Niv Hakami-Majd

Los Angeles Medical Center, Meharry Medical College

Papers

Total Citations

165

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About

Dr. Niv Hakami-Majd is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotic surgery, human factors engineering, and advanced pulmonary diagnostics. Her seminal work, “Safety, efficiency and learning curves in robotic surgery: a human factors analysis” (123 citations), established a critical framework for understanding how surgeon-machine interaction influences procedural outcomes and training trajectories. This foundational contribution has guided the design of safer robotic systems and more effective surgical curricula. More recently, Dr. Hakami-Majd has pioneered the evaluation of Robotic-Assisted Navigation Bronchoscopy (RANB), a cutting-edge technique for biopsying lung nodules. Her comprehensive meta-analysis (42 citations) provides the first pooled estimates of RANB’s diagnostic yields and complication rates, offering essential evidence for clinicians adopting this technology. By bridging the gap between human performance and technological innovation, her work directly enhances patient safety and procedural precision. Dr. Hakami-Majd’s research continues to shape the safe, effective integration of robotics into minimally invasive thoracic interventions.