Focused on staying fit and healthy, Tim exercises, eats right and listens to his body. So, when he started experiencing unexplained stomach pain and learned he had a tumor on his kidney, he was interested in getting the best possible care with the least downtime to take him away from his high level of activity.
Dr. Mohammad Ramadan, a urologist at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, helped identify a Single Port Robotic-Assisted Surgery option that addressed Tim's unique medical needs in a way that helped get him back to doing what he loved in record time.
"I did play tennis two weeks after the surgery," Tim said. "It took me only a few weeks to get back to normal."
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital is pleased to be the only civilian hospital in Oklahoma and one of a select number of facilities across the country offering Single Port Robotic-Assisted Surgery. This leading-edge methodology enables highly skilled surgeons to focus with precision never before possible, minimizing downtime, recovery and some major side effects.
While Dr. Ramadan stresses that Tim's results are unique, his experience is a testament to the benefits of robotic-assisted surgery options for qualifying medical conditions.
"We're leading the state and the nation," Dr. Ramadan said. "This really is on the early adopter curve of this technology."
Learn more about robotic-assisted surgery solutions available at SSM Health at our hospitals throughout the midwestern United States.
