da Vinci S Surgical System

Robotic Surgery

Sequoia Hospital is committed to providing innovative and exceptional health care to Bay Area patients. The minimally invasive da Vinci S Surgical System provides 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

Dieter Bruno, MD, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery

Watch Dr. Dieter Bruno discuss the latest trends in men and women’s urological health and the da Vinci robotic surgery system:

• Women's Health
• Men's Health

Surgeons who specialize in minimally invasive Robotic Surgery:

-  Dr. Dieter Bruno, Urology, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery
-  Dr. Keith Lee, Urology
-  Dr. Dwight Chen, Gynecology/Oncology
-  Dr. Robert Hoang, Urology
-  Dr. Katherine O'Hanlan, Gynecology/Oncology
-  Dr. Albert Pisani, Gynecologic Oncology
-  Dr. Tatiana Spirtos, Gynecology
-  Dr. Gary Hoff, Gynecology

All physicians are independent practitioners and not employees of the Hospital.