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Gynecologic surgeon available to speak to media on precision robotic surgery

Dr. Dwight Im is one of 18 physicians from around the world recognized in minimally invasive surgical techniques to perform livestream surgeries as part of the annual AAGL (Elevating Gynecologic Surgery; originally founded as The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) Global Congress. 

Dr. Im leads The National Institute of Robotic Surgery at Mercy, which offers surgical procedures performed by physician experts in multiple specialties and sub-specialties, including Urology, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology at Mercy. He was the first surgeon to be named a “Gynecologic Oncology EpiCenter Surgeon” for the da Vinci robot. In 2015, Dr. Im was one of eight doctors elevated to Mentor Status in Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Im trains doctors from around the world in advanced, precision robotic surgery.