Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
da Vinci Surgical System
UPMC has more da Vinci surgical robots and dual-console systems than any other medical center in North America. Dual consoles allow a team of surgeons to operate simultaneously, and to foster a truly comprehensive and collaborative approach to surgical care.
The da Vinci Surgical System® features a 3D image-processing system, interactive mechanical arms with joints that follow movements of the surgeon's hands, and a camera arm that allows the surgeon to see a high-definition, magnified view of the procedure. In some cases, robotically assisted surgery allows our surgeons to perform surgery on tumors that are otherwise inoperable.
Our faculty researchers actively work with the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University to develop and enhance cutting-edge robotic technologies.
The Pittsburgh Collaborative Research, Education, And Technology Enhancement in Surgery (CREATES), is an industry-facing research, training, and innovation center within our department, that provides the resources and infrastructure to build, validate and help commercialize medical technologies that will shape future healthcare practice. We do this by fostering a unique environment that brings together scientists, clinical thought leaders, industry experts and educators in strategically shared spaces driving continuous collaboration. Our training facilities integrated into the hospital campus and equipped with innovative video review and tele-mentoring technologies, provide easy access to fully customized training programs developed by leading surgeons based on evolving surgical methodology and best practices.
Located in the Eye and Ear Institute, as a fellow, you'll have the opportunity to practice your robotics surgical skills 24/7, using the da Vinci Surgical System.