Noah Howes

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Noah Howes is a surgical outcomes researcher whose work centers on the quality of evidence in head and neck oncology, with a particular focus on transoral robotic surgery (TORS). His most-cited contribution, the 2018 "Protocol for the systematic review of the reporting of transoral robotic surgery" (8 citations), established a rigorous framework for evaluating how TORS outcomes are reported in the literature. This protocol addresses a critical gap: while TORS has been widely adopted for oropharyngeal tumor resection, the quality of evidence supporting its adoption has varied significantly. Howes’s work directly tackles the challenge of moving from early-phase innovation to evidence-based practice, emphasizing the need for standardized reporting to ensure that surgical outcomes are transparent and reproducible. His research has implications for how new surgical technologies are assessed and adopted, making him a key voice in the push for methodological rigor in surgical innovation. For students and researchers in surgical oncology, Howes’s work serves as a model for how to critically evaluate emerging techniques and advocate for higher standards of evidence in clinical practice.