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Dr. Masumi Ai is a leading Japanese urologic surgeon and health services researcher whose work focuses on the safety, outcomes, and real-world adoption of robotic surgery for bladder and kidney cancers. Using large-scale nationwide databases, Dr. Ai has provided critical evidence on the perioperative safety of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) in elderly patients, demonstrating that octogenarians can undergo the procedure with acceptable outcomes. Their landmark 2023 study, with 14 citations, was among the first to evaluate RARC in this vulnerable population using a Japanese national dataset. Dr. Ai has also compared surgical approaches—robotic, laparoscopic, and open—for radical cystectomy, showing that robotic techniques offer favorable in-hospital outcomes and costs. Their work on the initial adoption of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy after government approval in Japan has helped shape national surgical guidelines. With a growing body of high-impact, database-driven research, Dr. Ai is a key voice in evidence-based urologic oncology, advancing the safe expansion of minimally invasive surgery across Japan.