Kassem Faraj
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Oakland University
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157
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About
Kassem Faraj is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing robotic-assisted surgery for complex urologic oncology cases, particularly those involving the inferior vena cava (IVC) and bladder cancer. His major contributions include demonstrating the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical nephrectomy for level I and II IVC tumor thrombus—a technically demanding procedure traditionally performed open—with a landmark Mayo Clinic study (40 citations). He has also provided critical long-term data comparing robot-assisted radical cystectomy to open surgery, showing comparable oncologic outcomes with potential benefits in length of stay, especially when stratified by patient age. Faraj’s work on intracorporeal urinary diversion (20 citations) identified a reduced incidence of benign ureteroenteric stricture, a key quality-of-life metric. His technical innovations extend to robotic IVC surgery, where he described perioperative outcomes and long-term patency, and to rare conditions such as malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis managed with robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. With over 150 total citations, Faraj’s research has helped establish the Mayo Clinic as a leading center for minimally invasive management of advanced urologic malignancies.
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