Da Vinci Si robot in Hyderabad

KIMS Hospitals announced the installation of a next generation surgical robotic system ‘Da Vinci Si’ model in its facility in Secunderabad on Thursday.

The surgical robot costs two million USD. Currently, eight doctors in six medical specialisations including oncology, gynecology, urology, ent, gastroenterology and general surgery at KIMS are performing robotics surgeries.

Dr Bhaskar Rao, CEO and MD, KIMS Hospitals said, “With increased awareness among our patients, we felt the need of acquiring the model in place of our old SD model acquired in 2011, for giving better care and to perform more complex surgical procedures, which otherwise not possible with laparoscopy.”

“In last six years, KIMS Hospitals has come a long way in learning and mastering the robotic technology by its clinical applications in the successful outcome of 700 procedures,” he said.

Sharing the features of the robot, he said, “The model includes dual console capability to support training and minimal invasion during surgery, enhanced high-definition 3D vision for superior clinical capability, an updated user interface for streamlined setup and OR (operating room) turnover and an extensibility for digital OR integration.”

Some of the doctors who are in charge of the robotic programme include Dr Gopichand, Urologist, Dr Neena Desai, Gynecologist, Dr Lakshmikanth, Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Dr D Madhu, Surgical Oncologist, Dr Kalyan Chakravarthy, ENT, Dr Suresh Kumar G, General Surgeon, Dr MBV Prasad, General Surgeon, Dr Vijay Kumar Bada, Surgical Gastroenterology.