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Carlo Efisio Marras is a pioneering pediatric neurosurgeon whose work centers on the transformative role of robotics in neurosurgery, with a particular focus on treating the most challenging conditions in children. His major contributions lie in demonstrating the safety and precision of robot-assisted procedures, from stereotactic biopsies of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)—a devastating brainstem tumor—to frameless radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia. His landmark 2017 paper on robot-assisted pediatric neurosurgery, with 173 citations, serves as a foundational review of the field, while his single-center DIPG biopsy study (70 citations) provided crucial evidence for minimally invasive tissue diagnosis in inoperable tumors. Earlier, his 2009 work on CyberKnife radiosurgery as a first-line treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (69 citations) helped establish robotic radiosurgery as a safe, effective alternative to open surgery. Beyond these highly cited works, Dr. Marras is recognized for advancing the integration of robotics into everyday pediatric neurosurgical practice, improving outcomes for young patients with complex cranial and spinal pathologies. His research continues to shape the next generation of minimally invasive, image-guided interventions.