Robotic Surgery Care

The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery near Richmond, Va, offers patients a minimally-invasive method of surgery that enables even greater surgical precision and care. Every robotic surgery patient benefits from a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of specialists. Our team is consistently first to introduce new technologies to improve treatment and healing for you, in all surgical specialties.

We were the first in Virginia to perform:

Craniotomy using intraoperative MRI (iMRI)
da Vinci^® sacrocolpopexy (Central Virginia), supracervical hysterectomy, thoracic surgery and radical prostatectomy
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, adrenalectomy, highly selective vagotomy, appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and cholecystectomy
Single-incision laparoscopic nephrectomy
Vaginal augmented reconstruction with commercially available mesh

We were the first in the mid-Atlantic to perform:

da Vinci^® tubal reanastomosis, laparoscopic gastrectomy, total hysterectomy and myomectomy and single-site robotic surgery
Laparoscopic anti-reflux operation, gastrectomy and colon resection
Flexible single-incision laparoscopic cholesystectomy
Single-incision laparoscopies for hysterectomy, Nissen fundoplication and gallbladder removal
Natural orifice, trans-oral, incisionless, full-thickness fundoplication (ExophyX procedure)
Stereotactic excision (ABBY) breast biopsy

We were the first in the nation to perform:

da Vinci^® Nissen fundoplication and pyloroplasty
FDA-approved robot-assisted laparoscopic procedure for gallbladder removal

The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery offers a variety of surgical specialties including thoracic, colorectal, general gynecology, gynecological oncology, general surgery, otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), urology and urogynecology. We perform hundreds of procedures annually using the da Vinci® Surgical System—making us the highest volume and most experienced robotic program in Virginia.