Gold Team - Urology, Robotics, and Thoracic

Welcome to the Gold Team (the Urology, Thoracic, and Robotics surgery unit). We are located on the 3rd floor of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center adult hospital.

The environment on our unit is fast-paced, collaborative, and highly flexible to meet the needs of all our patients.

We care for adult patients who need treatment for urologic conditions, thoracic conditions, and patients having a procedure utilizing the Davinci Xi robotic system.  Our patients are unique because of their wide variety of needs.

Perks of working on this unit are the vast diversity of our patients, the ability to work with surgeons of different sub-specialties, and the opportunity to participate in cases using some of the most modern surgical technologies.

Some of our patients have been anticipating their surgery for an extended period of time.  For others, it is their first time in a hospital setting due to a recent diagnosis that increases the urgency of their treatment.  We aim to provide safe, high-quality patient care for all of our patients -- no matter their situation.

Our nurses are successful because they believe our patient’s safety comes first and they believe in multi-disciplinary, collaborative teamwork.

We orient new nurses to our unit by providing an extensive, specialized orientation period.  The length of orientation is dependent upon the learning style and speed of the orientee.

    • Urology Surgery:
      • Surgery for urologic cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney
      • Incontinence and other bladder control problems
      • Kidney stones
      • Sexual health conditions such as erectile dysfunction
    • Robotics: 
      • Urology (prostate, nephrectomy, cystectomy, and pyeloplasty)
      • Thoracic (lung resection, diaphragm repair, thymectomy, and mediastinum lesion resections)
      • General surgery including colon resection, hernia repairs (ventral, inguinal, hiatal), paraesophageal hernia repair, and partial gastrectomy
      • General Oncology (adrenalectomy, pancreatectomy, and liver resection)
      • Gynecology (hysterectomy, vaginal suspension)
      • Renal (kidney donations)
    • Thoracic

We encourage professional growth.

If your career goal is to expand your nursing experience and skills outside of the traditional bedside care model, VUMC's adult operating room offers numerous opportunities.  You can expand your skillset in the role of the circulating nurse, scrub cases, be trained to first assist, or participate in team leadership.  Click the VUMC Nurse Residency Perioperative Track link on the sidebar if you are interested!