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13 Feb 2026
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Performs First UAE-Pakistan Remote Robotic Kidney Telesurgery
● Pakistan-based patient underwent robotic-assisted nephroureterectomy, performed remotely from Abu Dhabi. ● The real-time robotic surgery was controlled via console from the UAE by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi expert urologists leading the procedures in both countries. ● This milestone demonstrates how telesurgery can expand access to advanced care for complex conditions.
06 Feb 2026
Delegation from Cleveland Clinic’s Global Network to Share Knowledge at World Health Expo Dubai
Experts to deliver educational sessions at annual healthcare conference.
Past News
30 Jun 2018
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Extends Access for Patients across the UAE
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is extending the opening hours of a range of outpatient clinics covering the most in-demand subspecialties from July 1 between 8 AM until 8 PM.
27 Jun 2018
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Enhances Service Offering to Patients in Al Ain
Patients can now access select outpatient medical services from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi – Al Ain, a new facility designed to support the community in the ‘Garden City’ and surrounding areas. Learn more.
24 Jun 2018
Surgeons Perform the UAE’s First Double-Lung Transplant Surgery
Multidisciplinary teams of surgeons at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have performed three transplant surgeries from a deceased donor on the same day, including the UAE’s first double-lung transplant. Learn more.
19 Jun 2018
Post-Operative Care is Critical to Success for Transplant Patients, say Experts
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is continuing to enhance its intensive care facilities, with a particular focus on post-operative critical care for transplant patients, recognizing the developing need within the country. Learn more.
06 Jun 2018
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Surgeons Perform Innovative Lung Procedure
A multidisciplinary team of surgeons and imaging experts at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has developed a new, minimally invasive procedure to locate and cut out a tumor hidden deep inside a patient’s lung.
03 Jun 2018
Medical Team from Abu Dhabi Provides Support at Rohingya Refugee Camps
Caregivers from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have returned from working as volunteer clinical staff in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Learn more.
31 May 2018
Doctors Warn on Shisha and Medwakh Use on World No Tobacco Day
Specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have marked “World No Tobacco Day” on May 31 by highlighting the dangers of alternative forms of tobacco, such as shisha and medwakh. Learn more.
29 May 2018
More Patients Looking to Quit Smoking During Holy Month of Ramadan
Specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi are reporting strong interest in the hospital’s Smoking Cessation program, as more people look to quit smoking during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Learn more.
22 May 2018
Emirati Woman Receives Country’s First ‘Funnel Chest’ Corrective Surgery
Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi performed a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) “Nuss” procedure on the 27-year-old patient, a minimally invasive technique known as “funnel” chest. Learn more.