Andrea Pakula MD, MPH, FACS, is Medical Director of Robotic Surgery at Adventist Health Simi Valley, a Robotic Center of Excellence. Her clinical interests include all aspects of general surgery, and she has extensive expertise in hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction, as well as trauma, bariatric and emergency surgeries. She applies robotic techniques in all aspects of her elective and emergency surgery practice and enjoys training surgeons from all over the world in robotic surgery techniques.