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No big cuts, faster healing: Kolkata's BM Birla Heart Hospital launches robotic-assisted heart surgery
CK Birla Hospitals – BM Birla Heart Hospital, Kolkata, has introduced robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, a technique that medical experts say could help patients recover faster compared to traditional open-heart procedures.
According to doctors, the advanced technology is designed to reduce surgical trauma, pain, and recovery time, allowing patients to return to normal life sooner.
Dr Soumya Guha, Robotic Cardiac Surgeon at BM Birla Heart Hospital, described the procedure as a breakthrough in cardiac care.
“This surgery is revolutionary since patients will have less cut, less pain, and faster recovery time,” Dr Guha told IBNS.
He added that the robotic system enables highly precise and skilful surgical intervention.
“The technologically advanced robot helps us perform extremely precise and skilful surgery on the patient,” he said.
Dr Guha also noted that patients undergoing the procedure may be able to return to work within seven days.
Unlike conventional open-heart surgery, robotic-assisted cardiac surgery is performed through small incisions using surgeon-controlled robotic instruments and high-definition 3D visualization.
Medical experts say the technology is gaining global adoption due to its multiple clinical benefits. By avoiding large chest incisions in selected cases, it can help reduce surgical trauma, minimise blood loss, lower post-operative pain, decrease the risk of wound-related complications, and enable faster recovery.
Dr Guha added that early outcomes have been encouraging.
“Across the cases completed so far, the outcomes have been consistent with what the technology is designed to deliver, and the patient recovery experience has been meaningfully different from what open surgery produces,” he said.
Dr Manoj Daga, Director of Cardiac Surgery at BM Birla Heart Hospital, said the initiative is especially significant for eastern India, where access to advanced cardiac care has often required long-distance travel.
“Eastern India carries a significant burden of cardiac disease, and patients in this region have historically had to travel considerable distances for procedures that require advanced surgical infrastructure. The addition of robotic cardiac surgery to our programme means that level of care is now available here,” he said.
“Our focus has been on building a comprehensive cardiac surgery programme capable of handling the most complex cases while improving precision, recovery, and overall patient outcomes. This is an important step in that direction,” he added.
Mr Supratik De Sarkar, Regional Head of CK Birla Hospitals – BM Birla Heart Hospital (Kolkata and Jaipur), said the investment reflects a long-term commitment to advanced healthcare.
“The investment we have made in this programme reflects that commitment. We want referring doctors, patients, and families across this region to know that when a cardiac case is complex, this is where it can be brought. That is the standard we are working toward, and robotic surgery is part of how we get there,” he said.
(Reporting by Supriyo Hazra)
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