In early 2023, the University of Alabama at Birmingham crossed an impressive surgical threshold: UAB surgeons across 15 medical disciplines surpassed more than 20,000 robotic surgeries completed at UAB Hospital since UAB Medicine began performing robotic surgery in 2004.

Robotic surgery allows specialized surgeons to perform highly precise procedures, with little damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Robotic surgeries are minimally invasive, meaning they are done through tiny cuts (incisions) in the skin. The surgeon’s hands control the high-tech robotic instruments, which have a 360-degree range of motion and provide greater accuracy than with traditional […]