Robot-Assisted Surgery at Chilton Hospital

Robot-assisted surgery provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon's hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. At Chilton Hospital, robot-assisted surgery is performed with the da Vinci Si HD Surgical System – the latest evolution in robotics technology. Chilton Memorial is among only a handful of hospitals in the nation to offer this latest generation technology.

Robot-assisted surgery joins the wide array of minimally invasive surgical procedures offered at Chilton Hospital. For a referral to a Chilton surgeon skilled in robot-assisted surgery, please call 1-888-CHILTON.

The da Vinci Surgical System enables experienced surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions. This latest version of the robot features EndoWrist® instrumentation, providing surgeons with natural dexterity and range of motion far greater than even the human hand. It also possesses advanced 3D high definition visualization with superior visual clarity of target tissue and anatomy. This increased precision and visualization allow precise movements during surgical procedures, reducing complications such as scarring, risk of infections, post operative pain and recovery times.

For the patient, benefits of robot-assisted surgery may include:

• Significantly less pain
• Less blood loss
• Less scarring
• Shorter recovery time
• A faster return to normal daily activities
• And in many cases, better clinical outcomes

Robot-assisted procedures performed at Chilton Hospital include:

• Robot-Assisted Urology/Radical Prostatectomy (Prostate) at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Renal Surgery (Kidney) at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Gynecological Surgery at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy (Uterus) at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Fibroid Treatment/Myomectomy at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Uterine and Vaginal Vault Prolapse Treatment at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Urinary Incontinence Treatment at Chilton
• Robot-Assisted Reverse Sterilization at Chilton

Meet the Robot-Assisted Surgical Team at Chilton:

	Khashayar Shakiba, MD Gynecologist/Surgeon womenspelvicsurgery.com Robot-assisted hysterectomy,    pelvic reconstructive surgery,  uterine and vaginal vault prolapse, urinary incontinence, myomectomy, tubal reanastomosis			Tricia D. Greene, MD Urologist/Surgeon Robot-assisted prostate and kidney surgery
	Steven Domnitz, MD OB/Gynecologist/Surgeon            Robot-assisted hysterectomy, myomectomy, tubal reanastomosis			Abraham Knoll, MD Urologist/Surgeon associatesinurologynjpa.com Robot-assisted prostate and kidney surgery
	Shaghayegh DeNoble, MD OB/Gynecologist/Surgeon            Robot-assisted hysterectomy,  urinary incontinence, myomectomy