Robotics North Carolina surgeon performs hospital’s first robotic knee replacement Clyde, N.C.-based Haywood Regional Medical Center now offers robot-assisted knee replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 26 report by The Mountaineer. Advertisement By: Staff Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 Print Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Orthopedic surgeon Arnold Silverberg, MD, performed the first case in October, the report said.