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Robotic Surgery for Digestive & Gastrointestinal Conditions

At ���ϸ����� Langone’s Robotic Surgery Center, our specially trained, highly experienced surgeons are at the forefront of robotic surgery for both benign and cancerous pancreatic, gastrointestinal, and digestive diseases.

Minimally invasive surgery has long been a cornerstone in the treatment of people who have pancreatic or gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Our surgeons use robotic-assisted surgery to enhance precision, reduce complications, and promote faster recovery.

Our gastrointestinal surgical oncologists and colorectal surgeons were among the first in the United States to use robotic techniques to treat gastrointestinal cancers. We work with experts at ���ϸ����� Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center to manage many types of cancer, including bile duct cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, and stomach cancer. Other tumors that can be removed with robotic-assisted surgery include tumors of the adrenal gland, spleen, small intestine, and retroperitoneum.

Robotic surgery can also be used to manage benign conditions, including the following:

• achalasia
• acid reflux, which is also called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD
• chronic pancreatitis
• Crohn’s disease
• diverticulitis
• esophageal diverticulum
• fistulas between the colon and bladder
• fistulas between the rectum and urethra
• fistulas between the rectum and vagina
• hiatal hernia
• pancreatic cysts
• rectal prolapse
• ulcerative colitis

Surgeries We Perform

Some of the robotic surgeries our experts perform include the following:

• Appleby procedure: removes the pancreas body and tail, the celiac artery (a major blood vessel), and sometimes nearby organs
• distal pancreatectomy: removes the body of the pancreas with or without its tail
• gastrectomy: removes part or all of the stomach
• hepatectomy: removes part of the liver
• partial colectomy: removes a portion of the colon
• spleen-sparing pancreatectomy: removes part of the pancreas (usually the tail or body) while preserving the spleen, which helps maintain immune function
• total pancreatectomy: removes entire pancreas, often along with the gallbladder, part of the stomach and small intestine, and sometimes the spleen
• Whipple procedure: removes the head of the pancreas, part of the small intestine (duodenum), gallbladder, and sometimes part of the stomach

Contact Us

Robotic surgery to manage pancreatic, digestive, and gastrointestinal conditions is performed by the following doctors:​

• John D. Allendorf, MD
• Anyelin Almanzar, MD
• Chady Atallah, MD
• Zachary Brown, DO
• Gary B. Deutsch, MD
• Michael J. Grieco, MD
• Brian P. Harlin, MD
• Brock Hewitt, MD, MPH 
• Michael D. Kluger, MD, MPH
• Isabelle C. Le Leannec, MD
• Jamie P. Levine, MD, MPH
• Andre L. Moreira, MD, MPH
• Katherine A. Morgan, MD
• Greg Sacks, MD, PhD, MPH
• Bashar A. Safar, MD
• Josef A. Shehebar, MD
• Jessica N. Simon, MD
• Toyooki Sonoda, MD
• Megan D. Winner, MD

To schedule an appointment, please contact an individual provider.