# Doctor removes prostate from 35 miles away in first telerobotic surgery in US

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:54:45+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/first-telerobotic-surgery
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/doctor-removes-prostate-from-35-miles-away-in-first-telerobotic-surger-acd888/

The patient was at a facility in Minneola, Florida, while the surgeon operated remotely from another facility A Florida surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials. Dr Vipul Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration in subu

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