACCME credit designation Serving as registrar Designing and summarizing conference evaluations Keeping course attendance records in perpetuity, and providing those records to physicians as requested Keeping course files for seven years Ensuring that each course meets the ACCME Essentials and Standards for Commercial Support Conference Planning Services Overall management of the course Identifying date