Ashish Narula
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Ashish Narula is a leading urological surgeon whose work has significantly advanced nerve-sparing techniques in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). His primary research focuses on optimizing oncologic control while preserving postoperative sexual function, particularly through the implementation of the neurovascular structure-adjacent frozen-section examination (NeuroSAFE) approach. Narula’s landmark 2017 study, cited 73 times, was the first to evaluate the NeuroSAFE technique in a British setting, demonstrating its feasibility and potential to improve nerve preservation without compromising cancer clearance. He later expanded this work with a comprehensive analysis of 500 consecutive UK cases (2021, 13 citations), establishing robust real-world outcomes that have helped standardize this approach. By integrating intraoperative frozen-section analysis of the neurovascular bundles, Narula’s contributions have directly addressed a critical challenge in RALP: balancing complete tumor excision with functional recovery. His work has been instrumental in translating a technically demanding procedure into a reproducible protocol, influencing surgical practice and patient counseling. Through these studies, Narula has positioned himself as a key figure in evidence-based refinement of robotic prostatectomy, offering surgeons a validated framework to enhance nerve-sparing precision and improve quality of life for men with prostate cancer.
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