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Metin Leblebici is a leading figure in the surgical management of gastric cancer, with a focused expertise in advancing minimally invasive techniques. His research rigorously compares robotic, laparoscopic, and open gastrectomy to determine the safest and most effective approaches for patients. Leblebici’s most impactful work, a 2017 propensity score-matched study with 100 citations, provides critical evidence that robotic and laparoscopic surgery can achieve oncological outcomes comparable to open surgery while offering significant recovery benefits. He further synthesized the field’s progress in a 2016 literature review (36 citations), highlighting methodological limitations in existing studies to guide future research. Demonstrating leadership in collaborative science, Leblebici co-authored the protocol for the IMIGASTRIC study (35 citations), a multi-institutional initiative designed to standardize data collection and produce robust, generalizable findings. Through this work, he has helped establish benchmarks for surgical quality and recovery in gastric cancer care, shaping the global conversation on how to integrate robotic and laparoscopic approaches into routine practice.