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David Gonda is a neurosurgeon whose research sits at the intersection of robotic technology and minimally invasive pediatric and complex neurosurgery. His work has focused primarily on leveraging robotic platforms to enhance the precision, safety, and versatility of challenging intracranial procedures, including stereotactic biopsies, endoscopic surgeries, and epilepsy interventions. Gonda's most influential contribution — a 2020 study on robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy of pediatric brainstem and thalamic lesions (44 citations) — demonstrated that robotic systems could safely access deep midline tumors while yielding tissue suitable for critical molecular and histological analysis. Equally notable is his pioneering work on robot-assisted endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), with a 2017 paper accumulating 36 citations and establishing institutional evidence that robotic guidance significantly improves trajectory planning for obstructive hydrocephalus treatment. His 2021 investigation into palliative ETV for children with inoperable brain tumors, including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, reflects a compassionate commitment to quality-of-life outcomes. Gonda has also explored robotic-assisted stereoEEG localization and laser ablation for rare epileptic conditions. Across his body of work, he has helped define the expanding role of surgical robotics in pediatric neurosurgery, offering both technical innovation and meaningful clinical benefits.