Dr. Samadi discusses erectile dysfunction and the stigma attached to it. He encouraged men to discuss the problem with their partners to decrease anxiety, which could improve sexual function. He said there are physical and emotional aspects to this condition, which are very damaging. However, communication can help mitigate negative effects to relationships. Treatment options include medical, physical and emotional history, such as anxiety or depression. Hormonal levels fluctuate with age or time of day, so these should be monitored. Medical issues include high cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes or obesity. Treatment includes oral medications, vacuum pumps, suppositories and penile implants. He also responds to viewer's emails.

Fox New - January 25, 2010, 6:03

The future of robotic surgery: Dr. Manny shows Dr. Samadi performing robotic surgery. Samadi discussed his interest in robotics and his views on the future of robotic technology. He believes robotics will play a big role, as well as diverse, comprehensive surgical experience.

FoxNews.com, 5:23

Dr. Samadi discusses robotic surgery in today's world. He compares his surgical team to a baseball team, where each member has talent and a specific role. The job is to perform at their best in order to hit a home run each time.

Dr. David Samadi gives viewers of the “Ask Dr. Manny (Alvarez) Show” (Fox News), a true “inside” look at robotic prostatectomy. Samadi, “the king of robotic surgery” as deemed by Alvarez, demonstrates his skill with robotics, the “new era of surgery,” where precision is the key.

Dr. Samadi and one of his patients are interviewed in  response to the recent Harvard Medical School study  that reported higher incontinence and impotence rates resulting from minimally invasive prostate removal procedures vs traditional surgery. The patient chose Dr. Samadi because of his unsurpassed experience, which the study concurred is key to fewer surgical complications.

WCAX Channel 3 News/Vermont, 1:45

Dr. Samadi discusses the Harvard Medical School study that showed higher urinary and sexual complications resulting from minimally invasive prostate surgery as opposed to traditional surgery. He states the surgeon's volume and experience, along with the surgical team and the hospital's center of excellence, is what matters most with success in this procedure.

Fox News, 4:32

Dr. Samadi discusses advantages & disadvantages of minimally invasive prostate removal surgeries in response to a recent Harvard Medical School study. The study showed that patients experienced more urinary control and sexual function complications. However, Dr. Samadi asserted that the surgeon's experience is paramount to the technology in avoiding these complications.

Fox News, 2:30

Dr. Samadi discusses the recent prostate cancer diagnoses of prominent politicians in the news. He also briefly discussed healthcare reform and reminded the audience it is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, advising men to get regular screenings.

Fox & Friends 03:56

Dr. David B. Samadi, Chief of Robotics at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss the importance of prostate awareness and the different types of prostate cancer treatments available to patients including robotic surgery.

Fox News – August 4, 2009

From Business News Network (BNN), Toronto, Dr. David Samadi discusses the use of the da Vinci robot in prostate removal surgeries, in which, the surgeon is 10 feet away from the patient, at a console, directing the robotic hands in the surgical procedure. He has performed over 1,850 cases successfully and prefers this method because there is no incision, less bleeding, no blood transfusions and faster recovery, as well as a preservation of continence and sexual function.

Business News Network (BNN), 09:05

Dr. Samadi urges prostate cancer screening as we near Fathers Day. Prostate cancer is a silent killer, with no symptoms whatsoever. But if it's caught early, prostate cancer has a 95% cure rate. Dr. Samadi's surgical experience along with the use of da Vinci technology not only cures patients, but also gives them a better quality of life by saving sexual function and urinary control.

Fox & Friends, Friday, June 19, 2009

Dr. Samadi is featured on Fox and Friends to discuss robotic prostate surgery, prostate cancer screening tests, and new prostate cancer vaccine.

Fox News, Sun, 19 Apr 2009

In prostate surgery using the da Vinci robotic surgery system, the surgeon sites at a counsel about 6 feet from the patient and manipulates mechanical arms. Watch the video for animated demonstration of Dr. Samadi's robotic prostatectomy.

The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Samadi appears on the “Ask Dr. Manny” show to discuss the mysteries of chronic hiccups, persistent sexual arousal syndrome in women, the inability to feel cold and the ability of total memory recall.

