Godae Anam Hospital Surpasses 8,000 Cases of Robot-Assisted Surgery

Korea University Anam Hospital announced on the 18th that it has surpassed 8,000 cases of robot-assisted surgeries.

On the 16th, officials are taking a commemorative photo at the ceremony celebrating 8,000 robotic surgeries held in the operating room of Korea University Anam Hospital.
[Photo by Korea University Anam Hospital]

This milestone comes just over eight months after surpassing 7,000 cases in December 2022. The hospital emphasized that adding 1,000 robot-assisted surgeries in a short period has reaffirmed its position.

The Korea University Anam Hospital Robot Surgery Center has continued to grow since its opening in July 2007. Skilled medical professionals demonstrating top-level surgical techniques are positioned across various fields, and the center has accumulated expertise due to a high proportion of complex and severe disease surgeries. Additionally, the center is expanding the scope of robot-assisted surgeries by applying them not only to prostate, colorectal, and rectal surgeries but also to thyroid, breast reconstruction, and gynecological cancer treatments. It also conducts education for the development of globally pioneering robotic surgical methods and the training of specialized robotic surgery personnel.

Han Seung-beom, Director of Anam Hospital, stated, "The Korea University Anam Hospital Robot Surgery Center is leading the advancement of robotic surgery worldwide at a global level," adding, "We will strive to build infrastructure to promote the activation of robotic surgery, which is at the core of future medicine."

Kang Seong-gu, Director of the Anam Hospital Robot Surgery Center and Professor of Urology, said, "The achievement of 8,000 cases was possible thanks to the efforts of all the medical staff at the Robot Surgery Center," and added, "We will continue to research and develop so that more lives can be saved through robotic surgery."

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