Robotically Assisted Surgery at Mather Hospital

Robotic surgery brings the latest surgical technology to our community hospital. When compared with traditional laparoscopic surgery, patients undergoing procedures with the da Vinci system are experiencing such benefits as smaller incisions, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and faster return to normal activities. State-of-the-art, robotic instrumentation controlled by the surgeon allows for complex procedures to be performed through a few tiny incisions. High definition screens offer surgeons visualization far superior to that of the human eye.

To date, six Mather surgeons have undergone extensive training on the da Vinci system:

• Arif Ahmad, MD, director of the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
• Michael Arato, MD, gynecology
• B. Hannah Ortiz, MD, gynecological oncology
• Gerardo San Roman, MD, gynecology
• Benjamin Schwartz, MD, gynecological oncology
• Gregg Zimmerman, MD, urology

The following procedures are offered at Mather Hospital:

Hysterectomy: removal of uterus
Myomectomy: removal of uterine fibroids
Gastric Bypass: weight-loss procedure that resizes stomach and re-routes digestive track
Cystectomy: removal of all or part of the bladder
Pyeloplasty: removal of blockage in the urinary system
Partial Nephrectomy: removal of only the diseased part of the kidney, sparing healthy tissue
Prostatectomy: removal of prostate gland