University of Iowa Health Care says a recent surgical milestone could expand access to life-saving kidney transplants across the state. Transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany, MD, PhD, recently performed ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCare is celebrating a major medical breakthrough with its first robotic nephrectomy ...

On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (WOI) - The University of Iowa’s headway in robotic kidney removal surgery is expected to increase donor eligibility, WOI reports. The Iowa Donor Network reports that almost 600 Iowans ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Doctors at UAB are leading the Southeast in kidney transplant surgery. Nearly two weeks ago, UAB performed the first robotic kidney transplant in the region. The doctors who ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 65-year-old James Emmanuel received a life-saving kidney from his daughter through a transplant performed with the help of a skilled surgeon using ...

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Robotic and minimally invasive kidney cancer surgery may reduce pain, shorten recovery time and preserve kidney function, according to Dr. Armine Smith. Robotic and minimally invasive surgery for ...