ISLAMABAD: In a landmark medical achievement, doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) achieved for the first time in Islamabad a robotic surgery that was a major milestone for the city’s healthcare sector.
The hospital turned to the cutting-edge surgical robot “Tomaï” for the operation and also had the help of foreign specialists from the UK. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Professor Shamim Khan, Professor Mateen Sharif, and Dr. Javed Burki, the local doctors Dr. Atif Inam Shami, Dr. Burhan-ul-Haq, and Dr. Khalid Saeed who were the surgical team members, as well.
Robotic surgery at PIMS Director Dr. Mateen Sharif told to media that the use of robotic technology will not only make complicated operations safer but more efficient as well.
“We are just at the start of spreading robotic surgery all over Pakistan is our goal,” he said.
PIMS Hospital has successfully performed Islamabad’s first robotic surgery using the advanced “Two-Maai Surgical Robot.”
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Dr. Sharif informed that the Tomaï unit was made in China and it is a tool that can do very detailed surgical operations. He also confirmed that the government is fully backing the project.
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The team says the female patient on whom they performed the operation is out of danger. The doctors confirmed that robotic surgery is the best option for patients to be discharged quickly and with less risk of complications.
