Kelly T. Harris
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About
Dr. Kelly T. Harris is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for genitourinary cancers, particularly testicular and renal malignancies. Her major contributions lie in refining robotic and laparoscopic approaches to complex procedures. In a landmark comparative analysis (59 citations), Dr. Harris demonstrated that robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (R-RPLND) offers superior safety and perioperative outcomes over the laparoscopic approach for testicular cancer, establishing a new standard of care. She has also significantly advanced the field of nephron-sparing surgery, showing that robot-assisted partial nephrectomy is both safe and feasible for challenging intrarenal tumors (22 citations) and that a transperitoneal approach is effective for posterior renal masses (22 citations). Her work further explores patient selection, comparing outcomes of partial nephrectomy in patients meeting ablation criteria, and has expanded into opioid stewardship with the ORIOLES initiative, identifying predictors of post-discharge opioid use after radical prostatectomy to personalize pain management. Through these impactful studies, Dr. Harris has shaped modern urologic oncology, improving surgical precision and patient recovery.
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- 3Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Intrarenal Tumors22 citations · 2014
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