Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Indore Surgeon Performs 12 Remote Robotic Surgeries From France
A surgeon in Indore operated on patients while she was in France.
She used a robotic machine to perform the surgeries from far away.
The patients were at a hospital in Indore, about 8,000 kilometers from France.
The operations were hernia surgeries.
Twelve surgeries were completed in 10 hours.
Teams in both countries helped the procedures run smoothly.
The hospital said all the patients were recovering well.
The doctors said this could help specialized surgeons treat people without traveling to them.
Dr Mahek Bhandari remotely performed 12 robotic hernia surgeries in 10 hours from Strasbourg, France.
The patients were treated at Mohak Super Speciality Hospital in Indore, nearly 8,000 kilometers away.
The procedures used MicroPort’s MedBot robotic surgical platform, with teams in France and India coordinating the operations.
According to the hospital, all 12 surgeries were completed successfully and the patients were recovering under observation.
The achievement was presented as a proof of concept for safe, efficient transcontinental robotic surgery and wider clinical use.
- Who
- Indore-based robotic and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Mahek Bhandari, supported by medical and technical teams in France and India.
- What
- Dr Bhandari remotely performed 12 robotic hernia surgeries in a single 10-hour period.
- When
- The surgeries were performed in one day; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Dr Bhandari operated from the IRCAD Centre in Strasbourg, France, while the patients were at Mohak Super Speciality Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The procedure demonstrated the potential of transcontinental telesurgery to reduce surgeon travel and extend specialized surgical expertise to locations where it may not be locally available.
- Surgeon
- Dr Mahek Bhandari
- Number of surgeries
- 12 robotic hernia surgeries
- Duration
- 10 hours in a single day
- Distance
- Nearly 8,000 kilometers between Strasbourg and Indore
- Surgical platform
- MedBot, developed by MicroPort
- Patient outcome
- The hospital said all 12 procedures were completed successfully and patients were recovering under observation
- Surgical network
- The IRCAD network includes nine institutes worldwide