John Pattaras

Emory University, Piedmont Cancer Institute

Papers

9

Total Citations

730

H-Index

6

About

John Pattaras is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced the field of robotic-assisted surgery for bladder cancer. His primary research areas center on optimizing surgical techniques and improving patient outcomes in robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC), with a particular focus on urinary diversion methods and the management of postoperative complications. As a key contributor to the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium (IRCC), Pattaras has been instrumental in producing landmark, high-impact studies. His most cited work, with over 300 citations, demonstrated that intracorporeal urinary diversion during RARC offers significant advantages over the extracorporeal approach. Another highly influential study, cited over 225 times, systematically characterized complications after RARC, providing a crucial benchmark for surgical quality. Beyond surgical technique, Pattaras has pioneered the application of frailty assessment in preoperative risk stratification, showing that a patient's physiologic reserve is a powerful predictor of postoperative outcomes. His work has helped shift surgical decision-making from subjective judgment toward objective, data-driven risk assessment, making a lasting impact on how urologic surgeons evaluate and counsel patients.

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6
H-Index
9
Papers
730
Total Citations
81
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Analysis of Intracorporeal Compared with Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion After Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy: Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium
307 citations · 2013
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2013 (6 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 76
🏛 Institutions: Emory University, Piedmont Cancer Institute

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