Mar 3 2014
St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital has received the designation as a national Robotic Epicenter for General Surgery, becoming the first San Antonio-area hospital to receive the recognition.
As home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive multi-specialty robotic surgery programs, St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital now holds the distinction of being only one of 10 hospitals in the U.S. with the designation by Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System, to serve as a teaching and training site for visiting surgeons from all over the nation.
St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital was chosen due to the skill of John B. Metersky, MD, who has since 2010 performed more than 250 procedures utilizing robotic equipment.
With the Robotic Epicenter for General Surgery designation, Dr. Metersky is entrusted with training surgeons on use of the equipment and sharing his best practices. St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital multi-specialty robotic surgery program includes the following areas: General Surgery, Gynecological, Gynecologic Oncology, Colorectal, Urological, ENT and Cardiothoracic Surgery.
“The patient benefits in robotic surgery are tremendous. Patients typically experience less pain, less blood loss, smaller incisions and minimal scarring and there is less risk of infection. Our patients are also able to recover faster and return to their daily routine much quicker,” said Dr. Metersky.
For more information on the robotic surgical program at Baptist Health System, visit BaptistHealthSystem.com/Epicenter.
Source: http://www.baptisthealthsystem.com/