Urological Robotic Surgery

A urologic condition is any disease or disorder that affects the male reproductive organs or the male and female urinary tract (kidneys, bladder, ureters and urethra).

When lifestyle changes, medicine or other options do not ease your symptoms, your doctor may suggest surgery.

Conditions Treated

  • Prostate Cancer
  • Kidney Disorder or Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Urinary Blockage

Types of Urological Surgery Procedures

  • Si surgeon console and patient side cart with a surgeon and nurse
  • Operating room with Si system components
  • Operating room with Si system components
  • Prostatectomy
  • Partial nephrectomy (kidney disease)
  • Radical nephrectomy (kidney disease)
  • Ureteral reimplantation (fixes tubes that connect bladder to the kidney)
  • Sacrocolpopexy (vaginal prolapse)
  • Pyeloplasty (revision of the renal pelvis)
  • Pyelolithotomy (stone extraction)
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Partial cystectomy
  • Nephroureterectomy

Urology Surgeons

Julie A. Chacko, MD

Julie A. Chacko, MD

Specialty: Urology
Education: University of Southern California
Internship:Stanford University Hospital
Residency:Stanford University Hospital Stanford University Hospital

Daniel Curhan, MD

Daniel Curhan, MD

Specialty: Urology
Education: University of Michigan Hospitals
Residency: Boston Medical Center

Alex Koper, MD

Alex Koper, MD

Specialty: Urology
Education: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: UCLA Medical Center

David Laub, MD

David Laub, MD

Specialty: Urology
Education: New York Medical College (Valhalla)
Residency: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - L.A.

Alexandra Rogers, MD

Alexandra Rogers, MD

Specialty: Urology
Education: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
Fellowship: Tower Urology

Scott Tobis, MD

Scott Tobis, MD

Specialty: Urology/Oncology
Education: Dartmouth Medical School (New Hampshire)
Internship: University of Rochester Medical Center (New York)
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center (New York)
Fellowship: City of Hope National Medical Center (California)

Cottage Locations

Cottage Robotic Surgery Center Offers Robotic Lobectomy Procedure

Barbara Ross

After an ultrasound revealed tumors growing on her lung, Barbara Ross was referred to the Cottage Robotic Surgery Center. Soon after, she was the first patient to have a robotic lobectomy in our area.

Successful Recovery