In the News

September 9, 2004- Newsday- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD comments on the development of new robotic programs

September 5, 2004- New York Daily News- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD discusses Coornary Artery Bypass Surgery and former president Bill Clinton's surgery- "Step-by-step- What's in store for Clinton "

July 1, 2004- Modern Physician- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD and Robert C. Ashton, Jr.,MD discuss the use of robotics and simulators in surgical education- "High-tech teachers . IT drives next generation of doc training"

May 15,2004- Debra Goldschmidt- CNN- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., M.D. and Robert C. Ashton, Jr. "Digital surgery: How doctors use a robot named da Vinci to learn"

May 10, 2004- New York Daily News- Alan I. Benvenisty "A son's gift of himself. She needed kidney-his"

February 22, 2004- New York Daily News- Mitchell Bernstein, MD "Incontinence doesn't have to pin you down"

October 26, 2003- New York Daily News- George Todd, M.D. "Often unnoticed killers: Aneurysms of the aorta

September 28, 2003- New York Daily News-Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD and Robert C. Ashton, Jr., MD- "Patients benefit from surgery by robo-docs"

August 22, 2003- United Press International-George Todd, M.D. "Aneurysm risk grow with aging population"

August 1, 2003- NBC.com- Max Gomez- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD "Robots Help Doctors Better Install Heart Pacemakers. Doctor Claims Robot Has 100% Success Rate"

June 13, 2003- Forbes Magazine- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD- "RoboDocs"

April 20, 2002- Press release- Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD- "Robotic device makes history in treating severe heart failure"

March 12, 2002- Press release- Robert C. Ashton, Jr., MD and Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., M.D.- " St. Luke's-Roosevelt surgeons use robotics in treatment of myasthenia gravis. First documented case in the world to remove thymus gland"