Summary
- SSMART 2026 brought regional medical professionals together in Penang.
- Symposium focused on robotic and minimally invasive surgery.
- Sunway Medical Centre Penang has completed more than 350 robotic-assisted procedures.
- Hospital performed its first robotic spine surgery in January 2026.
SEBERANG JAYA, August 25 — Sunway Medical Centre Penang strengthened its robotic surgery programme through SSMART 2026, bringing medical professionals from Malaysia and the region together,
For specialist discussions and hands-on training. The hospital has performed more than 350 robotic-assisted procedures and completed its first robotic spine surgery in January.
Its capabilities include the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System and Mako SmartRobotics System. The symposium covered general surgery, gynaecology, urology and orthopaedics.
Spine surgery and perioperative care, with participants from Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand and other countries.
