Monty Aghazadeh
Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist, Baylor College of Medicine
Papers
7
Total Citations
264
H-Index
6
About
Dr. Monty Aghazadeh is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing robotic surgery through rigorous skills assessment and novel operative techniques. His major contributions lie in validating tools that objectively measure robotic surgical proficiency, most notably through the Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS), which has garnered 128 citations. His landmark study demonstrating that performance on simulated robotic tasks positively correlates with clinical outcomes during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (61 citations) has shaped how surgical training programs evaluate competence. Dr. Aghazadeh also introduced groundbreaking procedures, including the first reported robotic intracorporeal continent cutaneous urinary diversion (34 citations) and a novel supine, single-dock approach for left-sided level II caval thrombectomy with nephrectomy (15 citations). His multi-institutional validation of Fundamental Inanimate Robotic Skills Tasks (FIRST) established a standardized, evidence-based framework for robotic skills training. Through these achievements, Dr. Aghazadeh has significantly advanced both the science of surgical simulation and the practical repertoire of minimally invasive urologic oncology, directly impacting patient care and surgeon education worldwide.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1External validation of Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS)128 citations · 2015
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- 4Multi-Institutional Validation of Fundamental Inanimate Robotic Skills Tasks15 citations · 2015
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- 7Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Resection of Renal Vein Leiomyosarcoma3 citations · 2017