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“I am pleased to announce we have received our da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System, which will enhance the health care provided to the residents of Dodge County by allowing BDCH to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery close to home,” said Kim Miller, BDCH President and CEO. “The purchase of this leading-edge equipment was made possible in large part through a $1 million gift from a generous donor to our foundation.”

 

Robotic surgery provides the most technologically advanced care available.

 

“There are many benefits to using the da Vinci, such as the ability to use smaller incisions, which results in less pain, quicker recovery and a quicker return to normal activity,” said BDCH Surgical Specialists’ Janie Myers, DO, FACOS, who is trained in minimally invasive robot-assisted surgery.  “Robotic surgery combines advanced technology with the traditional skills of experienced surgeons, with the robot acting as an extension of our eyes and hands. It is still the surgeon who is in control and is making decisions – the robot simply gives them greater flexibility.”

 

BDCH Surgical Specialists general surgeons Dr. Paul A. Palmer, MD, FACS, and Dr. Scott Cassidy, MD, FACS, are also being trained to use the da Vinci system along with additional members of the BDCH Medical Staff who can best utilize this technology for the benefit of local patients.

 

That’s because the da Vinci surgical “endowrist” instruments, which can bend farther than a human hand, allow surgeons to operate in hard-to-reach areas, while its vision system provides surgeons with a highly magnified 3D, high-definition view of the operating area.

 

Earlier versions of da Vinci robots have been in use since 2000. Among top U.S. hospitals that offer robotic surgery are Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic hospitals, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic Hospital.