Surgeons gain
precision with
robotics
ROBOTIC SYSTEMS GIVE SURGEONS
A TINY HAND
Surgeons at Forbes Hospital have super powers. The da Vinci ®
Xi™ Surgical System allows them to virtually extend their reach
and vision with sophisticated robotic instruments, 3D-HD
visualization, intuitive motion, and an ergonomic design.
Surgeons are always in complete control during robotic-
assisted surgery, which translates hand movements into
smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments. The
Xi System gives a highly magnifi ed, well-lit, 3D view inside
the patient’s body.
Forbes physicians use the da Vinci Xi Surgical System for
cancer, gynecology, urology, thoracic, cardiac, and general
surgery. Patients gain the benefi ts of less trauma, smaller
incisions, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery.
Dr. McCormick
clears out cancer
James McCormick, DO, surgeon at AHN, has been
doing minimally invasive colorectal surgery for over
15 years and robotic surgery since 2012.
“We are happy to have the robotic platform to help with
more complex surgeries,” he said. “It improves visualization
and detail, which, enhances precision and safety, and leads
to a shorter stay and quicker recovery. More aesthetically
pleasing results are important to our younger patients.”
AHN surgeons have performed over 800 robotic procedures,
the highest volume in the region and among the highest in the
northeastern U.S. AHN is accredited by the Commission on
Cancer as a Rectal Cancer Center of Excellence, emphasizing
multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration.
“About 20 experts across various specialties get
together every week for the tumor board. We review
every cancer patient and agree on what is most
appropriate for that individual,” said Dr. McCormick.
JAMES MCCORMICK, DO, FACS, FASCRS,
COLORECTAL SURGEON
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