Papers
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Total Citations
1,585
H-Index
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About
Hiep T. Nguyen is a pioneering pediatric urologist whose research has fundamentally shaped the adoption and standardization of robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in children. His work centers on minimally invasive pediatric urology, surgical outcomes, training methodology, and cost analysis — areas in which he has consistently produced influential, practice-changing scholarship. Nguyen's most celebrated contributions include landmark comparative studies on robotic-assisted ureteral reimplantation (179 citations) and long-term outcomes of robotic pyeloplasty in pediatric patients (154 citations), establishing the safety and efficacy of these techniques against traditional open surgery. He extended the frontiers of pediatric robotic surgery to complex procedures including Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy and partial nephrectomy, demonstrating their feasibility in younger populations. Beyond clinical outcomes, Nguyen addressed practical dimensions often overlooked in surgical research — examining parental satisfaction, cosmetic perceptions of surgical scars, and direct cost comparisons that challenged assumptions about robotic surgery's expense. Notably, his research on training assessment and learning curves (65–68 citations) has informed how surgical education programs evaluate robotic skill development. With cumulative citations exceeding 850 across his top publications, Nguyen's body of work represents an essential foundation for any researcher or clinician exploring innovation in pediatric minimally invasive surgery.
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- 9Objective measures for longitudinal assessment of robotic surgery training65 citations · 2011
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