Centre of excellence in paediatric robotic urology launched in Chennai

Apollo Kids’s Hospital, on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), launched a Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Robotic Urology, marking the completion of greater than 400 paediatric robotic procedures.

Talking at a press convention on the event, V. Sripathi, senior marketing consultant paediatric urologist and robotic surgeon, traced the journey of the robotics programme, from talent mastering and performing more and more difficult procedures on youngsters and infants, to constructing consciousness and at last, coaching surgeons, and different healthcare establishments everywhere in the nation.

Noting that outcomes of their procedures had been analysed, Dr. Sripathi stated that that they had discovered a 98.4% success price in an evaluation of 200 pyeloplasty procedures carried out over a interval of 10 years, and the outcomes of this had been revealed.

Goals of the Centre of Excellence included performing superior urological procedures, including providers for robotic thoracic surgical procedure, gastrointestinal surgical procedure, and hepatobiliary procedures. This aside, abroad collaborations had been additionally being regarded into, he stated.

Ilankkumaran Kaliamoorthy, chief exective officer, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Area highlighted the importance of robotic procedures for youngsters: minimal blood loss, shorter hospital stays, much less ache and really small scars, and faster restoration intervals.

Sindoori Reddy, director – technique, Apollo Hospitals, formally launched the Centre of Excellence, which was attended by quite a few dad and mom and their youngsters who had undergone robotic procedures.

Sushila Narayanasamy, unit head, Apollo Ladies’s & Kids’s Hospitals, Chennai, was amongst those that participated.