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Jonas Schiffmann is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work has significantly advanced the understanding and clinical practice of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer treatment. Operating primarily within high-volume centers such as the Martini Clinic Prostate Cancer Center, Schiffmann has focused on optimizing surgical techniques, evaluating patient selection criteria, and improving oncological outcomes for men undergoing prostatectomy. His most influential contribution — a 2013 paper on adapting the NeuroSAFE technique for robotic prostatectomy, now cited over 126 times — demonstrated how intraoperative frozen-section analysis could be feasibly integrated into the da Vinci robotic platform, enhancing nerve-sparing precision and reducing positive surgical margins. Beyond surgical technique, Schiffmann has made important contributions to understanding how the adoption of robotic surgery has influenced pelvic lymph node dissection practices, revealing concerning disparities in guideline adherence between open and robot-assisted approaches across both European and American cohorts. His longitudinal analyses tracing a decade of RARP evolution illuminate how patient selection has shifted as the procedure matured from a niche technique to standard care. With cumulative citations exceeding 260, Schiffmann's body of work remains a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers navigating the complexities of modern prostate cancer surgery.