Danica May

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, University of Kansas Medical Center

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Danica May is a surgical outcomes researcher whose work centers on improving quality of life for patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Her most-cited study, "Robotic Cystectomy" (2018), helped establish the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive surgical approaches in this complex patient population. Building on this foundation, her more recent work, "Higher resilience in radical cystectomy patients is associated with improved health related quality of life post-operatively" (2025), breaks new ground by identifying psychological resilience as a key predictor of post-surgical recovery. This finding has important clinical implications, suggesting that preoperative screening for resilience and targeted psychosocial support could meaningfully improve patient outcomes. While her citation counts are modest—reflecting the specialized nature of her field and the recency of her contributions—May's research addresses a critical gap in urologic oncology: moving beyond purely surgical metrics to understand the holistic patient experience after major cancer surgery. Her work bridges the technical advances of robotic surgery with the human dimensions of recovery, offering a more complete picture of what constitutes successful treatment for bladder cancer patients.