Alessandra Piccioli

Ripamonti, European Institute of Oncology

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Dr. Alessandra Piccioli is a pioneering surgeon whose work sits at the intersection of advanced robotics and fluorescence-guided surgery. Her primary research focuses on optimizing oncologic outcomes in colorectal surgery, specifically through the integration of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence with robotic platforms. Her most cited work, "Green indocyanine fluorescence in robotic abdominal surgery" (2018, 29 citations), established a foundational framework for using near-infrared imaging to enhance intraoperative visualization. She is perhaps best known for her landmark study on robotic right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision (CME) and ICG guidance (2019, 16 citations), which demonstrated how lymphatic mapping via fluorescence can improve the precision of lymphadenectomy in colon cancer. This work has been instrumental in advancing the adoption of robotic CME as a technique to potentially improve oncologic outcomes. With her papers serving as key references in the growing field of image-guided surgery, Dr. Piccioli’s contributions are shaping how surgeons approach minimally invasive, anatomically precise resections—a critical step toward personalized, high-resolution cancer care.