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About
Blanca Morales is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced the field of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Her research centers on optimizing surgical techniques to minimize the most common and debilitating side effects of prostate cancer surgery: urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Morales’s landmark 2012 study, with 62 citations, provided critical five-year oncological and biochemical outcomes data, establishing the long-term efficacy of the robotic approach. She pioneered the use of regional hypothermia during RARP to reduce inflammatory nerve injury, a novel technique detailed in her 32-cited paper that showed significant improvements in post-operative potency and continence. Her 2013 work on preventing perioperative complications (63 citations) remains a cornerstone reference for surgical safety. Beyond the operating room, Morales developed a simple, clinically practical method to predict a patient’s return to continence (22 citations) and led a Phase 1 clinical trial of solifenacin for post-prostatectomy incontinence (15 citations). Her work on urinary nerve growth factor as a biomarker for prostate cancer aggressiveness (13 citations) also points toward a future of personalized, targeted treatment. Through her systematic focus on functional outcomes and quality of life, Morales has helped transform RARP from a purely oncologic procedure into one that prioritizes the whole patient.
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