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About
Luca Bertolaccini is a distinguished thoracic surgeon and clinical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted thoracic procedures, and lung cancer outcomes. Based primarily at a single high-volume institute, Bertolaccini has made significant contributions to the comparative evaluation of surgical approaches for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), most notably through his widely cited 2018 study examining costs and outcomes across robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and open resection — a paper that has garnered over 120 citations and remains a key reference in the field. Bertolaccini has systematically advanced the technical literature on robotic lobectomy, authoring detailed procedural guides for four-arm robotic resections across multiple lobes, establishing reproducible frameworks for surgeons adopting robotic platforms. His more recent work pushes boundaries further, documenting over 1,000 robotic-assisted lobectomies spanning 16 years and pioneering robotic tracheal resection under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. He has also contributed to large-scale observational research through the LUCENT study and explored emerging innovations in robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Collectively, Bertolaccini's career reflects a sustained commitment to refining and validating robotic thoracic surgery as a safe, effective, and increasingly versatile approach to thoracic oncology.
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- 8Unlocking the depths: the evolution of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy4 citations · 2025
- 9Robotic thymectomy for large thymomas: a multicenter study4 citations · 2025
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