David J. Paulucci
Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Papers
23
Total Citations
498
H-Index
14
About
David J. Paulucci is a urologic surgery researcher whose work has significantly advanced the understanding and practice of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for renal cell carcinoma. His research concentrates on surgical technique optimization, renal functional preservation, and perioperative outcomes in minimally invasive kidney surgery. Paulucci's most impactful contributions challenge and refine conventional surgical dogma. His highly cited work on warm ischemia time and clamping techniques — including studies on selective arterial clamping and off-clamp approaches — has helped surgeons better understand when and how ischemia management truly affects patient outcomes. His propensity score-matched analyses comparing transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches, and his investigations into acute kidney injury prediction following RAPN, offer clinicians evidence-based frameworks for patient selection and postoperative care. Working consistently within multi-institutional collaborative datasets, Paulucci has examined challenging surgical scenarios including hilar tumors, large renal masses, obese patients, and cases involving vena cava thrombus, broadening RAPN's applicability across diverse populations. With his top papers accumulating between 22 and 47 citations each, his collective body of work represents a meaningful contribution to the robotic urology literature, providing practical guidance that directly informs how surgeons approach nephron-sparing surgery worldwide.
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- 8The Impact of Obesity in Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy24 citations · 2019
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