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This is an excerpt from "Robotic-assisted surgery becomes common" published in the March 25 print edition of the Altoona Mirror. Read the full story here.
By just a few months, surgeons at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College performed the first robotic-assisted surgery in the region, according to data from area hospital spokesmen. At first, the program had five surgeons who performed procedures in two specialty fields, urology and gynecology, said Amy Jo Steele, who helps manage care of patients before, during and after surgery at Mount Nittany. “It’s been just over 11 years since we’ve launched the program and we now perform procedures in three specialties, urology, gynecology and general surgery and have a total of fifteen surgeons trained in the use of the robot,’’ Steele said.
