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Alfredo Mussi is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped minimally invasive approaches to complex chest surgeries. His research centers on robotic-assisted procedures for lung cancer, thymoma, and mediastinal diseases, with a particular focus on improving oncologic outcomes and surgical safety. Mussi’s landmark 2011 study on robotic lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer (271 citations) provided the first long-term oncologic results, demonstrating that robotic surgery could achieve cancer clearance comparable to open thoracotomy while reducing patient trauma. He further advanced the field through a multi-institutional European study on robotic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma (147 citations), which established the technique’s safety and efficacy. Notably, Mussi performed the first European robotic renal transplantation (124 citations), a groundbreaking procedure where a mother’s kidney was transplanted to her daughter using the da Vinci system—a feat that showcased robotic precision in vascular anastomoses. His work on learning curves and complications (126 citations) has guided surgical training worldwide. Through these contributions, Mussi has not only expanded the boundaries of robotic surgery but also provided the evidence base that has made minimally invasive thoracic and transplant procedures a standard of care.