{"id":2043,"date":"2026-06-20T18:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:33:37","slug":"from-father-and-daughter-to-surgical-partners-the-razdans-unique-bond-in-the-operating-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"From father and daughter to surgical partners: The Razdans&#8217; unique bond in the operating room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Precision is essential in the operating room, but for Dr. Sanjay Razdan and his daughter, Dr. Shirin Razdan, there&#8217;s something even more powerful guiding their work: family.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2041\">Surveillance video shows woman being assaulted by suspect in Miami Springs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The father-daughter duo has built a remarkable partnership rooted in trust, admiration and a shared passion for medicine. <\/p>\n<p>Today, they lead two of the hospital&#8217;s premier robotic surgery programs, working just steps away from each other while carrying on a bond that began long before either stepped into an operating room.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sanjay Razdan, a nationally recognized urologist and director of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital&#8217;s Robotic Prostate Cancer Program, admits he never imagined his daughter would choose to follow him into the same specialty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never wanted her to get into urology,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s too much. 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He knows what I&#8217;m capable of, and that&#8217;s been since day one.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>She credits her father for setting the standard she strives to meet every day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s pushed me to do well academically. He&#8217;s pushed me to study hard, work hard and put in the hours because he sets that example,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am what I am because he set the example. There&#8217;s no reason for me to be any less because he is the best that he can be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Their collaboration continues long after surgery ends. The two often review surgical videos together, discuss challenging cases and check in on one another throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re typically in different cases, but our rooms are side by side,&#8221; Dr. Shirin Razdan said. &#8220;I like to pop into his room and be like, &#8216;What&#8217;s up? 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