CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Cardiac patients at UVA Health could see smaller incisions and shorter recovery times for future surgeries, with UVA Health launching Virginia’s first robotic heart surgery program.
Dr. Michael E. Ibrahim is a cardiac surgeon and director of Virginia’s only dedicated robotic cardiac surgery program.
UVA Health was the “first in the state of Virginia [to perform a] hybrid Robotic ablation on Friday night, and the patient went home Saturday morning,” Ibrahim said regarding reduced recovery times…