A Message from Dieter Bruno, MD, Medical Director
June 2009 marks the one year anniversary of the robotic surgery program. The first hospital in San Mateo County to acquire and use the high definition da Vinci® S Surgical System, Sequoia has performed nearly 100 high level cases in urology and gynecology with excellent outcomes. The future emphasis of the robotic surgery program is rapid expansion through the recruitment of leading surgical talent in all specialties while providing the most advanced health care options to our community today.
Robotic Surgery
Sequoia Hospital is committed to providing innovative and exceptional health care to Bay Area patients. The da Vinci S Surgical System provides Sequoia Hospital surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting surgeon’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. The da Vinci S Surgical System is comprised of computer enhanced technology, robotic hands, two cameras and enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision, steps away from the patient at all times.
Procedures include:
- Prostatectomy (removal of all or part of the prostate gland)
- Uterine fibroid removal
- Hysterectomy
- Pelvic mass removal
- Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
- Pyeloplasty (repairing an abnormal connection of the ureter to the kidney)
- Sacrocolpopexy (reestablishing the normal position to the vagina in a woman with vaginal prolapse)
- Oophrectomy (removal of an ovary)
For the patient, benefits 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
Sequoia surgeons who specialize in Robotic Surgery:
- Dr. Dieter Bruno, Urology, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery
- Dr. Keith Lee, Urology
- Dr. Elaine Chien, Gynecology
- Dr. Robert Hoang, Urology
If you would like to make a donation to the Sequoia Hospital Surgical Robotics fund, please visit the Sequoia Hospital Foundation online giving page and select “Surgical Robotics”.
