Professor Ali Zamir Khan: the robotic surgery experience

Prof Ali Zamir Khan (Figure 1) is a leader in the field of minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery. He trained and worked in United Kingdom as a cardiothoracic surgeon for about 20 years before returning to India to start the Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery at Medanta—The Medicity. This is one of the premier multispecialty hospitals in India providing cutting edge tertiary care to patients. The minimally invasive surgery program is one of the most successful programs in India.