UAB Surpasses 10,000 Robotic Surgeries

By Savannah Koplon

This spring, the University of Alabama at Birmingham surpassed the 10,000 robotic surgeries mark, a feat that helps make UAB the leader in robotic surgery volume in the country. For surgeons within UAB Medicine, a collaborative spirit and the willingness to work together across many disciplines helped push the hospital over this milestone and into a new frontier of surgery.

“Surpassing 10,000 robotic surgeries is reflective of a joint commitment made by many surgeons and hospital administrators alike to demonstrate UAB’s mission pillars, from education to innovation, community engagement to patient care,” said Jeffrey Nix, M.D., assistant professor in UAB’s Department of Urology and associate scientist at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. “We are constantly thinking through how as a team we can continue to enhance patient experiences and make innovative strides in our respective fields, which ultimately reflects back on UAB as a leading health care provider.”

At UAB, robotic surgery is a cornerstone in many disciplines, including urology, cardiothoracic surgery, endocrine surgery, gynecologic oncology, general surgery, otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and surgical oncology, as well as women’s reproductive health. Rather than focusing efforts on select specialties, the well-rounded approach promotes cross-collaboration among surgeons and has helped UAB push the envelope with technology to provide patients unmatched minimally invasive, quality surgical care.“What makes our approach unique is that a patient may need to have rectal surgery, while at the same time part of his bladder may need to be removed,” Nix said. “Instead of having to have two surgeries that require separate and challenging recovery periods, we can complete both in one surgery through minimally invasive methods that speed up recovery time, cause less pain and leave minimal scarring. Across departments, we are constantly communicating and working together to deliver the best care possible.”

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