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Nobuyuki Tanaka is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on improving outcomes in prostate cancer surgery, particularly through robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). His research spans three key areas: predicting and enhancing post-surgical urinary function recovery, identifying preoperative risk factors for complications, and leveraging artificial intelligence to refine surgical techniques. Tanaka’s most impactful study (7 citations) demonstrated that low subcutaneous fat mass is a significant risk factor for developing inguinal hernia after radical prostatectomy, offering clinicians a novel preoperative marker. His work on predictors of urinary continence recovery (6 citations) provides evidence-based guidance for patient counseling and rehabilitation planning. Notably, Tanaka is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence for surgical phase recognition in RALP, with cross-surgeon validation—a cutting-edge contribution that promises to standardize and improve surgical training and intraoperative decision-making. His investigations into prostatic shape’s impact on surgical difficulty (3 citations) further demonstrate his commitment to personalizing surgical approaches. Through these contributions, Tanaka is advancing precision in prostate cancer surgery, directly improving patient quality of life and surgical safety.