Cande V. Ananth
Columbia University, Cornell University, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Papers
10
Total Citations
1,039
H-Index
9
About
Cande V. Ananth is a leading health services researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of the comparative effectiveness, economics, and diffusion of robotic-assisted surgery in gynecology. His landmark 2013 study on robotically assisted versus laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease, cited over 575 times, provided critical population-level evidence on the procedure's complication profile and costs during its rapid adoption. Ananth has systematically examined how regional hospital competition and financial status drive the uptake of expensive surgical technologies, even in the absence of clear efficacy data—a finding with profound implications for healthcare policy. His research spans the comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive approaches for endometrial cancer and adnexal surgery, consistently demonstrating the trade-offs between innovation, cost, and patient outcomes. With multiple studies exceeding 100 citations, Ananth's work has informed surgical practice patterns and minimum-volume standards for hysterectomy. His rigorous econometric analyses and population-based studies have made him an authoritative voice on the real-world impact of surgical technology diffusion, providing essential evidence for clinicians, hospital administrators, and policymakers navigating the complex landscape of modern gynecologic surgery.
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- 4An Economic Analysis of Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy99 citations · 2014
- 5Utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for uterine cancer30 citations · 2017
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