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Robotic Surgeries Are the Star of Stony Brook Southampton Medical Advancements Showcase

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Dr. Konstantinos Spaniolas, a bariatric surgeon from Stony Brook Medicine, demonstrates how the DaVinci Surgical System helps doctors perform precision surgeries, with less trauma to patients, fewer complications and quicker recovery times. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Dr. Konstantinos Spaniolas, a bariatric surgeon from Stony Brook Medicine, demonstrates how the DaVinci Surgical System helps doctors perform precision surgeries, with less trauma to patients, fewer complications and quicker recovery times. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Visitors to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's open house at the Southampton Arts Center were able to use the Da Vinci Surgical System themselves, moving small rubber rings inside a simulated body cavity and show how the robotic fingers are helping doctors perform precision operations more delicately.

Visitors to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's open house at the Southampton Arts Center were able to use the Da Vinci Surgical System themselves, moving small rubber rings inside a simulated body cavity and show how the robotic fingers are helping doctors perform precision operations more delicately.

The hospital staff provided free health screenings, massages and cholesterol tests to visitors at the Southampton Arts Center on Monday, July 14, and showcased the various services the hospital has to offer patients and the latest in technological advancements it is using to improve care. DANE DUPUIS

The hospital staff provided free health screenings, massages and cholesterol tests to visitors at the Southampton Arts Center on Monday, July 14, and showcased the various services the hospital has to offer patients and the latest in technological advancements it is using to improve care. DANE DUPUIS

The multi-million-dollar Da Vinci Surgical System is helping doctors perform surgeries more precisely, with less injury to a patient and better recovery times. DANE DUPUIS

The multi-million-dollar Da Vinci Surgical System is helping doctors perform surgeries more precisely, with less injury to a patient and better recovery times. DANE DUPUIS

authorMichael Wright on Jul 21, 2025
Hunched over a microscope-like viewfinder, his thumbs and forefingers strapped into fingertip control panels, Dr. Georgios Georgakis put the spider-like arms of the Da Vinci Surgical System into motion inside... more

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