Who Can Get Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery?

Here's the good news... Robotic surgery can provide mitral valve patients a safe, effective and minimally-invasive approach for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation and stenosis. There is more good news... The inclusion criteria for using the robot has greatly extended to many different types of patients thanks to advanced techniques developed by leading robotic surgeons. To learn the latest about patient candidacy and eligibility for robotic mitral valve surgery, we spoke with Dr. Husam Balkhy, a leading cardiac surgeon at the University of Chicago Medicine. (Video posted on September 22, 2025)