Despoina Daskalaki
University of Illinois Chicago, Cleveland Clinic, Lahey Medical Center, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
Papers
15
Total Citations
746
H-Index
11
About
Despoina Daskalaki is a pioneering surgeon whose work has helped define the modern landscape of robotic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. Her research centers on advancing minimally invasive techniques, with a particular focus on robotic-assisted procedures for complex liver, pancreatic, and biliary operations. She is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking work on intraoperative fluorescence imaging, notably using Indocyanine Green (ICG) to enhance real-time visualization of biliary anatomy during robotic cholecystectomy—a technique that has become instrumental in reducing the risk of bile duct injury. Her highly cited studies, including those on robotic distal pancreatectomy and the financial viability of robotic liver surgery (with papers accumulating over 120 citations each), have provided critical evidence on both clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Daskalaki has also tackled the learning curve for advanced procedures like robotic living donor hepatectomy, demonstrating that these technically demanding operations can be safely adopted at specialized centers. With a portfolio of influential publications spanning from technical feasibility to economic analysis, her work continues to guide the safe, effective, and responsible expansion of robotic surgery in hepatobiliary and pancreatic care.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Robotic liver surgery: technical aspects and review of the literature130 citations · 2016
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- 5Fluorescence in robotic surgery68 citations · 2015
- 6State of the Art in Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery40 citations · 2013
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- 8State of the Art of Robotic Pancreatic Surgery22 citations · 2013
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