Igor Frank
Papers
26
Total Citations
789
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About
Igor Frank is a prominent urologic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the landscape of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted urological surgery. His research spans robotic prostatectomy, natural orifice and single-incision surgical techniques, partial nephrectomy, and organ-sparing approaches in urology, with a particular focus on optimizing patient outcomes and surgical innovation. Frank's most influential contribution—a 2008 consensus statement on Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery and Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (145 citations)—helped define the trajectory of an entirely new surgical era. His early adoption and rigorous evaluation of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy at Mayo Clinic, including studies examining the impact of obesity on outcomes (47 citations) and comparative functional results across surgical approaches (32 citations), have provided clinicians with critical evidence to guide treatment decisions. His multi-institutional analysis of robotic partial nephrectomy (70 citations) further demonstrated the breadth of his expertise. Frank has also embraced cutting-edge innovation, publishing pioneering work on da Vinci single-port prostatectomy (125 citations) and, most recently, applying artificial intelligence to automatically identify key surgical steps from operative video (35 citations). His career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing surgical precision, reducing patient morbidity, and integrating emerging technologies into urological practice.
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- 4Robotic partial nephrectomy: a multi-institutional analysis70 citations · 2008
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- 9Organ-sparing surgery in urology30 citations · 2015
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