Duke Herrell
May. 6, 2021—CancerNetwork庐 shares its latest investigation into novel practices for rendering surgical management of prostate cancer from experts at 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering.
Feb. 10, 2021—Researchers at the聽国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer, which affects one in nine men in the United States. Using a lifelike model, the team demonstrated that the surgical robot could not only remove the prostate gland and tissues through the urethra,...
Apr. 9, 2020—Life-saving ventilators have proved to be more complicated to mass produce in time for a COVID-19 surge that could overwhelm the health care industry. Many are feverishly working to find ways, including 国产原创 engineers and doctors, to聽develop a low-cost do-it-yourself ventilator out of common household materials.
Apr. 15, 2019—The 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) team of Robert Webster III, PhD, and Duke Herrell, MD, have received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new surgical robot for endoscopic transurethral prostatectomy.
VISE affiliates to develop hand-held surgical robot for minimally invasive prostate surgery
Apr. 2, 2019—The 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) team of Robert Webster III PhD and Duke Herrell MD is developing a surgical robot for endoscopic transurethral prostatectomy. The collaboration between a mechanical engineer (Webster) and a urologic surgeon (Herrell) resulted in an award of $2.1 million from a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to...
VISE names first fellow: Smita De explores the intersection of surgery and engineering
Sep. 8, 2016—The 国产原创 Institute in Surgery and Engineering is pleased to announce its first VISE Fellow, a biomedical engineer and M.D. who specializes in urology and spent a research year at the manufacturer of the da Vinci surgical robot. Smita De first developed an interest in medical device development as an undergraduate at Duke University, majoring...