Pune: DPU Super Specialty Hospital launched the first dedicated Institute of Robotic Thoracic Surgery in the city and the second across Maharashtra. This Centre of Excellence was launched at the hands of Dr. Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Director & Senior Consultant Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Singapore.
This newly launched Centre of Excellence will primary offer minimally invasive thoracic surgeries including Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgeries (VATS) and Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgeries (RATS) for number of complexities including lung tumours, tumours in chest wall, anterior and posterior mediastinal tumours, and bullous disease of lungs and thymoma.
The commencement of this unit is in response to the need for state-of-the-art dedicated robotic thoracic surgery department as there are just a handful of centres equipped to perform this nature of surgery across the state and country at large.
This Centre is backed by world-class robotic surgical system – 4th Generation Da Vinci Xi, which will be used to perform the surgeries, and is the most revered and established surgical robotic system across the globe with a proven track record.
Department of robotic thoracic surgery will benefit patients of Pune and neighbourhood cities like Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Nashik as they will be able to access this world-class treatment facility without having to travel to distant cities or states.
Dr. Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Director Robotic Thoracic Surgery, said “This innovative Robotic Thoracic Surgery Department offers numerous advantages, such as performing highly intricate surgeries through smaller incisions and providing a 3D magnified view for better pathology localization, thus enhancing precision and efficiency as compared to traditional methods. Going forward, our vision is to start a dedicated cardiothoracic robotic surgery program.”
Dr. Sameer Chauhan, Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgeon, DPU Super Specialty Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, stated, "This move will provide ample benefits to patients, right from reduced need for blood transfusions, minimal complications resulting in faster recovery times, allowing them to resume normal activities sooner.”
