Hari T. Vigneswaran
University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Papers
9
Total Citations
456
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About
Hari T. Vigneswaran is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped the adoption of single-port robotic surgery in urology. Working primarily with the da Vinci SP platform, Vigneswaran has established himself as a leading voice in minimally invasive surgical innovation, with his work accumulating over 450 citations across a focused and highly cohesive body of research. His most influential contribution, "Single-port robotic surgery: the next generation of minimally invasive urology" (2019, 140 citations), laid critical groundwork for the field, while his comparative analysis of single-port versus multiport robotic prostatectomy (97 citations) provided clinicians with essential perioperative outcome data to guide surgical decision-making. Vigneswaran was among the first to document and systematically report early clinical experiences with SP radical prostatectomy, offering reproducible technical frameworks adopted by surgeons worldwide. Beyond prostate cancer surgery, his work extends to partial nephrectomy and gender-affirming vaginoplasty using robotic assistance, demonstrating remarkable surgical versatility. His single-surgeon pathway study is particularly notable for transparently documenting the learning curve across robotic platform generations. For students and researchers entering robotic urology, Vigneswaran's publications serve as both a technical roadmap and a compelling case for continued surgical innovation.
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Top Papers
- 1Single-port robotic surgery: the next generation of minimally invasive urology140 citations · 2019
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- 4Single port robotic radical prostatectomy: a systematic review46 citations · 2020
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