Jodie Komar

Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

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About

Dr. Jodie Komar is a leading figure in the intersection of robotic surgery and pelvic floor reconstruction, whose work has significantly advanced both surgical training and patient outcomes. Her research focuses on two critical areas: establishing objective, evidence-based protocols for robotic surgical education, and improving surgical techniques for pelvic organ prolapse. In her landmark 2013 study on robotic surgery simulators (93 citations), Dr. Komar pioneered the use of expert-derived benchmarks to validate training protocols, providing a rigorous, data-driven framework that allows surgeons to acquire essential robotic skills safely, without risk to live patients. This work has become foundational in the field of surgical simulation. Complementing this, her prospective trial on robotic sacrocolpopexy using a lightweight Y-mesh (49 citations) demonstrated outstanding 1-year subjective and objective outcomes, offering compelling evidence for a refined, less invasive approach to pelvic organ prolapse repair. By combining rigorous validation of training methods with the clinical assessment of innovative surgical materials, Dr. Komar has made a lasting impact on how surgeons are trained and how complex pelvic surgeries are performed.