I shadowed my first surgery ever (on my 24th birthday!). Anuj brought Hamilton and I to Dr. Scherr's procedure: a robot-assisted total prostatectomy. It was amazing to see the complexities of surgery first-hand, especially with the advancement of robotic surgery. Four metal tubes were inserted into a man's inflated abdomen, (as to not damage any internal tissue), in which the robotic arms slotted into. Two doctors sat on the sideline operating on the patient through controllers and VR headsets, their deft movements accurately reflected. Dr. Scherr vocalized each step and relevant anatomy, providing an excellent learning experience. In research, I continued with my histologic stainings and standardizing our sectioning procedure to provide consistent and region-specific samples. I'm looking forward to more surgeries and continuing sectioning samples at different time points within the collagenase treatment model.
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