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About
Aram Rojas is a surgeon-researcher whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of robotic surgery, surgical education, and surgical oncology. With a portfolio of highly cited publications, Rojas has emerged as a leading voice in advancing the adoption and systematic training of robotic surgical techniques within general surgery. His landmark 2016 study on the Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS), which has garnered over 100 citations, established critical construct validity for robotic surgery assessment tools used in training programs worldwide. Rojas has made significant contributions to surgical oncology through rigorous meta-analytic work demonstrating that robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy offers superior histopathological outcomes compared to open surgery, and through investigations into simultaneous robotic resections for metastatic colon cancer. Perhaps most distinctively, he has championed structured robotic curricula for general surgery residents, developing dedicated two-week rotations and video-based assessment frameworks that are reshaping how the next generation of surgeons learns. His research on resident performance, stress, and workload during robotic versus laparoscopic simulation further underscores his commitment to evidence-based surgical education. Collectively, Rojas's work has meaningfully advanced both the science and pedagogy of robotic surgery.
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- 6Robotic pancreas surgery for pancreatic cancer13 citations · 2023
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- 9Surgical Telementoring and Teleproctoring5 citations · 2020
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