Papers
10
Total Citations
571
H-Index
8
About
Catherine Mohr is a pioneering surgeon-researcher whose career has been defined by her relentless pursuit of minimally invasive surgical innovation, particularly through robotic-assisted techniques. Best known for her foundational work on the totally robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using the da Vinci Surgical System, her landmark 2005 publications — accumulating nearly 300 citations combined — demonstrated that robotic approaches could be performed safely and effectively while potentially shortening the surgical learning curve compared to traditional laparoscopic methods. Her subsequent 2006 study of 75 patients further cemented these findings in clinical practice. Mohr's intellectual curiosity extends well beyond bariatric surgery. She has explored robotic applications across a remarkably diverse range of anatomical territories, including posterior spinal approaches, brachial plexus microsurgery, transoral head and neck procedures, and even aesthetic surgery of the platysma. Her 2011 brachial plexus cadaver study is particularly notable for advancing entirely endoscopic telerobotic microsurgery. More recently, she has ventured into cutting-edge orthopedic applications, investigating femtosecond laser precision in bone surgery. Collectively, her body of work — spanning multiple surgical specialties with over 570 citations — has helped establish the scientific credibility and clinical boundaries of surgical robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2Totally Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass124 citations · 2005
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- 4Robotic Approaches to the Posterior Spine75 citations · 2009
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- 6Femtosecond lasers for high-precision orthopedic surgery27 citations · 2019
- 7Clinical Outcomes With Robotic Surgery25 citations · 2011
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