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Dr. Alice Pitout is a pioneering surgeon-scientist at the forefront of precision urologic oncology, specializing in the integration of three-dimensional (3D) imaging and digital twin technology to revolutionize robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). Her major contributions lie in developing and validating 3D image-guided robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (3D-IGRAPN), a technique that uses patient-specific anatomical models to enhance surgical planning and intraoperative guidance for renal tumor management. In her landmark prospective study (UroCCR-186), she demonstrated the medium-term functional and oncologic outcomes of this approach, establishing a new standard for personalized kidney cancer surgery. Dr. Pitout has also pioneered the use of 3D-printed kidney models as educational tools, showing through a randomized trial (Rein 3D Print Personalize—UroCCR 114) that personalized models significantly improve patient understanding and caregiver-patient interactions before and after surgery. Her innovative work on landmark-free automatic digital twin registration—enabling real-time, end-to-end alignment of virtual models with the surgical field—represents a breakthrough in surgical navigation. With her most-cited papers already garnering attention in 2025, Dr. Pitout is rapidly shaping the future of minimally invasive, patient-centered urologic surgery.