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Marina Roizenblatt is a researcher specializing in robotic-assisted vitreoretinal surgery, with a focus on enhancing surgical precision, safety, and human-robot interaction in one of medicine's most technically demanding fields. Her work sits at the intersection of ophthalmology, surgical robotics, and human factors engineering, addressing the fundamental challenges that push the boundaries of what human surgeons can achieve unaided. Roizenblatt's most influential contributions center on developing solutions for critical limitations in retinal microsurgery, including physiological hand tremor, scleral force feedback, and the complexities of bimanual tool coordination. Her 2018 paper on robot-assisted tremor control (40 citations) demonstrated how robotic systems could meaningfully extend a surgeon's capabilities, while her work on real-time sclera force feedback (40 citations) tackled a largely overlooked safety challenge in robotic surgical workflows. Her research on user behavior evaluation (21 citations) further illuminated how surgeons adapt to and interact with robotic assistance. With her most-cited work accumulating nearly 170 citations collectively, Roizenblatt has established herself as a meaningful contributor to the emerging field of surgical robotics. Her ongoing investigations into auditory feedback systems suggest a continued commitment to developing intuitive, multimodal interfaces that make robot-assisted retinal surgery safer and more accessible for surgeons worldwide.