Hugh J. Lavery
Mount Sinai Medical Center, The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, New York Proton Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates
Papers
31
Total Citations
726
H-Index
13
About
Hugh J. Lavery is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work has significantly advanced the understanding and practice of robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, with a particular focus on prostate and kidney cancer. Operating primarily within academic urology, Lavery has made substantial contributions to the refinement of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), including pioneering institutional techniques at The Ohio State University and investigating how surgeon experience shapes oncologic and functional outcomes across more than 1,400 patients. His research has tackled critical practical questions, from equipment reliability — examining robotic system malfunctions across multiple institutions (84 citations) — to the appropriateness of clinical decision-making, notably demonstrating that unnecessary imaging in low-risk prostate cancer staging is alarmingly common (83 citations). Lavery has also explored the learning curve for transitioning from laparoscopic to robotic partial nephrectomy, extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer, and patient-centered outcomes such as decisional regret following surgery. His body of work, accumulating hundreds of citations across peer-reviewed literature, provides both surgeons and patients with evidence-based guidance that has meaningfully shaped contemporary urological oncology practice.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2Unnecessary Imaging for the Staging of Low-risk Prostate Cancer Is Common83 citations · 2010
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10