First US telerobotic surgery between hospitals: surgeon removes prostate from 35 miles away
HealthcareLdr · x · 2026-10-28
Florida surgeon Dr. Vipul Patel performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, remotely removing the prostate of a 66-year-old prostate cancer patient—the patient was at an AdventHealth facility in Minneola while Patel operated 35 miles away in Celebration.
Key points:
- Conducted under an FDA-approved investigational device exemption as a clinical study of a robotic telesurgery system
- Co-principal investigator Dr. Marcio Moschovas provided onsite support
- The patient is recovering well
- Patel founded and directs the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration
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