Doctor performs novel robotic surgery

As new technology and equipment gets released in the medical field, doctors at UW Medicine are doing their part to use them. 

Dr. Richard Bransford is an orthopedic surgeon at UW Medicine who specializes in spine and back procedures. He has performed surgeries with a robotic-assisted device. 

The robot was recently used to treat a patient with degenerative disc disease. Bransford used the robot to treat the patient’s spine.  

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