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Podcast: A Robotic Revolution in Surgery That Started 20 Years Ago

May 14, 2021

Dr. Joseph Wagner is Chief of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery at Hartford Hospital. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of robotic prostatectomy. Dr. Wagner was one of the first in the nation to perform this groundbreaking procedure. He’ll take us back to what that was like for him and for the patient – and he’ll also describe how this technology has changed over the past two decades.