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Giovanni Cattaneo is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, minimally invasive surgery, and precision oncology. His primary research areas include robotic urologic surgery, minimally invasive adrenalectomy, prostate cancer diagnostics, and novel treatments for benign prostatic obstruction. Cattaneo’s most cited work, a comprehensive ESUT YAUWP review on 3D imaging applications for robotic urologic surgery (68 citations), has become a foundational reference for surgeons adopting stereoscopic visualization technologies. He has made pivotal contributions to the debate on adrenal tumour management, demonstrating the superiority of minimally invasive approaches while clarifying the continued role of open surgery for adrenocortical carcinoma. In prostate cancer, his research on mpMRI-targeted biopsy (22 citations) showed that targeted sampling significantly reduces the risk of Gleason score upgrading at radical prostatectomy—a finding with direct implications for treatment planning. Cattaneo has also advanced benign prostatic hyperplasia care through his work on Aquablation, a water-jet ablation technique, and has refined pyeloplasty outcomes by comparing robot-assisted single-site versus mini-laparoscopic approaches. With over 150 total citations, his research consistently bridges technological innovation and clinical practice, making him a respected voice in the evolution of urologic surgery.