As Lee Health continues to grow its robotic-assisted surgery program – which features the most advanced technology in the field of robotic surgery – the health system is announcing a new medical director of the innovative program.
Dr. Fia Yi, a leader in the robotics medical field with more than a decade of specialized surgical experience, has been tapped to serve as Lee Health’s medical director of System Robotics Program.
Yi comes to Lee Health from The Colorectal Institute, where she will continue to serve as a colorectal surgeon. Prior to that, Dr. Yi spent several years at Brooke Army Medical Center located in San Antonio, Texas, as the Chief of Colorectal Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Yi was appointed as the Colorectal Surgery Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force from 2018-2020. She completed her time in service as a Lieutenant Colonel.
