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About
Dr. Jae Heon Kim is a leading urological surgeon and health services researcher whose work centers on the comparative effectiveness and economic impact of robotic-assisted surgery, particularly for kidney and prostate cancers. His landmark 2017 study in *JAMA* (236 citations) provided the first nationwide analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, revealing that while robotic surgery increased costs, it did not significantly improve perioperative outcomes—a critical finding for healthcare policy. Dr. Kim has also systematically investigated surgeon volume’s influence on robotic partial nephrectomy outcomes and costs, and conducted a seminal meta-analysis on the prevalence of benign pathology after partial nephrectomy (14 citations), helping to refine surgical decision-making. His population-based studies span both the United States and Korea, including a comprehensive 10-year analysis of prostate cancer practice patterns and direct medical costs in Korea (15 citations). Beyond oncology, Dr. Kim has explored postprostatectomy incontinence and innovative human-robot interfaces for assistive robotics. With over 300 cumulative citations, his work directly informs value-based surgical care, balancing technological adoption with patient outcomes and economic sustainability.
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- 6A human-robot interface using vision-based eye gaze estimation system13 citations · 2003
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