Robotic Surgery

If you or a loved one requires surgery, you owe it to yourself to learn about the most effective, least invasive surgical treatments available. With the da Vinci® Surgical System, surgeons at Samaritan Medical Center are advancing accepted standards for surgical care. Samaritan Medical Center Hospital's da Vinci® Surgical System provides an alternative to traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon's hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. Learn more about the gynecology and urology surgery procedures performed today with the da Vinci® Surgical System.

The da Vinci® technology enables surgeons to perform complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision. This means significantly less pain, less scarring, a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to normal daily activities.

In general, robotic and minimally invasive surgeries benefits are:

• Less pain and scarring
• Less blood loss
• Fewer blood transfusions
• Less risk of infections
• Shorter hospital stay
• Faster return to normal activities

The da Vinci® System is a state-of-the-art robotic surgical platform with magnified 3D, high-definition vision designed to take surgery beyond the limits of the human hand. By overcoming the challenges of traditional surgical approaches, da Vinci® is changing the experience of surgery for people around the world. Your doctor controls the da Vinci® System, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body. Though it is often called a "robot," da Vinci® cannot act on its own - surgery is performed entirely by your doctor. Together, da Vinci® technology allows your doctor to perform complex procedures through just a few tiny openings. As a result, you may be able to get back to normal activities faster without the usual recovery following major surgery.

Samaritan Medical Center is changing the surgical experience in northern New York and the Fort Drum region. Learn more about the da Vinci® Surgical System and the surgical experts who use this advanced robotic technology right here at Samaritan Medical Center.

Learn more about the gynecology and urology surgery procedures performed today with the da Vinci® Surgical System. With da Vinci®i, both patient and physician are realizing these unprecedented benefits, ask you doctor if your future procedure could be a candidate for this surgical option.

Samaritan's da Vinci® Robotic Surgeons

Director of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chief of Urology and Urologic Oncology

Alejandro R. Rodriguez, MD

Gynecology

Kathryn Buchanan, MD
Kenya Cain, MD
Walter Dodard, DO
Nancy L. Hawkins, MD

General Surgery

Robert O. Kimball, MD