Papers
13
Total Citations
286
H-Index
7
About
Kemal Ayalp is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose work has significantly advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques for lung and mediastinal diseases. His research centers on robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS), video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and oncological outcomes in lung cancer management. Ayalp has been instrumental in establishing the evidence base for robotic pulmonary procedures, with his comparative analyses of open, VATS, and robotic approaches to lymph node dissection in lung cancer surgery attracting over 64 citations and offering critical guidance to surgeons worldwide. His early and prolific documentation of robotic lung resections — including segmentectomies, sleeve lobectomies, and thymectomies — helped define learning curves and proficiency benchmarks in a field where academic experience was still nascent. Notably, his 2015 study describing the learning experience across 102 robotic anatomic resections (59 citations) remains a foundational reference for surgical training programs. With contributions spanning pediatric bronchogenic cyst removal and myasthenia gravis thymectomy, Ayalp's body of work reflects a broad commitment to expanding the reach and safety of robotic thoracic surgery across diverse patient populations.
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- 4Robotic lung segmentectomy for malignant and benign lesions.41 citations · 2014
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- 6Robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis12 citations · 2019
- 7Robotic lung resections: video-assisted thoracic surgery based approach8 citations · 2017
- 8Robotic thymectomy—a new approach for thymus7 citations · 2017
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