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Doctor performs first telerobotic surgery in US, removing prostate from 35 miles away

<p>The patient was at a facility in Minneola, Florida, while the surgeon operated remotely from another facility</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials.</p><p>Dr Vipul Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration in suburban Orlando, on Sunday performed an investigational robotic prostatectomy on a 66-year-old prostate cancer patient who volunteered for a clinical study evaluating a robotic telesurgery system.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/first-telerobotic-surgery">Continue reading...</a>