New Technologies & Procedures

MedStar Washington Hospital Center surgeons carry on a legacy as pioneers in the implementation of new technologies, and many are at the forefront for developing and testing the latest advances. These high-tech surgical offerings include:

• Minimally invasive surgery, when appropriate
• Endovascular approach, when appropriate
• Robot –assisted surgery for highly specialized surgeries
• Gamma Knife procedure for noninvasive intracranial lesions
• Vascular X-ray device that creates 3D images
• Specialized CT, MRI and PET imaging for accurate diagnoses