Eduardo Fernandes
Papers
19
Total Citations
592
H-Index
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About
Eduardo Fernandes is a prominent surgical researcher whose work has significantly advanced the field of robotic and minimally invasive surgery, with particular expertise in hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal procedures. His most influential contribution — a 2014 study on Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescent cholangiography during robotic cholecystectomy (149 citations) — helped establish near-infrared imaging as a critical tool for reducing bile duct injuries, one of the most feared complications in gallbladder surgery. Fernandes has been instrumental in standardizing complex robotic procedures, co-developing a landmark 17-step technique for robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy at the University of Illinois at Chicago that has guided surgeons worldwide (74 citations). His research spans robotic gastric cancer surgery, hepatobiliary applications, bariatric procedures, and colorectal surgery, consistently pushing the boundaries of what minimally invasive approaches can achieve. Beyond technical innovation, Fernandes has championed surgical education, notably investigating the dual-console system's role in robotic training (52 citations). With a body of work accumulating over 500 citations, his contributions have shaped how surgeons safely adopt and teach some of the most technically demanding robotic procedures performed today.
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- 4The role of the dual console in robotic surgical training52 citations · 2013
- 5State of the Art in Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery40 citations · 2013
- 6Robotic‐assisted pancreatic surgery37 citations · 2013
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