Candace Gunnarsson
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4
Total Citations
493
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About
Candace Gunnarsson is a prominent health economics and outcomes researcher whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of robotic-assisted and minimally invasive surgical technologies. Her research focuses on comparative effectiveness, clinical outcomes, and the economic implications of emerging surgical approaches across multiple specialties, including thoracic surgery, gynecology, and colorectal surgery. Gunnarsson's most influential contributions involve rigorous, large-scale database analyses that directly compare robotic-assisted procedures with conventional minimally invasive techniques. Her 2013 study on robot-assisted thoracic lobectomy, drawing on the Premier multihospital database, has garnered 231 citations and remains a foundational reference in the field. Similarly, her 2010 analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic hysterectomy—with 166 citations—provided critical cost and outcomes data at a time when robotic surgery was rapidly expanding in gynecology. Her subsequent work on robotic colectomy and minithoracotomy for mitral valve repair further demonstrates her range across surgical disciplines. With a cumulative citation impact exceeding 490 across her top four publications, Gunnarsson has shaped clinical and administrative decision-making around the adoption of robotic surgical platforms, helping hospitals, payers, and clinicians better evaluate the real-world value of these technologies.
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- 3Robotic-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy: Cost and Clinical Outcomes59 citations · 2014
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