Cardiac
"The da Vinci System makes it possible to offer a wider range of patients a minimally invasive open-heart procedure to repair the mitral valve. This will allow more patients to benefit from both shorter hospital stays and reduced recovery times."
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. M.D.
Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Urology
"As a trained surgical oncologist, da Vinci has allowed me to offer my patients a better cancer operation with improved clinical outcomes."
Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D.
Associate Professor of Urology
Director, Urological Oncology
University of California Irvine Medical Center
General Surgery
"I can achieve superb clinical results in technically demanding operations such as Heller myotomy and Esophagectomy with fewer complications."
Santiago Horgan, M.D.
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of California, San Diego

