New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Surgical expertise is moving beyond geographical boundaries as advancements in robotics, high-speed connectivity and digital technologies enable specialists to explore new models of delivering care across distances.

Doctors at Private Hospital performed a cross-border live robotic tele-surgery, connecting its surgical team in India with a robotic surgical system in Chengdu, China, aimed at testing the feasibility of remote surgical intervention and exploring future possibilities in surgical collaboration and tele-mentoring across countries.

The live tele-surgery, led by Doctor Vivek Bindal, Principal Director & Head, Department of Minimal Access, Bariatric & Robotic Surgery, Max Hospital, Vaishali, in partnership ...