Henry Sun Sien Ho

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Henry Sun Sien Ho is a pioneering urological surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, imaging, and minimally invasive cancer surgery. His key research areas include robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, stereotactic prostate biopsy, and the fusion of multiparametric MRI with ultrasound guidance. Ho’s major contributions include developing and validating robotic systems for transperineal prostate biopsy, moving this procedure from the operating theatre to the clinic under local anaesthesia. His landmark 2008 paper on robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (87 citations) established a surgical technique now widely adopted, while his 2009 work on a robotic ultrasound-guided prostate intervention device (40 citations) laid the groundwork for precision prostate diagnostics. More recently, his 2020 study comparing systematic vs. targeted biopsy using a stereotactic robotic platform (23 citations) has informed active surveillance protocols for low-risk prostate cancer. With over 200 total citations, Ho’s innovations—including the use of Hem-o-Lok clips for transient vascular occlusion—have directly improved patient outcomes by reducing invasiveness and enhancing diagnostic accuracy. His work exemplifies how engineering and clinical urology can merge to transform cancer care.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic‐assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: surgical technique and clinical outcomes at 1 year

   87 citations · 2008
2. 2
   Robotic ultrasound‐guided prostate intervention device: system description and results from phantom studies

   40 citations · 2009
3. 3
   Multiparametric MRI‐ultrasonography software fusion prostate biopsy: initial results using a stereotactic robotic‐assisted transperineal prostate biopsy platform comparing systematic vs targeted biopsy

   23 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Off‐clamp vs on‐clamp robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

   16 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Outcomes of combination MRI-targeted and transperineal template biopsy in restaging low-risk prostate cancer for active surveillance

   16 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Another Novel Application of Hem-o-Lok Clips for Transient Vascular Occlusion in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: An Alternative to Laparoscopic Bulldog and Satinsky Clamps

   15 citations · 2008
7. 7
   ULTRASOUND GUIDED ROBOTIC BIOPSY OF THE PROSTATE

   13 citations · 2006
8. 8
   Stereotactic robot-assisted transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthesia and sedation: moving robotic biopsy from operating theatre to clinic

   12 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Software design of transperineal prostate needle biopsy robot

   5 citations · 2005
10. 10
    Deformable registration for integration of MRI/MRSI information in TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

    3 citations · 2005

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