Sutter Health completes first fully robotic living-donor kidney transplant at CPMC San Francisco
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Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco performed its first fully robotic living-donor kidney transplant using the da Vinci 5 surgical platform. The procedure, led by Dr. Eric Miller, represents a significant milestone for the system's transplant program and showcases the advancement of robotic-assisted surgery in organ transplantation.
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· 1 pulledSutter's California Pacific Medical Center (Sutter's CPMC) in San Francisco has performed its first fully robotic living-donor kidney transplant, marking a significant milestone for the system's transplant program.
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