Go Wakabayashi
Papers
5
Total Citations
38
H-Index
4
About
Go Wakabayashi is a pioneering hepatobiliary surgeon whose career spans over two decades at the forefront of minimally invasive liver surgery. His research focuses on laparoscopic and robotic liver resection, living donor hepatectomy, and the development of standardized surgical benchmarks — areas where his contributions have helped shape global clinical practice. Wakabayashi's early work, including a 2000 publication on master-slave surgical manipulators and telementoring, positioned him as a visionary in robotic surgery long before the field reached mainstream adoption. In recent years, his scholarship has grown increasingly influential: a 2024 international multicenter analysis of over 10,500 patients examined risk factors for open conversion in minimally invasive liver resections, earning rapid citation and international recognition. His 2025 studies establishing global benchmark outcomes for robotic liver resection provide the field with much-needed standardized performance metrics, bridging innovation with evidence-based practice. Complementing this work, Wakabayashi has collaborated internationally to survey the global dissemination of minimally invasive donor hepatectomy, identifying both opportunities and barriers in living donor liver transplantation centers worldwide. With multiple high-impact publications accumulating citations across surgical and transplant communities, his body of work reflects both exceptional scientific rigor and a profound commitment to advancing safer, more precise surgical care.
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- 4[Surgery using master-slave manipulators and telementoring].8 citations · 2000
- 5Defining Global Benchmarks for Robotic Liver Resections4 citations · 2025