Saudi hospital performs first fully robotic heart transplant in groundbreaking 2.5 hour operation
The innovation is hoped to shift heart transplant surgery away from traditional chest-opening procedures, which have long recovery periods lasting weeks or months.
Dr. Feras Khaliel, head of Cardiac Surgery and Director of the Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, September 12, 2024.(photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
