EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Douglas Nespory is a leading user of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System in the Kansas City area and has performed his 900th da Vinci Robotic surgery. Nespory, D.O., FACOS, has been a member of the Excelsior Springs Hospital medical staff for 15 years and became employed as a full-time general surgeon in 2019. Nespory specializes in open, trauma, laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery. Patients no longer must wait weeks for an elective procedure, he said. “Although I was initially skeptical of robotic surgeries, I became fully vested after seeing impressive patient satisfaction results and less need for post-operative narcotics,” he said. “Not only are general surgeons embracing the robotic results; other specialists, including urologists and gynecologists, are utilizing the system at Excelsior Springs Hospital.” For more information, call 816-630-6081 or visit www.ESHospital.org.