Karim Hammoudi

Bretonneau Hospital, Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière

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Dr. Karim Hammoudi is a researcher whose work bridges the fields of robotic surgery and advanced geospatial data processing. His most impactful contributions lie in the domain of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for treating squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. His landmark 2014 study, with 55 citations, provides a critical comparative analysis of TORS versus conventional surgery, establishing key benchmarks for oncologic and functional outcomes. Hammoudi further advanced this field by investigating the cost-effectiveness of TORS against external surgical approaches, offering vital insights for clinical decision-making and healthcare economics. Beyond the operating room, his research extends to 3D point cloud analysis, where he developed novel methods for extracting outlined planar clusters of street facades from mobile mapping system data. This work, cited 13 times, has significant applications in digital mapping and robotics. By seamlessly integrating expertise in surgical innovation and computational geometry, Dr. Hammoudi demonstrates a unique capacity to solve complex problems across medicine and engineering, making him a notable figure in both robotic surgery and spatial data science.