Hiroki Kusumoto
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Kinan Hospital
Papers
2
Total Citations
13
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2
About
Dr. Hiroki Kusumoto is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on improving patient outcomes and quality of life after prostate cancer surgery, with a particular focus on the nuanced interplay between functional recovery and patient-reported satisfaction. His key research areas include post-prostatectomy functional outcomes, sexual health, and rare genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Kusumoto’s major contribution, highlighted in his most-cited paper (7 citations), is challenging conventional assessments of surgical success by demonstrating the critical importance of considering a patient’s baseline interest in sex when evaluating satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. This work underscores that functional recovery alone does not equate to patient satisfaction, advocating for more personalized preoperative counseling. He has also contributed to the literature on rare prostate tumors, as seen in his case report on undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the prostate in a young man (6 citations), a finding that broadens clinical awareness of aggressive, non-adenocarcinoma pathologies. Through these focused investigations, Dr. Kusumoto is advancing a more holistic, patient-centered approach in urologic oncology, bridging the gap between surgical technique and the lived experience of recovery.
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- 2Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the prostate in a young man6 citations · 2020