ABC 15 Arizona
by Allison Rodriguez

The future of surgery is here and is happening at the Mayo Clinic as it debuts new virtual operating rooms.  They have cutting edge technology that they hope will mean better treatment for patients.  "As we launch this, I feel like we're at the Kennedy Space Center with a mission to Mars about to be launched," comments Dr. Bernard Bendok.  This is a dream five years in the making for Dr. Bendok.  He says they wanted to "bring the best of radiology technology together with the best of surgical technology into a new type of space designed to facilitate minimally invasive and image-guided surgery."

Reach: KNXV-TV, ABC 15, is the ABC television station affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona.

Context: Bernard Bendok, M.D. is a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon. Dr. Bendok's research team s focused on innovations that can improve surgical safety and outcomes and enhance quality of life for people who have neurovascular diseases or strokes. 

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