Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty

(Northwestern Memorial HealthCare) Dr. Ankit Bharat successfully completes Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System to help repair the collapse of the central airway including the trachea and bronchi. Northwestern Memorial is only the second hospital in the country to successfully complete such a complicated procedure providing patients with a better outcome and quicker recovery time after surgery.