Prostate Cancer Survivors Speak

Watch testimonials from patients who talk about their personal experiences with their prostate cancer diagnosis. Learn how they weighed their prostate cancer treatment options and why they chose the da Vinci robotic prostatectomy and their quality of life after prostate cancer. Find out about their recovery after prostate surgery, if they experienced incontinence after prostate surgery or problems with sexual function after prostate cancer.

Da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy (14 videos)

The patient education video series presents a live webcast from OR-Live.com featuring David B. Samadi, M.D., Chief of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Samadi narrates case video of a robotic radical prostatectomy, utilizing the da Vinci S HD Surgical System and conducts a live question and answer session with viewers on the efficacy of open, laparoscopic, and robotic prostate surgeries.  

Prostate Cancer Care and Treatment (1 video)

Every year 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. Robotic surgery is a revolutionary method to treat prostate cancer. Dr. Samadi is a leading expert in prostate cancer care and treatment. This video provides an overview of Dr. Samadi's expertise and his robotic surgery program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC.

Prostate Cancer Support Group (15 videos)

This video series (15 chapters in total) is from Dr. David Samadi's Man to Man Prostate Education and Support Meeting that was held on January 14, 2009, in partnership with the American Cancer Society. The videos present data from the more than 3,600 robotic prostate procedures that Dr. Samadi has performed. Dr. Samadi discusses quality of life concerns, including continence and sexual function after prostate surgery. The Man to Man Prostate Education and Support program convenes every other month at Mount Sinai's School of Medicine, with a total of six meetings over the course of a year that are free and open to all, regardless of a connection to Mount Sinai hospital or Dr. Samadi. Each meeting will begin with a presentation on prostate cancer diagnosis, treatments and quality of life issues related to prostate cancer. After the presentation, a prostate cancer survivor participates in a confidential discussion facilitated by a social worker from the American Cancer Society. This discussion is a forum for men and their families to express any and every possible concern or question they may have. Dr. Samadi will be the moderator of each meeting. Please contact Dr. Samadi for additional information about this program. More videos are coming.

Dr. Samadi's Appearance on National Greek Television (18 videos)

Dr. Samadi answers callers' questions about prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.