With the Symani Surgical System robot are (l-r): Katherine Heilpern, MD, president, YNHH; Nita Ahuja, MD, chief of Surgery, YNHH, and chair of Surgery, YSM; Marie-Helene Gratton, vice president, Digestive Health, Urology, Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, YNHH; Bohdan Pomahac, MD, chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, YNHH, and professor of Surgery, YSM; Siba Haykal, MD, section chief of Reconstructive Oncology, YNHH, and associate professor, YSM; and Alfonsina Fraschilla, administrator, Division of Surgery, YSM.
In March, Yale New Haven Hospital became the first medical center in New England and only the fifth in the United States to use the Symani Surgical System robot.
The robot is designed to treat complex conditions involving reconstructive surgery, lymphatic surgery, peripheral nerve repair and trauma. It allows surgeons to work with finer precision, helping to protect vessels and reduce trauma and the risk of adverse events.
“This technology allows us to replicate natural hand movements at a microscopic scale using the smallest instruments on the planet,” said Bohdan Pomahac, MD, chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, YNHH, and professor of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine (YSM).
“The field of microsurgery and supermicrosurgery continues to grow, expand and develop each day,” said Nita Ahuja, MD, chief of Surgery, YNHH, and chair of Surgery, YSM. “The use of robotics is a key breakthrough. This will greatly enhance care for patients affected by trauma, cancer, congenital malformations and lymphedema.”
