Fortis Hospital Pioneers Dual Robotic Surgery for Kidney Transplants in India

Published: 01 Jul 2025

Author: Precedence Research

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Fortis Hospital is making history in the field of Indian medical innovation by launching TREAT (Total Robot Enabled and Assisted Transplant), introducing the nation to its first comprehensive program of kidney transplantation performed by robots. The program features a unique combination of two robotic operating systems and a highly sophisticated surgical community, which re-establishes the clinical practice of renal transplants by centering surgical performance on the whole person. The TREAT initiative became the first in India to achieve this feat by performing multiple robotic procedures on both kidney donors and recipients simultaneously, a first in the field of transplant medicine.

TREAT utilizes the latest and most advanced robotic technologies, synchronized surgical measures, and patient-focused design to minimize trauma, reduce post-surgery time, and ensure unparalleled precision even in the most complex transplant settings. The program is very important in India, where living donor transplants are prevalent, and numerous donors, most of whom are women, have to maintain caregiving roles and the process of recovery. Fortis is interested in increasing the level of efficient, caring care by providing equal medical attention to both donors and recipients. Besides enhancing the efficiency of the surgery, the doubled robotic system has an expansive surgery pool for patients with anatomical complications, comorbidities, and patients who are obese or who have had surgical history.

The efforts of Fortis Hospital, dedicated to high-risk, life-saving transplants, have been recently exemplified in a series of successfully conducted high-complexity cases within the TREAT program. This was evident in one of the cases, such as that of a 47-year-old Tanzanian Joachim, who several hospitals rejected due to his combination of chronic kidney failure, heart complications, and high blood pressure. As a testament to the program, Amodeus was already walking 24 hours later, and Joachim, having received his new kidney, literally started working within a few hours, which once again proves the enormous promise of coordinated robotic surgery.

Executive’s Statement

Dr. Ritu Garg, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, Fortis Healthcare Ltd

“At Fortis, innovation goes beyond technology; it’s about transforming outcomes with empathy and precision. The TREAT program embodies this philosophy by making kidney transplants safer, quicker, and accessible even in complex cases. We’re not just improving survival rates; we’re helping patients reclaim their lives. That’s the true impact of TREAT.”