A new robotic technology that is already helping patients in San Antonio is also inspiring local students to consider working in the field of medicine.
Methodist Healthcare is currently home to the largest multi-specialty robotic surgery program in the United States and Methodist Texsan’s intuitive Da Vinci system is helping with open heart surgery.
“This is the camera that goes inside. Then you have right arm, left arm, and you have an extra arm that can help,” Dr. Renata Ford, a robotic heart surgeon said. Richard Esquivel, Director of Surgical Services, said robots are currently being used to perform complex surgeries all over the country and that they in fact, can be of great benefit.
Ford said you can see ten times more with a camera and the robots doing the surgeries are more precise. And the technology also has another added benefit: it’s influencing and inspiring youth in San Antonio.
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