Mai G. Al Khadem

About

Dr. Mai G. Al Khadem is a pioneering endocrine surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Her research centers on developing and comparing remote-access techniques that eliminate visible neck scarring, addressing a critical patient concern. Her landmark 2017 study, "Transoral thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy – A North American series," with 170 citations, established the safety and feasibility of transoral approaches in a Western cohort. Dr. Al Khadem’s major contributions include the first direct comparison of robotic (TORTVA) versus endoscopic (TOETVA) transoral thyroidectomy, demonstrating comparable early outcomes and advancing surgical decision-making. She has also systematically compared transoral and retroauricular approaches, providing crucial data on morbidity and recovery. With over 350 cumulative citations, her work has been instrumental in moving these techniques from preclinical feasibility to clinical adoption. Dr. Al Khadem’s research continues to define best practices for incision-sparing thyroid surgery, offering patients effective treatment without a neck scar.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Transoral thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy – A North American series of robotic and endoscopic transoral approaches to the central neck

   170 citations · 2017
2. 2
   Early outcomes in transoral vestibular thyroidectomy: Robotic versus endoscopic techniques

   74 citations · 2018
3. 3
   Minimally invasive and remote‐access thyroid surgery in the era of the 2015 <scp>A</scp>merican <scp>T</scp>hyroid <scp>A</scp>ssociation guidelines

   41 citations · 2016
4. 4
   Anterior cervical incision‐sparing thyroidectomy: Comparing retroauricular and transoral approaches

   39 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Transoral robotic thyroidectomy: a preclinical feasibility study using the da Vinci Xi platform

   32 citations · 2017

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