Baptist Health Louisville performs first surgery with single port robot
Baptist Health Louisville. November 10, 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2026) – The surgical team at Baptist Health Louisville, led by Dr. Nabeel Habib Gul, has performed the hospital's first procedure using Intuitive's da Vinci Single Port (SP) surgical robot.
The SP system lets surgeons operate through one small incision. Compared with approaches that require several incisions, single-incision robotic surgery can reduce pain and scarring after the operation, speed recovery and shorten hospital stays.
The SP is the third soft-tissue robotic platform in use at Baptist Health Louisville, joining the hospital's da Vinci Xi and da Vinci 5 systems.
With all three available, surgical teams can choose the approach that best fits each patient's needs.