What You Need To Know
- Surgeons at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center performed their 1,000th Single-Port Robotic surgery with the da Vinci single port (SP) system on March 23.
- Surgeons at Hackensack University Medical Center, a center for excellence in advanced robotic surgery, performed New Jersey’s first robotic surgery more than 20 years ago. Our academic medical center now has the largest and most experienced robotic surgery program in the state and one of the busiest in the nation.”
- Today, nearly 25% of the nation’s single-port robotic procedures are completed at Hackensack University Medical Center.
“Performing 1,000 Single-Port Robotic procedures is a tremendous accomplishment for our entire team and for our patients,” says Michael D. Stifleman, MD, director of Robotic Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Network. “The more procedures we perform with this state-of-the-art technology, the greater the benefit for our patients as it further minimizes the trauma associated with surgery while enhancing precision and control compared to traditional techniques.”
About the da Vinci SP
The da Vinci SP technology’s revolutionary design involves a single arm that delivers three multi-jointed instruments and camera, making it an innovative, dynamic instrument for narrow, deep spaces. A single, one-inch incision helps surgeons perform complex procedures in the most minimally invasive way, resulting in less pain and fewer complications, especially with urologic procedures, including prostate cancer; kidney cancer; head and neck cancers; and advanced urinary tract reconstruction surgery.
HUMC Performs Nearly 25% of Single-Port Robotic Procedures In Nation
Close to 25% of the nation’s single-port robotic procedures are completed at Hackensack University Medical Center by renowned surgeons including Chan W. Park, M.D., head and neck oncology surgeon; Brian E. Benson, M.D., interim chair of Otolaryngology; Mutahar Ahmed, M.D., director of the Urologic Bladder Cancer Program; and Dr. Michael Stifelman, who is also professor and chair of Urology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
“Single-port robotic surgery places Hackensack University Medical Center’s urology program on the world stage with surgeons visiting us from the most prestigious medical centers nationally and internationally to see how we do it here in Hackensack," says Dr. Ahmed. "The single-port technology is transformative and enables our surgeons to perform the most complex surgeries in the hardest to reach places, through just one small incision."