Robotic Heart Bypass Surgery Experts

Think heart bypass surgery requires cracking your chest open? Think again. The world-class cardiac surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center performs an extremely unique and completely robotic and video controlled heart bypass surgery that requires just three tiny incisions. UMMC is the only hospital in the United States whicho has performed this minimally invasive procedure with the da Vinci surgical robot on patients needinged three or more bypasses. The da Vinci robot allows our surgeons to perform precise, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery beyond that of which human hands are capable. And the fact that our surgeons have done more than 300 robot-assisted heart surgeries, including over 240 heart bypasses, is the sort of experience you want when faced with the need for heart bypass. What does all of this for our patients? The patient benefits of robotic heart bypass surgery as compared to traditional bypass surgery include: faster recovery and return to normal activities, fewer complications and less scarring; in short, a quicker return to normal activities, often within two to three weeks of surgery . The da Vinci Robot Surgical System allows our surgeons to perform precise, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery beyond that of which human hands are capable. And the fact that our surgeons have done more than 300 robot-assisted heart surgeries, including over 240 heart bypasses, is the sort of experience you want when faced with the need for heart bypass.