Jyoti Shah

St Mary's Hospital, Galgotias University

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Dr. Jyoti Shah is a pioneering figure at the intersection of robotics and medicine, with a career spanning over two decades. Her foundational work established the concept of “Urobotics,” a term she coined in her highly influential 2001 paper (19 citations), which laid the groundwork for robotic applications in urology. She further advanced the field by describing the first robotic-assisted laparoscopic Heller’s cardiomyotomy (17 citations), demonstrating the clinical viability of master-slave robotic systems for delicate surgical procedures. More recently, Dr. Shah has tackled one of the most critical challenges in surgical robotics: dynamic path planning for robotic needles (16 citations, 2024), aiming to minimize tissue damage while maximizing targeting accuracy. Her expertise also extends to industrial robotics, where she applied AI techniques to solve inverse kinematics for complex 7-DOF welding and drilling robots (2021). Through her work, Dr. Shah has consistently bridged the gap between theoretical robotics and practical, life-saving applications, earning her a reputation as a visionary who has shaped both the clinical and technical trajectories of robotic surgery.