Webcasts

View archives of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children live surgery Webcasts.

Patello Femoral Replacement

Orthopedic surgeon Eric Smith, MD, Director of Arthroplasty at Tufts Medical Center, performs a patello femoral replacement operation, moderated by Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, of the Medical Center's Sports Medicine program. This Webcast also features interviews with Department Chair Charles Cassidy, MD, and other members of Tufts Medical Center's Orthopedics and Physical Therapy staff.

Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy

Gennaro Carpinito, MD, Tufts Medical Center’s Urologist-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Urology, performs a hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. The Webcast also features interviews with other members of the Medical Center's comprehensive and multidisciplinary urology and nephrology teams.

Craniotomy Treatment for Meningioma Tumors

Carl Heilman, MD, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, performs a craniotomy to treat a meningioma tumor, moderated by fellow Neurosurgeon Simcha Weller, MD. The Webcast also features interviews with other members of the Medical Center's comprehensive and multidisciplinary Neurosurgery team. 
 

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure
Bi-Ventricular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implant
Cardiac electrophysiologist Jonathan Weinstock, MD, performs a ventricular defibrillator implant. The surgery is moderated by N.A. Mark Estes, MD, Director of the New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Tufts Medical Center and Director of the Medical Center's Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacemaker Laboratory. The Webcast also features interviews with Marvin Konstam, MD, Chief Physician Executive, The CardioVascular Center.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Minimally invasive operation to treat morbid obesity

Dr. Scott Shikora, Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Tufts Medical Center and Surgical Director of the Medical Center's comprehensive Weight and Wellness Center, along with bariatric surgeons Dr. Michael Tarnoff and Dr. Julie Kim, performs laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Tufts Medical Center was the first medical center in New England to do the gastric bypass surgery using minimally invasive techniques.