Minimally Invasive Urologic Services

Urologic surgeons using the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System

In September 2002, Howard Winfield, MD, performed the first urologic robotic procedures in the state Iowa. Since then, the robotic prostatectomy at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has become a routine procedure for the treatment of prostate cancer.

The UI Department of Urology, in conjunction with the American Urological Association, offered a national robotics training seminar in November 2005, attended by urologists from all over the world. Winfield also offers a one-week, mini-fellowships in robotic and laparoscopic surgery. The Department of Urology department also offers a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive surgery, offering clinical and research post graduate training.

Urologic Robotic Procedures Performed at the University of Iowa

Robotic Prostatectomy
To date, Howard Winfield, MD. and Fadi N. Joudi, MD. have performed more than 250 robotic prostatectomy procedures at UI Hospitals and Clinics, exceeding other medical centers in Iowa and the surrounding areas.

Robotic Pyeloplasty and Pediatric Robotic Pyeloplasty
Considered the gold standard at UI hospitals and Clinics for adult and adolescent ureteropelvic junction obstruction, Robotic pyeloplasty was first performed in Iowa by Winfield in 2002.

Urologic surgeons using the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System at UI Hospitals and Clinics