Dr. Poffo

Dr Robinson Poffo, coordinator of the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, has already operated on approximately 200 patients, using the minimally invasive method, who were diagnosed with cardiac valve disorders, arrhythmias and some congenital heart...

A video-assisted minimally invasive mitral valve repair was performed at Unimed Hospital Center in Joinville. Set to be broadcast via webcast, the procedure began at 11 a.m. after the registration of 106 computers, many of them remotely located in auditoriums of...

In April, Dr Poffo visited Prof Pitanguy's Plastic Surgery Clinic in Rio de Janeiro, where he explained his technique based on principles of plastic surgery. The results took the plastic surgeon by surprise, who could give some advice for the improvement of the technique based on his large...