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Caterina Di Bella is a pioneering transplant surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted organ transplantation. Her work centers on three interconnected areas: robotic kidney transplantation, living donor nephrectomy, and pancreas transplantation, with a particular focus on expanding access to transplant surgery for obese and morbidly obese patients — a population historically excluded from transplantation due to surgical risk. Di Bella's most influential contribution, her 2019 single-center study on robotic kidney transplantation in obese patients spanning a decade of experience, has garnered 97 citations and stands as a landmark reference in the field. Her sustained investigation into long-term outcomes following robot-assisted procedures in morbidly obese recipients, alongside her work on robotic living donor nephrectomy — reported as the largest such series at the time of publication — has helped reshape clinical practice and institutional protocols internationally. Her multicentric Italian study examining donor graft selection across 21 transplant centers further demonstrates her commitment to system-wide quality improvement. With over 230 cumulative citations across her key publications, Di Bella's research has meaningfully shifted the conversation around surgical inclusion, demonstrating that robotic techniques can safely and effectively serve patients once deemed too high-risk for transplantation.