Gregory Spana
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Total Citations
637
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About
Dr. Gregory Spana is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped the modern practice of robotic kidney surgery. His work centers on advancing minimally invasive techniques, particularly robotic partial nephrectomy and laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery, to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Spana’s major contributions include multi-institutional analyses that established safety benchmarks for robotic partial nephrectomy, demonstrating low complication rates across centers of excellence (124 citations). He also pioneered the refinement of renorrhaphy techniques, significantly reducing warm ischemia time—a critical factor in preserving renal function. His landmark series of 252 robotic partial nephrectomies (89 citations) and his work correlating RENAL nephrometry scores with ischemia times (47 citations) provided surgeons with evidence-based tools for preoperative planning. Dr. Spana was at the forefront of robotic LESS urological surgery, authoring the largest single-institution series of 50 consecutive cases (54 citations) and championing the fusion of robotics with single-site approaches. His comparative outcomes study on robotic LESS radical nephrectomy (100 citations) demonstrated the feasibility and safety of this advanced technique. With over 500 cumulative citations across his most influential papers, Dr. Spana’s legacy is that of a surgical innovator who systematically advanced the safety, precision, and accessibility of robotic kidney surgery.
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- 9Is robotics the future of laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS)?30 citations · 2011
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