Hyunsuk Suh, MD, an endocrine surgeon at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, explains how doctors at Mount Sinai are removing the thyroid gland without making an incision using robotic surgery. “The biggest advantage at this time is the fact that patients will not have a visible or conspicuous neck scars,” he says. “During my fellowship, I went to Korea, where this robotic therapy was developed, and I brought that same approach to the U.S. and performed the first robotic procedure.”