Anastasios D. Asimakopoulos
Policlinico Tor Vergata, Ospedale San Donato, Policlinico Casilino, Clinique du Sport, University of Rome Tor Vergata, St. Augustine College
Papers
24
Total Citations
895
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About
Anastasios D. Asimakopoulos is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the evidence base for minimally invasive surgical approaches to urological cancers and benign prostatic disease. His research spans robotic and laparoscopic surgery for prostate, bladder, and kidney conditions, with a particular focus on optimizing oncological outcomes while preserving patients' functional quality of life. Asimakopoulos is perhaps best known for conducting one of the field's rare randomized controlled trials directly comparing laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, a landmark 2011 study that has accumulated over 200 citations. His innovative anatomical work, including the pubovesical complex-sparing technique and detailed characterization of Retzius-sparing prostatectomy landmarks, has provided surgeons worldwide with reproducible frameworks for superior continence and nerve preservation outcomes. His 2018 prospective randomized comparison of Retzius-sparing versus standard robot-assisted prostatectomy further cemented these contributions with over 125 citations. Beyond prostate surgery, Asimakopoulos has contributed systematic reviews on robotic nephrectomy and pioneered nerve-sparing robotic cystectomy techniques. His most recent work even examines the environmental footprint of surgical approaches, demonstrating a remarkably broad scientific curiosity that extends from patient outcomes to planetary health.
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