India, Oct. 29 -- An Indian-origin surgeon in Florida has removed a cancer patient's prostate while sitting 35 miles (56km) away, in what hospital officials say is the first reported robotic telesurgery performed between two hospitals in the United States.

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Dr Vipul Patel carried out the procedure on October 25, operating from AdventHealth Celebration near Orlando while the patient, a 66-year-old man identified as Mark, lay in an operating theatre at AdventHealth Minneola.

According to The Guardian, the operation was conducted as part of a clinical study examining whether surgeons can safely perform complex procedures without b...