HOUSTON — Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston successfully performed the first fully robotic heart transplant in the United States. Using a robot, lead surgeon Dr. Kenneth ...

‘I want to live’: Houston patient receives first fully robotic heart transplant in U.S. By Evan MacDonald, Staff writer Updated June 17, 2025 5:35 p.m.

Ibarra is the first patient in the United States to undergo a fully robotic heart transplant. Liao and his team at Baylor St. Luke's performed the surgery in March 2025.

A Houston hospital has performed the U.S.'s first fully robotic heart transplant, offering new hope for patients with advanced heart failure. What Happened: On March 15, surgeons at Baylor St ...

The procedure marks the first fully robotic heart transplant to be performed on an adult patient in the U.S., according to a June 17 news release shared with Becker’s.

The first fully robotic heart transplant in the United States was performed at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston in March this year, according to an announcement by the hospital released ...

First fully robotic heart transplant in U.S. gives Houston man a second chance at life Sue Baker was used to spending time in the hospital. She had started having heart troubles in 2015, and as ...