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UROLOGIC SURGERY

REVOLUTIONIZED

Marian surgeons achieve unparalleled accuracy
with da Vinci Surgical System

Marian Regional Medical Center’s da Vinci® Si Robotic Surgical System

Within the walls of Marian Regional Medical Center’s operating With a magnified 3D HD vision system and tiny wristed
room number seven is a technological breakthrough that is instruments, the da Vinci® Si Surgical System enables surgeons
redefining surgery: the da Vinci® Si Robotic Surgical System. to operate with enhanced vision, accuracy, and control. The
dexterity of the human hand is limited; however, the da Vinci’s
Marian instituted its Robotic Surgery Program in 2011, utilizing wristed instruments can bend and rotate to far greater degrees
the da Vinci® Si Robotic Surgical System’s leading-edge than is humanly possible.
technology for performing minimally-invasive procedures.
Since the program’s inception, two new urologic surgeons have Dr. Lebed adds, “In all, my patients are extremely pleased
joined Marian’s fleet of highly experienced da Vinci trained following da Vinci surgery. They are able to resume their daily
surgeons: Samuel Kieley, MD, and Brett Lebed, MD. activities just one week following surgery, but ultimately the da
Vinci Surgical System allows patients to feel as if they have been
Both Dr. Kieley and Dr. Lebed are board-certified in urology given their lives back.”
and come to Marian from prestigious medical institutions.
Dr. Kieley specializes in urologic oncology while Dr. Lebed
is the only surgeon in the region specializing in female pelvic SAMUEL B. KIELEY, MD
reconstruction. In addition to being fellowship-trained, these UROLOGIST
surgeons have a wealth of experience performing minimally- Fellowship: Metro Urology, St. Paul, MN
Residency: Wayne State University (Urology)
invasive urologic procedures utilizing the da Vinci® Si Robotic Medical Degree: Chicago Medical School
Surgical System. In fact, in their training alone each surgeon
performed hundreds of robotic cases.

“As a urologic surgeon, the revolutionary da Vinci technology BRETT D. LEBED, MD
is a great advantage since it allows for a minimally-invasive UROLOGIST
approach with extreme precision, meaning smaller incisions, Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Temple University School of Medicine
less pain, minimal blood loss, and overall a faster, more pleasant (General Surgery and Urology)
recovery for patients,” explains Dr. Kieley. Medical Degree: Temple University School
of Medicine

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