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Caroline Word
The VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center has solidified its position as a leader in transplant innovation and has become the first in the US to perform fully robotic liver transplants using livers from living donors.
Leading by Interim Surgery Director of Liver Transplants at Humeley Transplant Center, MD, MD, Seung Duk Lee, the groundbreaking procedure utilized the latest and most advanced robotics available, the Da Vinci 5 Surgical System. This milestone highlights Humeley's national reputation Top 5 Living Donor Liver Transplant Programs And a Top 10 Liver Transplant Programs Based on organ procurement and transplant volume from transplant networks.
“This achievement marks a new era in liver transplantation and allows for extremely complex procedures to be carried out with patient accuracy, reduced invasiveness and improved outcomes,” Lee said. “While few centers offer robotic surgery for liver transplant patients, Humeley is committed to redefine what is possible to provide patients with safer and faster recovery with fewer complications.”
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Promoting liver transplantation with robotic innovation
Robot-assisted liver transplants offer many advantages over traditional open surgery, including:
- Small incisionreduces pain and scarring, and leads to better cosmetic results.
- Higher accuracy and controlallowing for careful sutures and organ placement.
- Reduced blood loss Low risk of complications.
- I'll stay at a short hospital and Reduce recovery timeallowing patients to return to their daily lives more quickly.
“This complexity procedure requires not only cutting-edge technology, but an incredible team of professionals working with,” said FACS doctor David Bruno, director of the Humeley Transplant Center. “Being the first person in the nation to complete a fully robotic donor liver transplant is a testament to the cooperation, skill and dedication of surgeons, transplant liver ologists and the entire care team. Innovation in transplant surgery does not occur through teamwork.
The need for liver transplants continues to grow An estimated 4.5 million adults will be affected, leading to increased liver disease across the US. Each year, thousands of patients are added to the liver transplant waitlist, highlighting the urgent need for innovative surgical approaches to improve access to transplants and promote patient outcomes.
Hume-Lee's latest milestone follows the world's first achievement. In early 2025, the center became the world's first to use the Da Vinci 5 robotic system for live liver donor surgery. This advancement ensures that living donors who give a part of their liver selflessly to save lives will heal faster and fewer complications.
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