Gerald A. Cahill, M.D., has received the distinction of being among an elite group of 25 bariatric surgeons in the nation to receive da Vinci Si Robotic Surgical System quality and volume recognition from the manufacturer, California-based Intuitive Surgical Inc.
He also is the first physician in Northwest Indiana to perform minimally invasive bariatric surgery using the da Vinci Si system.
Cahill, who is medical director of the Midwest Bariatric Institute at Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Dyer, the area’s leader in such surgery, serves patients from all of Franciscan Alliance’s Northern Indiana Region hospitals. Those include, besides Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Dyer, Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Hammond; Franciscan Physicians Hospital in Munster, Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City and Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point.
Cahill has performed more than 2,500 bariatric surgical procedures and has one of the best safety records in the nation.
"I always have strived to make surgery as minimally invasive and safe for the patient as possible. Using the da Vinci makes it more precise and even less invasive, with fewer and smaller incisions. In addition, procedures are safer and patients experience less pain. They also are assured the best outcomes and spend less time in the hospital," Cahill said, adding, "Weight-loss surgical procedures help assure patients longer lives and improved quality of life."
Kathy O’Donnell, R.N., manager of the Midwest Bariatric Institute, said, "Dr. Cahill and the institute are committed to providing patients the best surgical quality and post-operation support. We continually strive to provide life-long weight loss success for our patients. I am proud to be part of a program that is constantly evolving to provide the best high tech options to promote quality patient outcomes."
The Midwest Bariatric Institute is located at Franciscan St. Margaret Health’s Dyer Campus, 24 Joliet St. (U.S. 30). For more information, call (219) 852-2518 or send e-mail to: kathy.o'donnell@franciscanalliance.org.
da VINCI ADVANTAGES FOR PATIENTS
Potential benefits include:
- Less pain.
- Less blood loss.
- Less scarring.
- Shorter recovery times.
- Faster return to routine activities.
- In many cases, better clinical outcomes.
About Dr. Gerald A. Cahill
Cahill has dedicated his practice to weight loss surgery and specializes in minimally invasive surgical (laparoscopic) techniques for the treatment of obesity. At the Midwest Bariatric Institute at Franciscan St. Margaret Health, Dr. Cahill performs lap-band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, gastric sleeve procedures. Cahill has performed over 2,500 weight loss surgeries with no surgical mortality – a safety record that is unmatched locally. A practicing physician for more than 20 years, Dr. Cahill is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He received his medical training at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his residency and internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Cook County Hospital, Chicago.
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