Papers
17
Total Citations
452
H-Index
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About
Christopher Cao is a prominent surgical researcher whose work has significantly advanced the evidence base for robotic and minimally invasive thoracic and cardiac surgery. His research spans pulmonary resection, coronary artery bypass grafting, and mitral valve surgery, with a particular focus on evaluating the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of robotic-assisted surgical techniques. Cao's landmark 2012 systematic review and meta-analysis on robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery (87 citations) helped establish foundational clinical evidence for a field previously reliant on limited case-series data. His subsequent meta-analyses on robotic mitral valve surgery (53 citations) and robotic coronary artery bypass grafting (63 citations) further consolidated the comparative evidence between robotic and conventional approaches. His 2019 investigations into intraoperative catastrophes and major complications during robotic pulmonary resection (63 and 28 citations, respectively) demonstrate a commitment to honest appraisal of surgical risks. More recently, Cao has contributed to surgical education through an international consensus on simulation-based thoracic surgery training. With over 430 cumulative citations across his most-cited works alone, Cao remains an influential voice in shaping best practices and training standards in modern robotic surgery.
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Top Papers
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- 2A systematic review on robotic coronary artery bypass graft surgery63 citations · 2016
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- 4A meta-analysis of robotic vs. conventional mitral valve surgery.53 citations · 2015
- 5Systematic review of robotic minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.44 citations · 2013
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- 7Outcomes of major complications after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection28 citations · 2019
- 8Cross-sectional Survey on Lobectomy Approach (X-SOLA)26 citations · 2014
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