The da Vinci Robotic Hysterectomy is a new treatment option in the management of gynecologic conditions.
When medication and other treatments are unable to relieve symptoms, hysterectomy is often recommended to provide a more effective, definitive and long-term solution for excessive menstrual bleeding or other conditions.
If you are considering or your doctor has recommended a hysterectomy, you are not alone - one in three women in the U.S. will have a hysterectomy before turning 60.
Herbert F Gretz III MD is the Director of Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and specializes in gynecologic oncology & minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Dr Gretz has performed thousands of surgical procedures in the management of benign and malignant conditions.
He is also an Associate Professor of gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. Dr Gretz has been practing medicine and surgery since 1993, and has been performing laparoscopic hysterectomy and robotic procedures since 2005.
