We just celebrated our 100th surgery on January 14, 2010, using the Da Vinci® Surgical System, 18 months after our first procedure was performed!

Meet our five surgeons trained to use our robotic system: From left to right: Chester Koh, M.D., Andy Chang, M.D., Cathy Shin, M.D., Roger DeFilippo, M.D., and Donald Shaul, M.D. (photo by Robin Moore-DeCapua)

So what exactly are the benefits of robotic surgery?

Dr. Koh explains, “The Da Vinci robot allows us to perform minimally invasive surgery for many procedures that were previously done with a large open incision.  This allows our patients to go home more quickly, use less pain medication, and leaves only tiny scars that are barely visible.”

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Filed under: Doctors, Health Professionals, Surgery on February 2nd, 2010