Robotic Surgery News   With support from the highly trained surgical team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, surgeons are performing minimally invasive procedures including these: Tumor removal Urological Procedures: Prostatectomy - to remove an enlarged prostate causing urinary problems Partial and total nephrectomy - kidney removal Pyeloplasty - kidney reconstruction Gynecological Procedures: Hysterectomy - removal of the uterus Myomectomy - removal of uterine fibroids Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to diagnose and treat conditions in the chest and lungs Physicians currently performing robotic-assisted surgical procedures at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital are:
Gynecology Dr. Carin Craig Dr. Margaret Echt Dr. David Raphael Dr. Ann Rodriguez Dr. Ralph Quijano   Thoracic Surgery Dr. Benedict Taylor Dr. Phillip West     Urology Dr. Julie Chacko Dr. Daniel Curhan Dr. Alex Koper Dr. David Laub      << Back to Fall 2012 Cottage Magazine

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