How a Local Surgeon Aims to Improve Health Equity in Underserved Communities Through Robotics
Dr. Shaneeta Johnson
Dr. Shaneeta Johnson is on a mission to use robotic surgery as a pathway to improve health equity.
Dr. Johnson, who serves as a professor of surgery, the director of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Program, and the General Surgery Residency Program Director at Morehouse School of Medicine, performs hundreds of surgeries using robots.
She told Rose Scott, host of "Closer Look" on WABE, that the procedures can be complex, but they’re precise, which can have better outcomes for the patient.