Dr. Bert Geer Completes 2,000 Robotic Surgery Case

Dr. Bert Geer ended 2023 in a big way! Congratulations to Dr. Geer on completing his 2,000 Da Vinci Robotic surgery. Dr. Geer earns top five volume benign gynecology surgeon in Tennessee.

Dr. Bert Geer is a native of the Upper Cumberland. He graduated with his bachelor of science degree from Tennessee Tech University. He then attended medical school at the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City Missouri. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga Tennessee. He is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2014 Dr. Bert Geer became the first board-certified physician in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, also known as urogynecology, in the region.

Dr. Geer is the region’s only “master” trained daVinci robotic surgeon. He has spearheaded the robotic efforts at Cookeville Regional Medical serving as the chairman of the robotics committee for several years. He also serves as a daVinci robotic proctor and trains other physicians on robotic surgical procedures. He serves as a preceptor in the operating room and teaches new surgical techniques to physicians in anatomy labs taking Cookeville Regional to an epi-center for robotic surgery.