Swedish's Robotic-Assisted Surgery Program Featured on KCPQ TV
SEATTLE, July 31, 2009 -- Swedish's Robotic-Assisted Surgery program was featured today on Seattle's FOX Television affiliate, KCPQ, during their morning newscast.
The story, which was four-minutes in length and broadcast live from KCPQ's studio, featured an interview with and demonstration from urologic surgeon Jim Porter, M.D., who is medical director of Swedish's Robotic-Assisted Surgery program.
The interview and demonstration focused on the da Vinci Surgical System, its various uses and benefits. Physicians at Swedish who perform these robotic-assited surgeries are currently using one of two brand-new da Vinci Si Surgical Systems -- featuring enhanced high-definition 3D vision for superior clinical capability -- to help them perform minimally invasive prostate, gynecologic, kidney and thoracic cases.
To watch this story on the KCPQ TV Web site, click here.
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Swedish-affiliated physicians who currently use this technology at Swedish/First Hill include:
Prostate
Joel
Lilly, M.D.
John
Mullen, M.D.
James
Porter, M.D.
Gynecologic
Charles
Drescher, M.D.
Elise
Everett, M.D.
Jessie
Marrs, M.D.
Pamela
Paley, M.D.
Dan
Veljovich, M.D.
Kidney
James
Porter, M.D.
Thoracic
Ralph
Aye, M.D.
Brian
Louie, M.D.
Eric
Vallieres, M.D.