PESHAWAR, Feb. 9 -- The Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) at Hayatabad Medical Complex plans to introduce robotic surgeries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the first time, following a live workshop held last Friday.

The one-day event featured two robotic surgeries performed by Prof. Martin Sheriff, director of Robotic Surgery at West Kent Urology Cancer Centre, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, UK, assisted by Dr. Javed Burki, a consultant urological surgeon at the same trust. Both surgeons travelled to Peshawar to conduct the live demonstration and train local staff.

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