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Innovation: Robotic Surgery

When you hear Robotic Surgery – you may think that a robot is doing the procedure – not so. Joining me is Dr. Brad Thaemert – he’s a general surgeon with Surgical Institute of South Dakota and also Dr. Molly Uhing – with Avera Medical Group Obstetrics & Gynecology. They joined me in the studio earlier this week and we begin with the explanation of what Robotic Surgery is.

Cara Hetland is the Director of Radio and Journalism Content for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.