Ferdau Bandstra
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Ferdau Bandstra is a health economist and outcomes researcher whose work sits at the intersection of surgical innovation and value-based cancer care. His primary research areas include cost-utility analysis, patient-reported outcomes, and the comparative effectiveness of robotic versus laparoscopic surgery. Bandstra’s most cited study, a 2022 cost-utility analysis of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic prostatectomy, leveraged a large Dutch retrospective cohort to demonstrate that robot-assisted surgery yields significantly better long-term urinary function. This work provided crucial economic evidence for a procedure whose added value had long been debated, showing that improved functional outcomes can justify the higher upfront costs. With 27 citations, the paper has become a reference point for health technology assessments in urologic oncology. Bandstra’s contributions are particularly notable for bridging clinical outcomes with economic modeling, helping hospitals and policymakers make data-driven decisions about surgical resource allocation. His research exemplifies how rigorous health economics can inform treatment guidelines and patient access to advanced technologies.
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