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Stanford Hospital & Clinics is IMPROVING their procedure for bladder-related cancer surgeries with the ADVANCEMENT of robotic equipment that is routinely used for prostate and kidney operations. Mark Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, is one of the few surgeons in Northern California and among a select group nationally to do so because the procedure allows for more precision in executing minimally-invasive procedures but also demands a new level of technical expertise from surgeons.

“Robotically-assisted procedures are less invasive and have a much faster recovery time,” said Gonzalgo, who is an Associate Professor of Urology at the School of Medicine and Director of Robotic-Assisted Urologic Cancer Surgery at Stanford. “I believe that we can achieve the same outcomes with less blood loss, less pain, faster recovery and smaller incisions—which benefit patients.”

Gonzalgo is COMMITTED to serving patients better by training the next generation of urologic surgeons with simulation training and hands-on learning experience. “It all comes down to the most basic thing, which is expertise in understanding surgical anatomy,” he said. “It is that level of expertise that we’re providing at Stanford.”

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