The North Florida Advanced Robotics Institute at Orange Park Medical Center provides a range of robotic surgeries to North Florida and Southeast Georgia. Our facility has performed over 2,500 procedures, which is more than any other surgery center in the region. The Institute has 15 world-class robotic surgeons and offers robotic surgery within a variety of specialties.
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What to expect with robotic surgery
Robotic surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery that uses miniaturized surgical isntruments to operate through several small incisions. The small instruments allow surgeons to have maximum range of motion and precision. Some of the benefits of robotic surgery include:
- Smaller incisions
- Minimal scarring
- Less trauma to the patient
- Shorter hospital stays
- Faster recovery time
- Decreased use of pain medications
- Less bleeding
- Decreased risk of infection
- Quicker return to regular activities
Preparation and recovery for robotic surgery are very similar to normal surgery. You will receive preoperative testing and you should follow your doctor’s guidelines on postoperative care. While there is typically less pain with robotic surgery, you may find there will be some areas of discomfort around the surgical site that can last a few weeks.
To schedule an appointment with one of our robotic surgeons or for more information, please call our Consult-A-Nurse® referral line at (800) 889-3627.
Robotic surgical procedures we offer
Cardiac procedures
- Mitral valve repair
Lung procedures
- Pulmonary lobectomy
- Wedge resection
General surgery procedures
- Cholecystectomy
- Colon resection
- Nissen fundoplication
- Ventral hernia
- Inguinal hernia
Gynecology
- Hysterectomy
- Myomectomy
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
- Endometriosis resection
Joint replacement surgery procedures
- Total knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
Urology
- Prostatectomy
- Nephrectomy, both radical and partial
- Adrenalectomy
Our physicians
At Orange Park Medical Center we have assembled the best surgeons in our area, providing experienced and specialized care for a variety of conditions. A multispecialty group of world-class surgeons, nurses, surgical technicians and board-certified anesthesiologists have perfected patient care before, during and after surgery. All of our teams have received specialized training in robotic techniques.
For more information on our surgeons who perform robotic surgery or to choose a physician, please visit our physician page.
Specialized robotic surgical procedures
Robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery
The North Florida Advanced Robotic Institute is the only center in North Florida and Southeast Georgia to perform robotic-assisted mitral valve repair.
Mitral valve surgery is performed to correct a leaking mitral valve, also known as mitral valve regurgitation or prolapse, which can cause heart failure. In most cases, this procedure does not require the sternum or breastbone to be opened and the ribs do not need to be spread to perform the procedure. This allows for a much less invasive procedure, shorter recovery and smaller incisions.
Robotic-assisted lung lobectomy
The surgical team at the North Florida Advanced Robotics Institute was the first in North Florida and South Georgia to perform a minimally invasive lung lobectomy with robotic assistance. A lung lobectomy removes part of a patient’s lung due to lung cancer. Robot-assisted lung surgery allows surgeons to make small incisions between the ribs in order to remove a lobe of the lung.
Robotic-assisted gynecological surgery
At the North Florida Advanced Robotics Institute we are able to treat the following gynecological conditions using robotic surgery:
- Endometriosis
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Fibroid tumors
- Pelvic and uterine prolapse
- Cervical and uterine cancers
Our surgeons perform approximately 98 percent of hysterectomies robotically. Recently, our surgeons pioneered the single site hysterectomy, allowing them to perform hysterectomies through a single, tiny incision in the belly button.
Robotic general surgery
Our surgeons are able to treat the following general abdominal conditions robotically:
- Gallbladder disease and stones
- Hernias
- Gastric disease
- Gastric cancer
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Colorectal disease
Robotic urological surgery
We also treat a number of urologic conditions robotically, including:
- Prostate cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney obstructions
- Pelvic prolapse
Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery
Orange Park Medical Center provides alternatives to traditional, invasive orthopedic surgeries by using minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery. A 3D model of the patient’s hip or knee is used to pre-plan and assist the surgeon in performing a joint replacement surgery.
Patient stories
After his mitral valve surgery, Chet Doles said, “I recovered in two weeks versus two months, and I’m back doing just about everything I want to do.”
After her single site hysterectomy, Cynthia Leporti said, “I had a single-site hysterectomy and was out of the hospital only 23 hours after surgery. It was such an amazing recovery—very little pain and no scars.”
Walter Rountree received mitral valve surgery at Orange Park and said, “It was a God-send that my condition was found and there was a less invasive way to treat it. I was only in the hospital for three days.”
Katherine Hensen received colon surgery at Orange Park and said, “The robotic surgery was less invasive and the recovery time was much quicker.”
After her mitral valve surgery, Lourdes Halili said, “I was so happy that I had virtually no pain and only a small scar from my surgery.”
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North Florida Advanced Robotics Institute
Orange Park Medical Center
2001 Kingsley Ave
Orange Park, FL 32073
