Francisca Larenas
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Hospital San Borja Arriarán
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About
Francisca Larenas is a pioneering urological surgeon advancing the frontier of minimally invasive surgery, with a focused expertise in robotic and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Her work is dedicated to improving surgical outcomes for living kidney donors, a critical population in transplant medicine. In her highly cited 2024 study, she provided a rigorous comparison of Single-Port Robotic Donor Nephrectomy (SP RDN) against the established Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (LDN), demonstrating the safety and potential advantages of the robotic approach. This work, which has already garnered 12 citations, is instrumental in shaping modern transplant surgery protocols. Dr. Larenas is also at the forefront of surgical innovation, as evidenced by her early evaluation of the novel Magnetic-Assisted Robotic Surgery (MARS) platform. Her 2024 paper on this technology, with 7 citations, explores how magnetic assistance can enhance surgeon control and visualization, promising to redefine the capabilities of urological surgery. Through these contributions, Dr. Larenas is not only refining current practices but also actively designing the future of surgical care, making her a vital voice in the evolution of robotic urology.
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