Papers
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Total Citations
381
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About
Danil V. Makarov is a urologic surgeon and health services researcher whose work sits at the intersection of surgical technology, healthcare policy, and quality improvement. Best known for his rigorous examinations of robotic surgery's diffusion into American healthcare, Makarov has interrogated not only how and why hospitals adopt expensive surgical technologies, but whether that adoption genuinely benefits patients. His most-cited work, "The RoboConsultant" (2007, 89 citations), explored telementoring and remote surgical presence, while subsequent studies dissected the powerful institutional and competitive forces driving robot acquisition — including a memorable analysis revealing that hospitals often adopted robotic systems simply to keep pace with regional competitors. With over 83 citations, his examination of the association between robot diffusion and radical prostatectomy rates highlighted how technology adoption can reshape surgical practice independent of clinical evidence. Makarov has also trained a critical eye on hospital marketing, patient safety, and healthcare accountability, studying unplanned readmissions, hospital-acquired conditions, and the troubling disconnect between rapid technology adoption and comparative effectiveness research. His body of work serves as an essential resource for researchers and policymakers seeking to understand how innovation, economics, and institutional behavior converge — sometimes imperfectly — in modern surgical care.
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- 3Robotic Surgery Claims on United States Hospital Websites69 citations · 2011
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- 5Centralization of Radical Prostatectomy in the United States37 citations · 2012
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