Naseem Bou‐Ayash
Tufts University, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Tufts Medical Center
Papers
38
Total Citations
543
H-Index
15
About
Naseem Bou-Ayash is a surgical researcher whose work sits at the forefront of robotic and minimally invasive hernia repair, with a particular focus on advancing technique, improving patient outcomes, and defining the learning curves that guide surgeons adopting emerging technologies. His scholarship spans inguinal, ventral, incisional, and incarcerated hernia repair, consistently examining how robotic platforms can be optimized across a spectrum of surgical complexity. Among his most significant contributions are a series of cumulative sum (CUSUM) analyses quantifying the learning curves for procedures including robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (rTAPP) repair, robotic Rives-Stoppa ventral hernia repair, and robotic transversus abdominis release — work that provides critical benchmarks for surgical training programs and credentialing standards. His research into robotic ventral hernia repair outcomes and prosthetic reinforcement techniques has helped establish evidence where clinical data was previously limited, while his pioneering study on robotic emergent inguinal hernia repair was the first of its kind in the literature. Bou-Ayash has also addressed the clinically challenging intersection of obesity and hernia disease, informing surgical decision-making for high-risk populations. With his most-cited papers accumulating hundreds of citations collectively, his contributions are shaping the evidence base that will define the next generation of minimally invasive abdominal wall surgery.
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Top Papers
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- 2Excess Body Weight and Abdominal Hernia39 citations · 2021
- 3Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair39 citations · 2021
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- 10Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair for Incarcerated Hernias21 citations · 2020