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About
Paul Hoff is a distinguished otolaryngologist and sleep medicine specialist whose work has fundamentally shaped the application of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in treating obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). His research sits at the intersection of surgical innovation, sleep medicine, and minimally invasive technique, with a particular focus on establishing rigorous clinical benchmarks for emerging robotic technologies in benign disease. Hoff's landmark 2014 multicenter study evaluating TORS outcomes across 243 patients — now cited over 100 times — remains a foundational reference for surgeons adopting robotic-assisted approaches to airway management. Alongside a cluster of highly influential publications from the same year, he helped establish the safety, feasibility, and predictive factors for surgical success in TORS, including the significant finding that body mass index influences patient outcomes. His subsequent work explored the predictive value of drug-induced sleep endoscopy, anatomical considerations in tongue reduction, and even pediatric applications of robotic airway surgery. With a cumulative citation record exceeding 370 references, Hoff's contributions have provided the evidence base that clinicians worldwide rely on when selecting, refining, and evaluating robotic surgical interventions for sleep-disordered breathing.
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- 4Transoral Robotic Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea44 citations · 2014
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- 9Sleep medicine in otolaryngology units: an international survey9 citations · 2020
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