Akbar Ashrafi
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19
Total Citations
510
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About
Dr. Akbar Ashrafi is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing robotic surgery for kidney and bladder cancers. He is best known for his leadership within the ROSULA (Robotic Surgery for Large Renal Mass) Collaborative Group, where he has driven landmark studies comparing robotic partial nephrectomy to minimally invasive radical nephrectomy for complex renal masses. His 2020 propensity-matched analysis of clinical T2a tumors (64 citations) demonstrated that nephron-sparing surgery can be safely extended to larger, more challenging cases. Dr. Ashrafi’s 2019 study on indocyanine green to assess ureteric vascularity during robotic cystectomy (89 citations) provided a simple, reproducible technique that significantly reduced uretero-enteric stricture rates—a major source of morbidity. He has also published comprehensive meta-analyses on host factors affecting partial nephrectomy outcomes (56 citations) and multi-institutional analyses of upstaging patterns in cT1 kidney cancer. With over 400 total citations across his most-cited works, Dr. Ashrafi’s research directly shapes clinical guidelines, offering evidence-based strategies to optimize oncologic control while preserving renal function and minimizing complications.
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- 7Minimally invasive radical nephrectomy: a contemporary review28 citations · 2020
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