Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Surgeon Achieves 1,000 Robotic GI Surgeries in 18 Months
A doctor named Dr. B. B. Das has done something amazing.
He performed 1,000 surgeries using a special robot in just 18 months.
This robot helps him do the surgeries very carefully and precisely.
The surgeries are for the stomach and intestines, and they help people get better faster.
Dr. Das works at a hospital in Visakhapatnam and uses this special robot to help people in many nearby areas.
This shows how new technology is making medical care better and safer.
Dr. B. B. Das performed 1,000 robotic GI surgeries in 18 months.
The surgeries were conducted using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.
The technology offers improved accuracy, minimal tissue damage, and faster recovery.
Dr. Das serves patients across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions.
The achievement highlights the region's adoption of cutting-edge medical technology.
- Who
- Dr. B. B. Das, a renowned surgical gastroenterologist and robotic surgeon
- What
- Performed 1,000 robotic gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries
- When
- Within 18 months
- Where
- Care Hospitals in Visakhapatnam
- Why
- To enhance surgical standards with improved accuracy, minimal tissue damage, and faster recovery for patients
- Surgeon
- Dr. B. B. Das
- Surgeries
- 1,000 robotic GI surgeries
- Timeframe
- 18 months
- Location
- Care Hospitals, Visakhapatnam
- Technology
- da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
- Regions Served
- Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions