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Surgeon tops 1,000 robotic procedures

Advocate South Suburban Hospital announced Monday that Dr. Erik Swenson, a general surgeon at hospital in Hazel Crest, has completed nearly 1,300 robotic surgeries.   Dr. Erik Swenson has   completed more than   1,000 robotic surgeries.  (Provided photo) “I certainly feel a sense of accomplishment, but at the same time, I’m not winded. I could do it all over again, and I probably will,” Swenson said. “I enjoy treating patients robotically because it takes minimally invasive surgery to another level. The surgeon can see even better, up close and . . .

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