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Carlo Curcio is a thoracic surgeon whose research has established him as a leading voice in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, with particular expertise in mediastinal pathology and complex chest interventions. Based at Monaldi Hospital in Naples, Curcio has consistently pioneered the application of robotic surgical platforms — most notably the da Vinci Surgical System — to challenging thoracic procedures that have historically required open approaches. His most impactful contribution is a landmark 2024 multicentre national study on robotic thymectomy for thymic tumours, already accumulating 14 citations, which addresses longstanding controversies around oncological outcomes in this technically demanding field. Across his body of work, Curcio has demonstrated robotic feasibility for a remarkably diverse range of conditions, including bronchogenic mediastinal cysts, retrosternal goiters, Morgagni hernias, solitary fibrous tumors, large mediastinal masses, and esophageal leiomyomas — often in high-risk populations such as elderly or obese patients. His development of a "hybrid robotic" approach represents a meaningful methodological innovation, expanding surgical access to patients who might otherwise face greater operative risk. With a growing citation record spanning clinical case reports to large collaborative studies, Curcio's work is shaping the evidence base for next-generation minimally invasive thoracic surgery.