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Dr. Akshay Kudpaje is a head and neck surgeon whose research is reshaping the surgical management of oropharyngeal and thyroid cancers, with a particular focus on minimally invasive and robotic-assisted techniques. His most cited work, a comprehensive review on remote access thyroid surgery (14 citations), establishes him as a key voice in scarless thyroid surgery. Dr. Kudpaje’s major contributions include pioneering the novel "Transoral retroauricular neck dissection (TREND)" approach, a combination technique that minimizes surgical morbidity. He has also advanced the field of salvage surgery by investigating selective lingual artery embolization to control bleeding during transoral robotic surgery for recurrent base of tongue carcinomas. His research extends to health economics, where he has systematically compared the cost-effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery versus radiotherapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Through his work at a tertiary care cancer center, Dr. Kudpaje is demonstrating the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted neck dissections, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in head and neck oncology. His innovative, patient-centered approach is helping to define the next generation of surgical care.