Kelly Aubertin
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Kelly Aubertin is a leading researcher at the intersection of biomedical optics and surgical oncology, whose work is pioneering real-time, label-free tissue characterization to improve cancer surgery outcomes. Her primary research areas include Raman spectroscopy, intraoperative imaging, and robotic-assisted surgical systems. Aubertin’s most impactful contribution is the integration of a Raman spectroscopy system directly into a robotic-assisted surgical platform for use during radical prostatectomy procedures. This work, cited 61 times, addresses the critical clinical problem of positive surgical margins, which occur in up to 20% of cases and are strongly linked to cancer recurrence. By enabling real-time tissue characterization at the surgical margin, her system offers a potential path to reduce these rates. More recently, Aubertin has extended her expertise to lung cancer detection, demonstrating that single-point Raman spectroscopy can accurately identify subsecond lung cancer signatures even within a heterogeneous background of normal and benign tissue. This work, published in 2023, holds significant promise for improving the notoriously low diagnostic yield of current bronchoscopy techniques, particularly for hard-to-reach peripheral lesions. Through these innovations, Aubertin is actively shaping the future of precision oncologic surgery.
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