Hiromasa Horiguchi
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Dr. Hiromasa Horiguchi is a leading health services researcher whose work centers on surgical outcomes, health policy, and the comparative effectiveness of medical technologies, with a particular focus on urological oncology. His landmark study, "Robot‐assisted versus other types of radical prostatectomy," is a seminal population-based analysis that evaluated the safety and cost of robot-assisted surgery in Japan immediately following its national insurance coverage in 2012. By abstracting data from over 7,200 patients, Dr. Horiguchi provided critical, real-world evidence that helped shape the adoption of robotic surgery in Japan. His research is distinguished by its rigorous use of large-scale national databases, as demonstrated in his comparative study of uro-oncological surgeries between the USA and Japan. This work, which contrasts surgical modalities, length of stay, and costs across two different healthcare systems, has been instrumental in highlighting international practice variations and informing global best practices. With his papers garnering significant attention—including 34 citations for his robotic surgery study—Dr. Horiguchi’s contributions are vital for policymakers, surgeons, and researchers aiming to improve surgical safety and healthcare efficiency.
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