09/02/2026
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Institute of Kidney Diseases, Hayatabad Medical Complex, has planned to launch robotic surgeries for the first time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The development surfaced after a one-day live workshop at Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) on Friday last during which two robotic surgeries were performed by Prof Matin Sheriff, the director of Robotic Surgery West Kent Urology Cancer Centre, Medway NHS Foundation Trust Kent, UK.
Dr Javed Burki, the consultant urological surgeon at Medway NHS Foundation Trust Kent, UK, was also part of the two-member team that specially arrived Peshawar to facilitate the live worship.
Prof Martin told this scribe that robotic surgery was gaining currency around the globe. “Not only in developed countries where it is common, is it also being practiced in Punjab and Sind provinces. We want to train doctors and other support staff and benefit patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.
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