Jo L.K. Cheung
Papers
7
Total Citations
64
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About
Jo L.K. Cheung is a pioneering robotic surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of advanced robotics and minimally invasive surgery. Her primary research areas include next-generation robotic colonoscopy, single-port laparoscopic surgery, and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Cheung’s major contributions lie in developing novel robotic platforms that overcome the physical constraints of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, enabling safer, less traumatic procedures. Her most cited work, “Emerging next‐generation robotic colonoscopy systems towards painless colonoscopy” (2019, 35 citations), addresses the limitations of rigid conventional colonoscopes by proposing robotic systems that reduce patient discomfort and the risk of looping. She also led the design of a single-port robotic platform with a large central channel for additional instruments (2017, 17 citations), and demonstrated the feasibility of robotic-assisted NOTES hysterectomy in a porcine model (2021). Cheung’s innovations—such as a miniaturized, in-vivo actuated robotic arm capable of generating 20 N of grip force—directly tackle workspace constraints and infection control, as seen in her single-use balloon-assisted colonoscope study (2021). Her work is steadily advancing the frontier of painless, scarless surgery.
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- 4A novel robotic platform for single-port abdominal surgery3 citations · 2018
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- 7Robotic-Assisted Transrectal Cholecystectomy in a Porcine Model2 citations · 2019