Kenneth Luberice

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Dr. Kenneth Luberice is a pioneering robotic hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon whose work has redefined minimally invasive approaches to complex liver, pancreas, and bile duct surgery. His research centers on demonstrating the safety, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of robotic major hepatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy. In a landmark study (57 citations), he showed that robotic major hepatectomy yields excellent clinical outcomes, while his cost analysis of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (38 citations) challenged assumptions about financial burden, providing crucial data for hospital adoption. Dr. Luberice also validated the IWATE criteria for robotic hepatectomy (36 citations), identifying a “robotic effect” that expands surgical indications. He reported the first North American series of robotic extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma resection (19 citations), a major advance in bile duct cancer surgery. With over 100 robotic distal pancreatectomies and pioneering work in single-site cholecystectomy, his cumulative impact exceeds 190 citations. Dr. Luberice’s contributions have established robotic HPB surgery as a safe, reproducible, and economically viable standard, influencing practice patterns worldwide and training a new generation of minimally invasive surgeons.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic Major Hepatectomy: An Institutional Experience and Clinical Outcomes

   57 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Cost Analysis of Pancreaticoduodenectomy at a High-Volume Robotic Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery Program

   38 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Applying IWATE criteria to robotic hepatectomy: is there a “robotic effect”?

   36 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Robotic resection of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Institutional outcomes of bile duct cancer surgery using a minimally invasive technique

   19 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Robotic Major Hepatectomy: Influence of Age on Clinical Outcomes

   10 citations · 2020
6. 6
   Robotic Complex Fundoplication in Patients at High-Risk to Fail

   9 citations · 2021
7. 7
   Single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC): an initial review of safety and feasibility.

   8 citations · 2013
8. 8
   Robotic Pancreatic Surgery for Solid, Cystic, and Mixed Lesions

   6 citations · 2020
9. 9
   100 Robotic Distal Pancreatectomies: The Future at Hand

   5 citations · 2020
10. 10
    Robotic Total Anatomical Left Hepatectomy and Caudate Lobe Resection With Microwave Tumor Ablation. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bilobar Colorectal Liver Metastasis

    3 citations · 2020

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