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About
Li-Ming Su is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose career sits at the intersection of minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted procedures, and surgical innovation. His work has profoundly shaped modern approaches to kidney and prostate cancer treatment, earning him widespread recognition across the surgical community. Su's most influential contribution—a 2009 study on augmented reality during robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (279 citations)—helped establish the feasibility of overlaying real-time 3D CT imaging onto live surgical video, a breakthrough with far-reaching implications for precision surgery. His early work evaluating robotic percutaneous kidney access (139 citations) demonstrated that technology could rival and potentially surpass conventional manual techniques in safety and efficiency. In prostate cancer surgery, Su has been equally impactful, advancing nerve-sparing techniques in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (91 citations) and rigorously demonstrating that nerve-sparing quality directly influences urinary outcomes (46 citations). His comparative analyses of open, laparoscopic, and robotic prostatectomy approaches have helped guide surgeons toward optimized patient care. More recently, Su has pioneered the use of crowdsourcing to objectively assess surgical performance and explored virtual reality training for urology residents, reflecting his commitment to the future of surgical education and quality improvement.
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- 10Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches and Management of Prostate Cancer13 citations · 2008