Andrew Brachulis
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
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About
Andrew Brachulis has made pivotal contributions to surgical quality improvement, focusing on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. His research centers on developing innovative methods to assess and enhance surgical skill through peer and crowd-sourced evaluations. Brachulis’s most influential work, “Measuring to Improve: Peer and Crowd-sourced Assessments of Technical Skill with Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy” (2016), has garnered 112 citations, establishing a foundation for using crowdsourcing to objectively evaluate surgical proficiency. This landmark study demonstrated that non-expert crowds could reliably assess surgical skill, democratizing quality assessment in urology. His subsequent investigations, including “Wisdom of the crowds: Use of crowdsourcing to assess surgical skill of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a statewide surgical collaborative,” further validated this approach within large-scale collaborative networks. Brachulis also contributed to understanding the link between surgical skill and patient outcomes, as seen in his work on surgical skill quality improvement through peer video review workshops. By pioneering scalable, objective skill assessment tools, Brachulis has empowered surgeons to identify areas for improvement, ultimately elevating patient care standards. His research remains essential reading for those interested in surgical education, quality metrics, and the integration of crowdsourcing into clinical practice.
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