Francisco Tustumi
Morpho (United States), Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Papers
9
Total Citations
255
H-Index
5
About
Francisco Tustumi is a Brazilian surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic surgery. With a body of scholarship that has collectively garnered over 250 citations, Tustumi has established himself as a leading voice in the clinical adoption, technical refinement, and global diffusion of robotic surgical platforms. His most influential contribution — a comprehensive history of robotic surgery attracting 180 citations — traces the technology's conceptual origins to its modern operating-room applications, providing an essential reference for surgeons and trainees worldwide. Beyond historical analysis, Tustumi has conducted rigorous randomized controlled trials comparing robotic-assisted and laparoscopic approaches to incisional hernia repair, examining not only clinical outcomes but also direct costs within Brazil's public health system — a perspective rarely explored in surgical literature. His work on indocyanine green fluorescence imaging offers practical, technique-focused guidance for intraoperative navigation in robotic procedures. Tustumi has also addressed pressing global challenges, including the equitable diffusion of robotic surgery across resource-constrained settings and safe laparoscopic adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, his research bridges technical innovation with real-world healthcare accessibility.
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Top Papers
- 1The history of robotic surgery and its evolution: when illusion becomes reality180 citations · 2021
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- 6Global strategies for the diffusion of robotic surgery4 citations · 2025
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