Emmanouil P. Pappou
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Presbyterian Hospital
Papers
9
Total Citations
137
H-Index
6
About
Emmanouil P. Pappou is a leading colorectal surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive and robotic surgery for colorectal and pelvic cancers. His major contributions center on demonstrating that robotic-assisted techniques can achieve long-term oncologic outcomes equivalent or superior to traditional open and laparoscopic approaches. In the landmark RECOURSE meta-analysis (41 citations), he systematically showed that robotic surgery provides comparable survival and recurrence rates across multiple cancer types while offering perioperative benefits. His work on robotic total abdominal colectomy and mesorectal excision for rectal cancer has helped establish these approaches as safe and effective, with studies showing increased lymph node yield and radicality of resection. Pappou’s research also identifies predictors of operative difficulty in robotic low anterior resection, guiding surgical planning and training. With over 130 citations across his most-cited papers, he has published in high-impact journals and contributed to a paradigm shift from oncological equivalence to superiority for robotic rectal cancer surgery. His ongoing work continues to refine techniques and expand access to minimally invasive colorectal care, particularly for elderly and high-risk patients.
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- 5Robotic colonic resection12 citations · 2015
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- 8Robotic ventral mesh rectopexy – a video vignette3 citations · 2017
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