The association will promote academic and scientific activities in the field of robotics, surgical skills, and new and innovative methods and protocols
The Association of the Robotic and Innovative Surgeons (ARIS), the country’s first such association, was formally launched in Guwahati with Dr Subhash Khanna unanimously elected as its founding president.
Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and members from all over India and abroad were present at the meeting, a release said.
ARIS is not only India’s first robotic surgeons’ association, it is also probably the first-ever international healthcare professional association to be headquartered in Guwahati, the release added.
The association will promote academic and scientific activities in the field of robotics, surgical skills, and new and innovative methods and protocols.
Dr Khanna said, “There are only around 100 surgical robots in the country whereas Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Malaysia do not have any. The doctors of these countries can also enrol as members of this society.”
