Papers
17
Total Citations
437
H-Index
10
About
Neil Tolley is a pioneering surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped the adoption of robotic-assisted techniques in ENT and head and neck surgery. Working primarily from a tertiary referral centre, Tolley has focused on three interconnected areas: robotic parathyroidectomy, robotic thyroidectomy, and transoral robotic surgery (TORS), establishing himself as one of the leading voices in minimally invasive endocrine and airway surgery within Western practice. His most cited work (61 citations) demonstrated the feasibility of robotic parathyroidectomy as a scar-free alternative to conventional neck surgery, a line of inquiry he extended through long-term prospective comparisons with open approaches. His research on transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy critically evaluated whether techniques pioneered in South Korea could be safely translated to UK patients — a nuanced contribution acknowledging the role of anthropometry, culture, and tumour size in surgical outcomes. Tolley has also advanced the use of TORS for obstructive sleep apnoea, including developing biometric patient selection criteria to optimise safety. Collectively accumulating nearly 400 citations, his body of work bridges technical innovation with rigorous clinical evaluation, offering students and researchers an exemplary model of evidence-based surgical development.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic‐Assisted Parathyroidectomy61 citations · 2011
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- 3Robotic Thyroid Surgery: Current Perspectives and Future Considerations51 citations · 2018
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- 8Clinical applications of Telerobotic ENT-Head and Neck surgery26 citations · 2011
- 9Robotic Parathyroid Surgery: Current Perspectives and Future Considerations22 citations · 2018
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