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Eirini Anaplioti is a pioneering surgical researcher whose work centers on the preclinical evaluation and validation of next-generation robotic surgical systems, with a particular focus on the novel Avatera platform. Her major contributions lie in establishing the feasibility, safety, and learning curve of this emerging technology through rigorous experimental studies. In her most cited work, she demonstrated the viability of the Avatera system for robot-assisted radical nephrectomy in a porcine model (16 citations), laying critical groundwork for future clinical translation. She further expanded this research to robot-assisted radical cystectomy and conducted acute in vivo assessments of grasper safety, evaluating tissue injury from robotic force application. Anaplioti’s studies on skill transfer from dry lab to live surgery and the time required to achieve sufficient expertise provide essential benchmarks for surgical training programs. With a cumulative citation count approaching 40 across her key papers, her methodical, stepwise approach to surgical innovation—from feasibility to safety to proficiency—positions her as a leading voice in the preclinical validation of robotic surgical systems. Her work directly informs the safe adoption of new technologies in urologic surgery.