Advancing surgical care, more options
Advances in surgical technologies mean that today’s patients have more surgery options than patients did just 10 years ago. Minimally-invasive surgery using a robot offers surgeons an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robot.

Together with its physician partners, Fairview Southdale Hospital now offers the da Vinci^® Surgical System, a sophisticated robot that helps physicians perform surgeries for delicate and complex conditions that include heart disease, cancer and obesity. Surgeons perform surgery using a magnified, three-dimensional view through small surgical incisions.

Robot-assisted surgeries offer patients many advantages: a faster recovery, a shorter length of hospital stay and less pain. Other advantages include minimal scarring, less risk of infection and a faster return to normal activities.

The da Vinci robot system helps physicians at Fairview Southdale Hospital perform:
• surgery for prostate cancer
• general urologic procedures
• gynecologic surgeries
• heart procedures
• complex abdominal surgery
• other general surgery applications, such as gastric bypass surgery

Advancing technology
This break-through technology is included among the latest in surgical innovations designed to improve patient care and outcomes. The robot helps surgeons to be more comfortable and precise in working in small spaces. Too, it extends the benefits of such surgical treatment to patients who may not have been considered for surgery prior to the technology.

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Our physician partners
Together with its physician partners, Fairview Southdale Hospital is proud to offer the da Vinci Surgical System as a treatment option for complex medical conditions.

Colorectal Surgery
Colon Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd.
651-312-1700
colonrectal.org
• Richard E. Karulf, M.D., Colorectal surgeon

Urologic Surgery
Urology Associates, Ltd.
952-925-0473
ualtd.net
• William Utz, M.D., Urologist
• Pratap Reddy, M.D., Urologist
• Chase Kenyon Sovell, M.D., Urologist
• Roland R. Ugarte, M.D., Urologist

Urologic Physicians, P.A.
952-920-7660
urologicphysicians.com
• John Hulbert, M.D., Urologist
• Mark J. Fallen. M.D., Urologist

Gynecologic Oncology Surgery 
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.
952-928-2900
mohpa.com
• Matthew Boente, M.D., Gynecologic oncologist

Gynecologic Surgery
Minnesota Gynecology and Surgery
952-893-9100
mngyn.com
• James Presthus, M.D., Gynecologist
• Edward Beadle, M.D., Gynecologist
• Mandi Beman, M.D., Gynecologist

Ob/Gyn West, P.A.
952-249-2000
obgynwest.net
• Wesley Grootwassink, M.D., Gynecologist
• Eric Heegaard, M.D., Gynecologist
• Terri Johnson, M.D., Gynecologist
• Gregg Teigen, M.D., Gynecologist

Aspen Medical Group
952-851-1000
aspenmed.org
• PaFoua Yang, M.D., Gynecologist

Cardiac Surgery
Twin Cities Heart and Lung
763-236-9500
tcheartandlung.com
• Brian Tell, M.D., Cardiac surgeon
• Jong Kim, M.D., Cardiothoracic surgeon

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