Jyotsna Punj

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Dr. Jyotsna Punj is a pioneering anesthesiologist whose research focuses on the perioperative challenges of robotic and minimally invasive surgery, particularly in urologic and thoracic procedures. Her work has been instrumental in identifying and characterizing the unique neurological risks associated with patient positioning during robotic surgeries. In a landmark 2010 case series (52 citations), Dr. Punj first reported unpredicted neurological complications, including hemiparesis, following robotic laparoscopic radical cystectomy in the steep Trendelenburg position—a finding that has since guided safer patient positioning protocols. She further advanced the field by documenting the first perianesthetic management of a robotic partial cystectomy for bladder pheochromocytoma (13 citations), demonstrating the feasibility of robotic approaches in rare, high-risk endocrine tumors. Dr. Punj’s prospective study on robot-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (18 citations) established critical perianesthetic considerations for patients with myasthenia gravis. Her cumulative work, with over 100 citations, has directly shaped modern anesthetic practice for robotic surgery, making her a key contributor to patient safety in this rapidly evolving surgical field.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Unpredicted neurological complications after robotic laparoscopic radical cystectomy and ileal conduit formation in steep trendelenburg position: two case reports.

   52 citations · 2010
2. 2
   Robot-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: perianaesthetic concerns

   18 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Hemiparesis after robotic laparoscopic radical cystectomy and ileal conduit formation in steep Trendelenburg position

   17 citations · 2011
4. 4
   Perianesthetic management of the first robotic partial cystectomy in bladder pheochromocytoma. A case report.

   13 citations · 2010

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