ORLANDO, Fla. — A local doctor, Dr. Ryan Day, is from Lake Mary and is now a robotic surgeon at AdventHealth. He credited video games with making him a better surgeon.
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From Lake Mary High School to medical schools nationwide, Dr. Day is back to offer high-level care to the community he grew up in. Thanks to a childhood hobby, he now operates as a transplant surgeon and surgical oncologist at AdventHealth.
“That experience of playing video games translated and allowed me to pick this up very quickly… The type of surgeries I do are very large cancer operations in difficult locations.”
— Dr. Ryan Day AdventHealth
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With his advanced skills, he’s utilizing technology, like the DaVinci V Robotic System, to improve the surgical outcomes of patients right here in Central Florida.
If anyone is looking for a gift this holiday season, Day suggested certain games for future robotic surgeons, such as Zelda, Pong, and the Talos Principle.
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