Maximilian Kueckelhaus

About

Maximilian Kueckelhaus is a pioneering reconstructive microsurgeon whose research sits at the cutting edge of robotic-assisted microsurgery, with a particular focus on breast reconstruction, supermicrosurgery, and the clinical translation of novel robotic technologies. His body of work has been instrumental in establishing the evidence base for integrating robotic systems into open microsurgical practice, earning him over 115 citations across his most recognized publications. Kueckelhaus has led and contributed to landmark multicenter studies evaluating the combined application of robotic microsurgical platforms, including fully telemetric systems, demonstrating their capacity to enhance surgical precision and ergonomics while identifying areas for refinement such as operative efficiency. His clinical contributions extend to minimally invasive DIEP flap breast reconstruction and robotic-assisted gender-affirming phalloplasty, reflecting a commitment to reducing patient morbidity across diverse reconstructive contexts. Notably, he helped coordinate a European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery consensus involving over 900 clinical cases across 13 centers, providing the field with its most comprehensive user-experience guide to date. His parallel engagement with German-language expert panels further underscores his influence in shaping the adoption of emerging microsurgical technologies across both research and clinical communities.

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Key Achievements

Top Papers

1. 1
   Preclinical Performance of the Combined Application of Two Robotic Systems in Microsurgery: A Two-center Study

   20 citations · 2024
2. 2
   Free flap breast reconstruction using a novel robotic microscope

   18 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Combined Application of a Novel Robotic System and Exoscope for Microsurgical Anastomoses: Preclinical Performance

   16 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Minimally Invasive Robotic-assisted Perforator-to-Perforator DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

   15 citations · 2024
5. 5
   Clinical experience in open robotic-assisted microsurgery: user consensus of the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery

   13 citations · 2025
6. 6
   Fully Telemetric Robotic Microsurgery: Clinical Experience With 23 Cases

   11 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Expanding Applications and Future of Robotic Microsurgery

   10 citations · 2024
8. 8
   Ideal suturing technique for robot-assisted microsurgical anastomoses

   7 citations · 2024
9. 9
   Neue Technologien in der Mikrochirurgie: Potential, Indikationen und ökonomische Aspekte – Konsensus-Bericht der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der peripheren Nerven und Gefäße (DAM)

   4 citations · 2022
10. 10
    Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery in Gender-Affirming Phalloplasty

    3 citations · 2024

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