334 - St. Luke's Robotic Surgery 20th Anniversary (Dr. Jonathan Rippentrop)

About this episode

Dr. Jonathan Rippentrop discusses the 20-year history and benefits of robotic surgery at St. Luke's Hospital.

Send us Fan Mail UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital acquired Cedar Rapids’ first robotic surgery technology in 2005, performing the areas first procedure the following year. Joining today's episode to talk about the 20-year history of robotic surgery and its benefits is Dr. Jon Rippentrop, medical director of robotic and minimally invasive surgery for St. Luke’s. To learn more about robotic surgery at St. Luke’s, visit uph.link/CR-Surgery. If you have a topic you'd like Dr. Arnold...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Jonathan Rippentrop

Topics covered

• robotic surgery
• minimally invasive surgery
• healthcare technology

Keywords

• Cedar Rapids
• surgery
• medical director

Mentioned in this episode

Products: robotic surgery technology

Places: Cedar Rapids’

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