The field of robotic surgery is dynamic and fascinating. Surgical robots currently perform a wide range of procedures across a diverse group of specialties, and they have proven to exhibit a number of significant advantages over manual surgeries, including increased precision, less blood loss and pain, and shorter recovery times. In a rapidly changing world of technology, healthcare organizations may find it difficult to determine how to incorporate robotically-assisted surgical techniques into their systems.

ContentsForeword Developing a Program in Robotic Surgery Walter M. Whitehouse, MD, FACSChapter One: Introduction (Title TBD) Author unknown?Chapter Two: A History of Robotic Surgical Systems Stefan W. Leichtle, MDChapter Three: Coronary Revascularization Stefan W. Leichtle, MD Manak Sood, MD, FACSChapter Four: Mitral Valve Bobby Kong, MD, FACS M. LaWaun Hance PA-C Nicholous Mouhwad, MD Manak Sood, MD, FACSChapter Five: The Mediastinum Thomas Stark, MD Ajay Gupta, MD Vita McCabe, MD, FACSChapter Six: The Lung and Achalasia Christine Harsant, MD Vita McCabe, MD Ajay Gupta, MDChapter Seven: The Kidney Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, MD Crystal Kavanagh, MD Eduardo Kleer, MDChapter Eight: The Prostate Crystal Kavanaugh, MD Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, MD Eduardo Kleer, MDChapter Nine: General and Pediatric Surgery Seema Kapur, MD Stefan W. Leichtle, MD Daniel Rhee, MDChapter Ten: The Colon and Rectum Stefan W. Leichtle, MD Amanda Yang, MD Robert K. Cleary, MDChapter Eleven: Fibroid Surgery Rajiv Deenadayalu, MD Sue Archer, MD Chapter Twelve: Uterine Surgery Gail Moyer, MD Marti Walsh, MD Lisa Morris, MD Rajiv Deenadayalu, MD Chapter Thirteen: Surgery for Sleep Apnea Paul Hoff, MD, MS Matthew E. Spector, MDChapter Fourteen: Head and Neck Cancer Jan Akervall, MDChapter Fifteen: Anesthetic Considerations James DeMeester, MD