Robotic Urologic Oncology · Seattle

Advanced cancer surgery.
One small incision.

I'm Dr. Saji, a urologic surgeon at Swedish in Seattle. I treat prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer with single-port robotic surgery — and I believe you deserve to understand your operation as well as your surgeon does.

Appointments: (206) 386-6266

Portrait of Dr. Saji
Akhil A. Saji, MD — Urologic Surgery, Swedish

Trained with the pioneers

Fellowship training in single-port robotics with Dr. Mutahar Ahmed at Hackensack and in robotic surgery with Dr. Inderbir Gill at USC — surgeons who helped build the field.

Full-spectrum robotic oncology

One surgeon for prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer — including totally intracorporeal urinary diversion, among the most technically demanding operations in urology.

Beyond cancer

Aquablation therapy for enlarged prostate, kidney stone treatment, and general urologic care for patients across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

The single-port difference

Five or six incisions. Or one.

Most robotic surgery in the U.S. is performed through five or six separate incisions across the abdomen. The da Vinci SP system accomplishes the same operation through a single small incision about a centimeter below the navel — in my experience, that means less pain, fewer days on pain medication, and a faster return to your life.

The robot never operates on you. I control every movement from a console beside you — it simply gives me steadier hands and better eyes.

How single-port prostatectomy works

From my patients

“Dr. Saji is personable and compassionate. He clearly loves his field.”

— Verified patient review, Swedish

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For referring physicians

I welcome referrals for localized and locally advanced prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer, complex BPH, and stone disease — and I make a point of rapid access for new cancer diagnoses and clear communication back to your office.

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