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Jacopo Zocchi is a leading head and neck surgeon whose research centers on advancing transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for complex oncologic cases. His most impactful work demonstrates the feasibility and safety of minimally invasive approaches in anatomically challenging regions. His landmark 2019 study, cited 15 times, provides the first step-by-step description of transoral robotic retropharyngeal lymph node dissection (RND) for recurrent head and neck carcinoma, establishing a new paradigm for managing this difficult-to-access area. In 2020, he reported the first successful TORS excision of a rare tongue base schwannoma, expanding the indications for robotic surgery to benign tumors. More recently, his 2023 real-world data from a tertiary cancer center showed that mini-invasive transoral surgery without neck dissection yields excellent outcomes in supraglottic laryngeal cancer, challenging traditional treatment protocols. With a growing citation impact, Zocchi’s work is reshaping surgical standards by reducing morbidity while maintaining oncologic efficacy. His contributions are particularly notable for their practical, step-by-step surgical guides that enable other centers to adopt these advanced techniques, making him a key figure in the evolution of minimally invasive head and neck oncology.