New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Under the stewardship of VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital Director Dr Kavita Sharma, the institution has achieved a historic milestone in global cardiac surgery.

The Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (CTVS) has successfully performed the World's First Robotic Systemic Atrioventricular (AV) Valve Replacement in an adult patient with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA) with Dextrocardia.

This pioneering achievement places VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital at the forefront of advanced robotic cardiac surgery and reaffirms the institution's commitment to clinical excellence, innovation and cutting-edge patient care in India's public healthcare system.

The pioneering, minimally invasive p...