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About
Freek Daams is a surgical researcher whose work sits at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, with a particular focus on complex pancreatic and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) procedures. His most significant contributions center on the safe and structured implementation of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD), a technically demanding operation where his landmark LAELAPS-3 multicenter training program — garnering over 118 citations — demonstrated that RPD could be feasibly and safely scaled beyond pioneering single centers using the IDEAL framework for surgical innovation. Building on this, Daams has mapped the full learning curve trajectory for RPD across second-generation centers, offering the surgical community a roadmap for competency development. Beyond robotics, Daams has made important contributions to quality-of-life and cost-effectiveness research through the LEOPARD trial, examining minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy, with findings showing sustained long-term quality-of-life benefits for patients. His work on transitioning institutions from laparoscopic to robotic HPB surgery and his systematic review of robotic training methodologies further underscore his commitment to evidence-based surgical education. With over 450 cumulative citations across his top publications, Daams is an influential voice shaping how complex robotic surgery is taught, implemented, and evaluated globally.
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