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Catherine H. Frenkel is a surgical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, head and neck oncology, and healthcare access. Her research has made meaningful contributions to the growing field of transoral robotic surgery (TORS), particularly in clarifying optimal surgical sequencing and postoperative management. Her 2017 comparative study on concurrent versus staged neck dissection with TORS (19 citations) offered important clinical guidance during a period when best practices were still being established, while her companion work on gastrostomy tube utilization shed light on the practical recovery implications of minimally invasive approaches in head and neck cancer patients. Beyond surgical technique, Frenkel has demonstrated a commitment to health equity, investigating economic and social access disparities in the adoption of TORS across New York State. More recently, her 2023 systematic review on telesurgery's ethical landscape (18 citations) reflects an expanding scholarly vision, engaging with the frontier questions of remotely performed robotic procedures. Collectively, her contributions span clinical outcomes, technology adoption, and bioethics, positioning her as a thoughtful and multidimensional voice in the evolving landscape of robotic and minimally invasive surgery.