Papers
55
Total Citations
1,470
H-Index
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About
Jean-Christophe Bernhard is a prominent French urological surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced the management of renal tumors and prostate cancer. Based at a leading academic center in France, Bernhard has built an internationally recognized expertise in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted urological surgery, with a particular focus on partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer. His most influential contributions center on optimizing robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN), exploring innovations such as early unclamping techniques to minimize warm ischemia time and zero-ischemia surgical concepts — work that has collectively garnered hundreds of citations. His landmark 2016 comparison of 1,800 robotic and open partial nephrectomies (179 citations) helped establish the evidence base for robotic approaches in clinical practice. Bernhard has also pioneered 3D image-guided robotic surgery and demonstrated its multicenter efficacy through the UroCCR collaborative registry. Beyond technical innovation, he has contributed meaningfully to prostate cancer diagnosis, with his 2014 MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsy study (225 citations) standing as his most cited work. As a co-author of France's national AFU kidney cancer guidelines, his research directly shapes clinical policy, cementing his reputation as a leader in European urological oncology.
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