The Robotic Surgeon is the show for patients (and the family members researching on their behalf) facing surgery or weight-loss decisions. Your host, Dr. Hesham Atwa, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a Master Robotic Surgeon with more than 22,000 operations and 2,500+ robotic cases, Chief of Surgery at two hospitals, author of Mastering Robotic Surgery, and a proctor who trains other surgeons in the operating room.

But what makes this show different isn't the credentials - it's the honesty. Dr. Atwa believes you deserve straight answers, not a sales pitch. Here you'll get the truth about what recovery actually feels like, when surgery is truly necessary, and when waiting - or skipping surgery altogether - is the right call.

Each episode answers the questions patients are actually asking:

• Is robotic surgery safe - and does the robot really do the operating?
• Can a hernia heal on its own? When is it an emergency?
• Do I really need my gallbladder removed?
• Ozempic or gastric sleeve? What happens when you stop the injections?
• Can GLP-1 medications and surgery work together?
• I lost the weight - now what about the loose skin?

From hernias, gallbladder, and general surgery to bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, revisions, and post-weight-loss skin tightening, Dr. Atwa is one of the few surgeons who guides patients through the entire journey - medication, surgery, or no surgery at all - and he explains it the way he'd advise his own family.

Whether you're preparing for a procedure, weighing your options, or researching for someone you love, you'll leave every episode knowing more than when you arrived.

Brought to you by Long Island Laparoscopic Doctors, East Setauket, NY.