David Abia‐Trujillo
Papers
21
Total Citations
352
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About
David Abia-Trujillo is a leading pulmonologist and interventional bronchoscopist whose research has significantly advanced the field of minimally invasive lung cancer diagnostics. His work centers on robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB), peripheral pulmonary nodule sampling, and the comparative effectiveness of emerging diagnostic technologies. Abia-Trujillo has been instrumental in establishing robotic bronchoscopy as a viable alternative to traditional CT-guided transthoracic biopsy, with his landmark 2022 comparative study accumulating 91 citations and reshaping clinical practice conversations around nodule diagnosis. His rigorous methodological contributions include systematic reviews and network meta-analyses evaluating diagnostic yield and safety across bronchoscopic modalities, as well as pioneering multicentre investigations integrating mobile cone-beam CT with shape-sensing robotic platforms to improve outcomes in small nodules under 2 cm. His specialized work on challenging diagnostic scenarios — including subsolid nodules, ground-glass opacities, pleural-based lesions, and multiple simultaneous nodule sampling — demonstrates both clinical depth and innovation. With over 300 cumulative citations across a focused body of work, Abia-Trujillo has become a defining voice in the robotic bronchoscopy era, offering clinicians evidence-based frameworks for safer, more accurate lung cancer diagnosis.
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- 4Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy: a narrative review of systems32 citations · 2024
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