Doctor performs first robot-assisted surgery in the Air Force
Medical personnel look at a monitor while Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kyle Weld (right) performs a laparoscopic prostatectomy, the surgical removal of prostate cancer, April 10 at Wilford Hall Medical Center. Dr. Weld is the first Air Force doctor to use a robot in surgery, and is the director of endourology at the 59th Surgical Specialties Squadron. The robot provides a magnified, high-definition, three-dimensional view for the physician. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Roberts)
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