Javier Gallego-Poveda
Papers
8
Total Citations
164
H-Index
6
About
Javier Gallego-Poveda is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose work sits at the cutting edge of minimally invasive thoracic surgery, with a particular focus on uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (U-RATS). His research has been instrumental in advancing and legitimizing the uniportal approach as a natural evolution from video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to fully robotic platforms, demonstrating that even the most complex pulmonary and mediastinal procedures can be performed through a single incision. Among his most significant contributions are the development and systematic description of uniportal robotic techniques for major pulmonary resections, sleeve procedures, bilobectomies, and pneumonectomies — procedures long considered too complex for single-port approaches. His multicenter European comparative study and propensity score-matched analyses have provided rigorous clinical evidence supporting the safety and feasibility of U-RATS over conventional multiport robotic surgery. Collectively, his papers have accumulated over 160 citations in just a few years, reflecting rapid uptake of his ideas within the surgical community. Gallego-Poveda's work is shaping the next generation of minimally invasive thoracic surgery training and practice worldwide.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Uniportal fully robotic-assisted major pulmonary resections33 citations · 2023
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- 6Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors7 citations · 2022
- 7Uniportal fully robotic-assisted bronchovascular sleeve bilobectomy6 citations · 2023
- 8Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy6 citations · 2023