Junko Ozao‐Choy
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About
Junko Ozao-Choy is a surgeon-researcher whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive surgery and surgical education, with a particular focus on robotic surgery training and its integration into general surgery residency programs. She has made significant contributions to understanding how robotic surgical skills should be developed and standardized across training curricula. Her most influential work, a 2018 survey examining robotic surgery training curricula in general surgery residency programs, has garnered 73 citations and highlighted the critical gaps between existing training frameworks and the need for a unified, standardized approach. This landmark study helped shape ongoing conversations about how programs nationwide prepare the next generation of surgeons for an increasingly robotic operative environment. Ozao-Choy has also investigated the optimal timing for introducing robotic training, questioning whether exposure should begin earlier in residency, and explored perspectives from fellowship program directors on prioritizing robotic education. More recently, her research has expanded to outcomes-based analysis, including a national database comparison of robotic, laparoscopic, and open inguinal hernia repair approaches. Her body of work reflects a sustained commitment to advancing both the science and pedagogy of modern surgical practice.
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