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Cody Lendon Mullens is a surgical outcomes researcher whose work sits at the intersection of health services research, surgical safety, and medical education. His most impactful contributions focus on the comparative effectiveness and safety of minimally invasive surgery. Mullens led a landmark study on bile duct injuries in robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (31 citations), challenging assumptions about robotic surgery by demonstrating that higher injury rates may be linked to patient selection rather than technique alone. He has also shaped surgical training through the development of a robotic surgery elective for senior medical students (22 citations), addressing the critical need for early exposure to emerging technologies. His research extends to ventral hernia repair, where he documented the prevalence of biologic mesh use despite growing evidence against it, and to colorectal cancer surgery, where he employed instrumental variable analysis to examine long-term survival outcomes. With additional work characterizing contemporary cholecystectomy outcomes, Mullens is building a reputation for rigorous, policy-relevant research that directly informs surgical practice and training.