Florida Hospital and Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement all mentioned in Orlando Sentinel story about Robotic Surgery. Urologist Vipul Patel, a world-renowned robotic surgeon who is largely responsible for the development of Florida Hospital's robotics program and its Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement, which focuses on robotic surgery and training.
   Training on the da Vinci system is typically in two parts: Surgeons receive on-site, half-day training by Intuitive Surgical at their hospitals to become familiar with the robot and its instruments. Then they are sent to a two-day surgical-skills training at one of da Vinci's 19 regional training centers, which include Florida Hospital's Nicholson Center at Celebration Health.
   Patel said the center also provides advanced training opportunities. "Our training is individualized; a surgeon could spend a day or a month with us," he said.