By advancing existing surgical techniques and enhancing surgeons’ abilities, robotic-assisted surgery makes improvements to existing procedures and makes available those that otherwise could not be performed.
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The da Vinci robot cannot make decisions or movements on its own; rather, it combines the skill of the surgeon with the precision of the robot to deliver more exact moves than possible through the human hand alone. With this new technology, even major surgeries can be performed through the smallest of incisions.
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital’s robotic surgical team is led by Husam H. Balkhy, MD, direct for our Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Balkhy and the team’s expertise has attracted patients from across the country.
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Husam H. Balkhy, MD