Samadi discusses a study that discovered that CT Scans might cause cancer. He explained that CT scans are fairly safe, but usually done with varying radiation levels, which need to be standardized. The scans should be adjusted according to intensity, necessity and individual patient dimensions.

FOX News

CBS 2 talks to the leader in the field of robotic surgery about a revolutionary new prostate cancer treatment. Prostate Cancer is now one of the most common cancer in American men. Men facing prostate surgery usually have a traditional operation, which involves large incisions and a long recovery time. New, less traumatic alternative for treating and removing prostate is available...

CBS - Channel 2

Replay of The Road to Recovery from Prostate Cancer Begins in the OR. Join the Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Leading Urological Experts to Discuss the Efficacy of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Prostatectomies. Featuring case video of live surgeries utilizing the latest da Vinci® Prostatectomy techniques. OR-LIVE Webcast Premiere - Wednesday, August 13, 2008 From The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Along with survival, the quality of care and quality of life are equally important for men, who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are now able to provide cancer cure, quality of care, and quality of life, which includes sexual function and continence, using da Vinci robotic surgery.

Fox News, June 2008

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.

There is a new high technique in the fight of prostate cancer - robotic prostate surgery. This CBS News report describes how Dr. David Samadi's robotic surgery technique saves lives. Using the robotic surgery technique, patients are often discharged the same day of surgery with minimal post operative complications.

CBS News

More than 186,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year according to the National Cancer Institute. Patients have the choice of treatments. But which gives men the best quality of life? There are several treatment options for men with prostate cancer: Robotic surgery to remove the prostate, radiation and hormone treatment...

EYEWITNESS NEWS ABC7

Surviving cancer is not just a physical challenge, it’s a mental one as well. For prostate cancer new procedures speed healing time, which can be crucial to getting back to normal routines. One of our runners today had the procedure recently. Here is his story…

ABC7 New York, 06/18/2006

Robotic Laparoscopic surgery is a less invasive and less dramatic alternative to traditional surgery. This revolutionary and advanced prostate cancer treatment method profoundly reduces blood loss, pain, recovery time, and the familiar unwanted side effects of other treatments..

Channel 12, Connecticut 3/14/2006

Dr. Samadi discusses various studies and offers his thoughts. Studies range from kids who suffer from psychosis as a result of mothers who smoked while pregnant. Another study discussed how obesity contributes to many ailments and how weight loss can positively impact the effects of these ailments. The last study discussed is the possible link between children’s candy consumption resulting in violent behavior, leading to incarceration, in adulthood. Samadi felt there were more complex behaviors attributing to this finding.

Fox News, 03:41

Dr. Samadi discusses the advantages of advanced surgical techniques such as cost-effectiveness, faster recovery and return to work and how a healthcare reform could negatively impact these benefits. He believes the United States still has the best healthcare system in the world, however, the bigger the gap between doctors and patients, the worse the quality of care will be. He believes that the ideal reform would be to take care of doctors who can then better take care of patients.

Fox News, 03:54

Prostate cancer is a second leading cause of cancer of cancer just in men. It’s a serious problem with surgery as the only treatment option to completely remove the gland along with the cancer. But now patients have a choice: traditional open surgery or robotic prostate removal. It’s a medical advancement that doctors and patients consider to be the future of prostate cancer treatment

Channel 12

This video discusses how effective robotic surgery is in removing a cancerous prostate through the abdomen, with less anesthesia, less blood, no stitches, faster recovery and a preservation of continence and sexual function. The surgeon, Dr. Samadi, is in complete control, navigating the high definition and magnification camera in the abdomen and moving the robot's arms, whose wrists can move in every direction with a full range of motion in a delicate, narrow space.

Channel 12, 06:45

A prostate cancer patient of Dr. David Samadi describes the success of his robotic prostate removal surgery. His cancer was very aggressive, but because of robotic surgery, which removes the prostate through the abdomen, he was cured, regained continence and confirmed that there is a sex life after prostate cancer.

Channel 12, 02:38