Daisuke Togawa

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Total Citations

385

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About

Daisuke Togawa is a pioneering researcher in the field of robotic-assisted spinal surgery, with particular expertise in minimally invasive surgical guidance systems and spinal instrumentation techniques. His most influential work centers on the development and clinical validation of the SpineAssist system, a bone-mounted miniature robotic platform designed to enhance the precision of pedicle screw and translaminar facet screw placement — procedures critical to spinal stabilization surgery. Togawa's contributions were instrumental in bridging the gap between experimental robotics and real-world clinical application. His cadaveric studies and early clinical investigations demonstrated that miniature robotic guidance could achieve levels of screw placement accuracy previously unattainable through conventional freehand or fluoroscopy-guided techniques. By systematically documenting the system's performance across multiple spinal levels and anatomical conditions, he helped establish a rigorous scientific foundation for what would become a transformative technology in spine surgery. With his top three papers alone accumulating nearly 400 citations, Togawa's research has had a substantial and lasting influence on the adoption of surgical robotics in orthopedic and neurosurgical practice. His work continues to serve as a foundational reference for surgeons, engineers, and researchers advancing the next generation of image-guided robotic spinal systems.