Papers
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Total Citations
427
H-Index
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About
Dr. Joshua R. Kaplan is a pioneering robotic surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced minimally invasive urologic and gynecologic surgery. His primary research focuses on pediatric urology, specifically the robotic-assisted treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, and on refining nerve-sparing techniques during radical prostatectomy. His landmark 2011 study, cited 179 times, demonstrated that robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in children offers outcomes comparable to open surgery, establishing a new standard of care. Dr. Kaplan has also made critical contributions to patient safety, authoring a highly influential review on preventing iatrogenic ureteral injuries during robotic gynecologic surgery (60 citations) and a comprehensive guide to managing complications of minimally invasive surgery. In a fascinating intersection of technology and skill, his work showing that prior video game use correlates with superior performance on robotic simulators (34 citations) has reshaped how surgical training is approached. Through these contributions, Dr. Kaplan has not only advanced surgical technique but also deepened our understanding of how surgeons learn and how to make robotic surgery safer for every patient.
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- 5Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Their Management29 citations · 2016
- 6Robotic Buccal Ureteroplasty: a Review of the Current Literature11 citations · 2017
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- 10Posterior Approach to Robotic Simple Prostatectomy3 citations · 2015