Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Dr. Kornelis Poelstra is pioneering the future of spinal surgery with robotics — and he’s doing it right here in Southern Nevada.

The orthopedic surgeon is believed to be the world’s only operator of the Dynamis Robotic Surgical System, a revolutionary multiarm robot designed specifically for hard tissue procedures like bone surgery. At Southern Hills Hospital, he has performed more robotic spine surgeries than any surgeon globally, drawing patients from across the country.

“There’s nobody else who has this robot,” Poelstra said. “I have patients traveling from the East Coast, Florida and Texas for these procedures. I feel very blessed and humbled to have brought this technology here as the first in the world.”

He added: “The joke

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