Dr. Allen Raczkowski, certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, leads the robotic heart surgery program at Banner Heart Hospital.
Dr. Raczkowski attended medical school at Wayne State University and received his resident training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Raczkowski works as a proctor for new surgeons in roboticcardiac surgery using the Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical System. He has performed nearly 400 procedures using that surgical system, making the Banner Heart Hospital robotic surgery program one of the top three in the nation. Dr. Raczkowski lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dr. Raczkowski introduces himself and discusses how minimally invasive robotic heart surgery differs from traditional heart surgery.
September 24, 2009 - 10:20am
Dr. Raczkowski shares if it is beneficial to use a robot during minimally invasive heart surgery.
September 24, 2009 - 10:13am
Dr. Raczkowski shares if minimally invasive robotic heart surgery creates less scarring than traditional heart surgery.
September 24, 2009 - 10:03am
Dr. Raczkowski describes the recovery process from robotic cardiac surgery in comparison to the recovery after traditional cardiac surgery.
September 24, 2009 - 10:00am
Dr. Raczkowski explains if robotic cardiac surgery improves valve repair outcomes.
September 24, 2009 - 9:56am
Dr. Raczkowski discusses who would benefit from minimally invasive robotic heart surgery.
September 24, 2009 - 9:40am
Dr. Raczkowski describes robotic cardiac surgery and explains how it is performed.
September 23, 2009 - 6:05pm
Dr. Raczkowski explains how the da Vinci® robot enhances coronary artery surgery.
September 23, 2009 - 5:55pm
Dr. Raczkowski discusses how minimally invasive surgeries have changed patient treatment.
September 23, 2009 - 5:53pm
Dr. Raczkowski shares how a woman can prepare for robotic heart surgery.
September 23, 2009 - 5:48pm
Dr. Raczkowski explains how the da Vinci® robot helps to improve valve repairs.
September 23, 2009 - 5:46pm
