Experience Riley with the nationally-ranked Urology team

Benjamin Whittam, M.D., is a pediatric urologist and director of robotic surgery, specializing in reconstructive surgery to correct congenital abnormalities, for the nationally-ranked urology team at Riley Children’s Health. At Red for Our Kids presented by Republic Airways, you will have the opportunity to see up close how Riley Children’s Foundation donations help equip Dr. Whittam and the Riley Children’s team with the surgical tools to deliver the best care for children and families.

“Experience Riley is a great chance for us to show off the Da Vinci robot, and more importantly, show off what Riley Children’s Foundation and donations have done for Riley by buying this robot. We’ve become one of the premier centers in the country and the world for doing robotics. And that’s all thanks to Riley Children’s Foundation and donors to be able to buy the robot.

It seems that almost all surgeries are going toward a minimally invasive approach and everything is kind of shifting to a more robotic approach. To keep at the forefront, we have to continue to offer the world-class technology that the robot is offering. We need to continue to keep these types of innovations and technologies available so we can stay at the forefront of technology and for caring for children.

I love taking care of kids. I love the operations. The honor to take care of a child and the trust that a family puts in me is unparalleled. There are no words to say what it means to me for families to put trust in me in taking care of their children.

To continue to offer world-class care for Hoosier children should be important to anybody. Donors here can see what they’ve done by giving us instruments and technology like this. Moving forward, we’re going to need these types of instruments, these types of technologies and new robots. Every child deserves world-class care, and I think Riley does that for them.”