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Madoka Kataoka is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher specializing in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for complex genitourinary cancers, with a particular focus on elderly and high-risk patient populations. Her work has fundamentally advanced the understanding of perioperative outcomes in robotic radical cystectomy and prostatectomy, demonstrating that these minimally invasive techniques can be safely performed in patients aged 80 years and older—a finding with significant clinical implications given the aging global population. Kataoka's research on rapid geriatric screening tools, including the G8 and IADL-modified G8 assessments, has provided urologists with practical methods to predict which patients may struggle with stoma self-care after urinary diversion, directly improving preoperative counseling and postoperative care planning. She has also made important contributions to continence recovery following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy by identifying postoperative membranous urethral length and vesicourethral anastomosis position as key predictors. Her work on the Controlling Nutritional Status score's association with postoperative paralytic ileus after cystectomy offers a novel nutritional intervention target. With over 38 citations across her most influential papers, Kataoka's research is shaping the future of robotic urologic oncology, particularly for challenging salvage procedures in patients with prior pelvic surgeries.