Maria Aoki
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About
Dr. Maria Aoki is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on improving outcomes for prostate cancer patients, with a particular focus on optimizing surgical techniques and exploring non-toxic therapeutic options. Her major contributions lie in the rigorous evaluation of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), where she has used the cumulative sum method to define and shorten the learning curve for multiple surgeons—a critical step for standardizing high-quality care. She has also identified novel predictive factors for post-surgical complications, such as the postoperative bladder neck to pubic symphysis ratio for de novo overactive bladder, directly informing surgical planning and patient counseling. Beyond the operating room, Dr. Aoki is investigating the chemopreventive potential of luteolin, a natural flavonoid, for patients on active surveillance, offering preliminary evidence of a safe, clinical strategy to manage low-risk disease without immediate intervention. Her work, accumulating over a dozen citations in leading journals, bridges the gap between technical surgical mastery and innovative, patient-centered cancer management, establishing her as a rising authority in the field.
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