Robotic heart surgery is a topic that inspires the imagination of the public and often garners the attention of the media.  As illustrated in the below videos, Dr. Poston’s robotic program has been covered by prestigious news organizations such as ABC World News, the Washington Post, and CardioSource World News in addition to frequent coverage by local news.

Media coverage and advertising of robotic surgery evokes controversy among those in the surgical profession, but it is usually welcomed among patients because it provides them access to information that they might not otherwise had about this new option.

“Dr. Robert Poston, a cardiothoracic surgeon who operated on Davis, emphasized the remarkableness of this case.

“He thought he was going to die,” Poston said. “He told his dad that, and then his first words after that were, ‘The boy didn’t mean to do it.’”

Poston expressed that his survival was extraordinary and praised Davis’s parents for taking action quickly.

“If you have an injury to the lung, that’s often repairable,” Poston said. “But if it’s in the heart, that’s got a mortality rate that’s well over 50%.””

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Insightful anecdotes from a baseball player turned robotic cardiothoracic surgeon, and what it takes to qualify for The Daisy Award.

Newspaper article about Dr Poston performing the first robotic cardiology surgery in western Kentucky.

Newspaper article about what makes robotic-assisted cardiac surgeries a success.

Dr. Poston provided his insights on the training and credentialing issues with robotic surgery for the documentary “Bleeding Edge”, which appeared on Netflix last summer.

Dr. Poston expressed his views about the pros and cons of robotic surgery in an interview with journalist Cynthia McFadden.

Data from his recent presentation at a national surgical society (ASA) was presented about cost effectiveness and superior clinical outcomes from robotic surgery compared to conventional open chest heart surgery.

Patient presentation about robotic bypass at Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.  Larry Fish, CEO of a small business in Rhode Island, describes his experience with robotic bypass surgery performed in 2011.

Sugam Bhatnagar, Dr. Poston’s lab manager at Univ of Arizona, provides an interview about our presentation at a national cardiology meeting, TCT 2013.

Video of a TV ad that ran from 2008-9 in Boston and surrounding area.  It resulted in 55 new referrals to our center for robotic bypass surgery, a finding which is the subject of a peer reviewed publication.

Article by Bruce Goldfarb from the University of Maryland Baltimore.

Featured article in the University of Maryland Alumni Magazine in 2007 about minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

Article by Thelma Grimes, Tucson, AZ

Local newspaper story on the value of a quick recovery after heart surgery.  This patient was responsible for directing a school drama production within 1 month of surgery.

Article by Ned Potter, Baltimore

This is the web version of the ABC world news story of the cost advantages of robotic heart bypass.

Article published in a local newspaper in Nov 2014 about Dr. Poston’s robotic program at Northwest Medical Center (NWMC).