Robotic Surgery with the da Vinci® Surgical System

Bronson is the only hospital in Kalamazoo offering the da Vinci Surgical System, the most advanced method for treating patients using minimally invasive surgery. The da Vinci System enables surgeons to perform complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with great precision.







Why Are More Patients Choosing da Vinci Robotic Surgery?
Da Vinci Robot Surgery can get you back to your life faster.


Benefits of Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
For the patient, the benefits of minimally invasive robotic surgery may include:

  • Smaller incisions
  • Shorter hospital stay
  • Less pain
  • Less blood loss
  • Less need for transfusions
  • Less scarring
  • Faster return to daily activities

Procedures
This technology can improve the way surgeons perform a number of procedures, including gynecology, urology, colon and pediatric surgery procedures. Minimally invasive robotic surgery procedures performed at Bronson include:

  • Colorectal/Small Bowel Resection
  • Excision Kidney Mass
  • Gynecologic surgery procedures
  • Hysterectomy
  • Partial Nephrectomy
  • Pediatric surgery procedures
  • Pneumonectomy/Lobectomy (lung resections)
  • Prostatectomy
  • Pyeloplasty
  • Splenectomy
  • Urologic surgery procedures


Physicians
The following surgeons are trained in robotic surgery and credentialed to perform procedures robotically at Bronson:

Tempest Allen, MD
Bronson OB/GYN Associates
 Paul Berkowitz, MD
Bronson Women's Service

Michael Chen, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, PC
 
Marc Downing, MD
Bronson Pediatric Surgery Services
 
Anthony Gauthier, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology
  
Anna Hoekstra, MD
West Michigan Cancer Center


Robert Isacksen, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology

 
Michael Leinwand, MD
Bronson Pediatric Surgery Services


Scott Peterson, MD
Bronson OB/GYN Associates
 
Suresh Potluri, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology and The Continence Center

Joseph Riethman, MD
OB/GYN, PC
 
Gonzalo Rodriguez, MD
Bronson Women's Service

Zylkia Rodriguez, MD
Bronson Women's Service
 
Brandon Rubens, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology

Steven Trillet, MD
Bronson OB/GYN Associates
 
Steven Wysong, MD
HealthCare Midwest General and Vascular Surgery

Quality
Robotic surgery is just one of the reasons why Bronson is the most preferred hospital for surgery in the Kalamazoo area. Such positive momentum is at the core of everything we do at Bronson - our facilities, our people, our processes, our focus, our culture, and our approach - is all about getting better. It's what you deserve.

HealthGrades® is a national organization that uses Medicare data to rate how well hospitals perform specific procedures. In 2010, Bronson is five-star rated for prostatectomy (two years in a row 2009-2010).

Related Websites
For more information about this exciting new robotic surgery technology, visit intuitivesurgical.com or davincisurgery.com.

 
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