With partners like Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery (VSON) and The Steadman Clinic, Vail Health’s Dillon Surgery Center brings world-class orthopaedic surgery to Summit County.
Vail Health’s Dillon Surgery Center serves the Summit County community, one of the most active sports populations in the country. Along with our partners at this location–The Steadman Clinic (TSC) and Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery–we’re elevating health across our mountain communities.
Howard Head Sports Medicine partners directly with Surgical Associates at Vail Health, ensuring patients who undergo robotic surgery return to their active lifestyles faster and with better outcomes. Learn my at vailhealth.org/robotics.
Vail Health's robotic surgery team at Surgical Associates utilizes the advanced da Vinci Xi Surgical System to get you back faster to the activities and lifestyle you love. Learn more, or schedule your robotic surgery at vailhealth.org/robotics.
Vail Health’s Surgical Associates ensures you don’t have to travel far from home for state of the art surgery services. Learn more, and schedule a consultation at vailhealth.org/surgery.
Dr. Barry Hammaker is a surgeon and the Chief Medical Officer at Vail Health in Vail, Colorado. Before a chance encounter set Barry on the path to working at Vail Health, Dr. Hammaker completed 16 years of active duty military service, including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2005. Barry received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and has an interest in advanced laparoscopic surgery, thoracic surgery, surgical endoscopy and colon cancer screening.
David Ford, MD, is Vail Health's newest general and robotic surgeon. Dr. Ford joins Vail Health's Surgical Associates team. In this episode, Dr. Ford goes into detail about his history specializing in robotic surgery, and why robotic surgery leads to faster recoveries and better outcomes for patients. Dr. Ford performs robotic surgeries at Vail Health hospital in Vail, Colorado.
For many patients, robotic surgery is not only more cost-effective, but safer and with incredible recovery times, getting patients back to the lives they love faster. At Vail Health, our talented, experienced surgical team utilizes the latest and greatest device in robotic surgery, the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. In this video, you'll hear directly from patients at Vail Health who had incredible outcomes from their robotic surgeries, and got back to work and hobbies faster than if they'd underwent traditional surgery.