Leading the Way in
Robotic-Assisted Surgery
BY BECCA TAURISANO
CROUSE HOSPITAL'S ROBOTIC-
A SSISTED SURGERY PROGR AM
IS THE L ARGEST AND MOST
SUCCESSFUL IN CENTR AL
NE W YORK, THANKS TO THE
COLLECTIVE E XPERTISE
AND SUPPORT OF THE
SURGEONS PARTICIPATING
IN THE PROGR AM.
Kenneth Cooper, DO, (right) and Jeffrey
DeSimone, MD, with the da Vinci Robot
SINCE IT STARTED in 2008, the robotic-assisted surgery program at Crouse Hospital
has grown to include seven robotic platforms, with six da Vinci XI systems and the
latest addition of a da Vinci Single Port (SP) system, the only one in Central New York.
The program's surgeons have completed over 14,000 procedures in the areas of general,
bariatric, colorectal, thoracic surgery, GYN oncology, gynecology, and urology. Crouse's
commitment to the success of the program ensures the region's largest multispecialty
robotics surgery program will continue to flourish, enhancing the patient experience
and benefiting the community as a whole.
Kenneth Cooper, DO, and Jeffrey DeSimone, MD, use the robotic platform to perform
gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy bariatric surgery. When the da Vinci XI, a
"
The hospital's commitment to robotic surgery is visionary."
— JEFFREY DESIMONE, MD
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