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
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 Michael Chen, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, PC
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 Marc Downing, MD
Bronson Pediatric Surgery Services |
 Anthony Gauthier, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology
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 Anna Hoekstra, MD
West Michigan Cancer Center
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 Robert Isacksen, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology
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 Michael Leinwand, MD
Bronson Pediatric Surgery Services
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 Scott Peterson, MD
Bronson OB/GYN Associates | |
 Suresh Potluri, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology and The Continence Center
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 Joseph Riethman, MD
OB/GYN, PC
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 Gonzalo Rodriguez, MD
Bronson Women's Service
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 Zylkia Rodriguez, MD
Bronson Women's Service
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 Brandon Rubens, MD
HealthCare Midwest Urology
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 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.
