The first robotic surgery happened in Belgium in 1997. It was considered an expensive novelty met with skepticism. Fast forward 26 years and now it's a standard of care across many medical specialties ...

An active 62-year-old Rockford man’s life took a turn when he received the news he needed heart surgery. But, what he didn’t ...

Robotic surgery is evolving. Here’s what that means for patients. Two surgeons observing a robotic arm during operation. A medical team made history in September by performing the first fully robotic ...

Ferenc Jakab needed heart surgery, and a robot was called into action. The 60-year-old Ontario resident had been monitoring a heart murmur for over 20 years, checking in with his doctor every couple ...

Balloons and applause met Dr. Makoto Hashimoto as he arrived for his 100 th robotic cardiac surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. The milestone—achieved just months after the ...

News4JAX anchor Scott Johnson underwent life-saving robotic surgery after a routine physical revealed a heart murmur and a ...

HOUSTON – Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on an adult patient—the first reported in the United States, according to a release.

A team has developed a plastic surgical field expansion plate that can help surgeons during robot-assisted heart surgery. Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm through a small incision. The assistant has to constantly make sure the ...

Jami Greer was waiting for her 12-year-old daughter to come out of surgery when she received a confusing text: “The robot has docked.” Mia Greer, a patient at UF Health, had already received ...

Advancements in medical technology have paved the way for minimally invasive heart surgery, a revolutionary option that offers numerous benefits for seniors. As the aging population continues to grow, ...