Sanjana Ranganathan
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About
Sanjana Ranganathan is a rising surgical outcomes researcher whose work focuses on optimizing surgical approaches for urologic cancers, particularly bladder, kidney, and prostate malignancies. Her major contributions center on comparative effectiveness research, using large national databases to evaluate open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical techniques. In her landmark 2022 pairwise and network meta-analysis on radical cystectomy for bladder cancer—her most cited work with 4 citations—she systematically compared open versus robot-assisted approaches with different urinary diversion methods, providing crucial evidence for surgical decision-making. Her 2024 analysis of the NSQIP cystectomy database (3 citations) further quantified contemporary morbidity and mortality differences between open and robotic approaches. Ranganathan has also investigated trends in nephrectomy approaches using the National Inpatient Sample and compared robotic versus laparoscopic radical nephrectomy outcomes in renal cell carcinoma patients. Her work on salvage radical prostatectomy morbidity adds to the evidence base for complex prostate cancer surgery. By leveraging real-world data from national quality improvement programs, Ranganathan provides actionable insights that help surgeons and patients weigh the risks and benefits of minimally invasive versus open surgical options in urologic oncology.
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