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Pietro Spatafora is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, transplantation, and 3D-printing innovation. His research focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques for complex kidney procedures, with major contributions to living donor nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, and kidney transplantation. Spatafora’s most-cited work, “Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: The University of Florence Technique” (31 citations), codifies a standardized robotic approach that enhances donor safety and graft outcomes. He further demonstrated the power of precision medicine in “Case Report: Optimizing Pre- and Intraoperative Planning With Hyperaccuracy Three-Dimensional Virtual Models” (17 citations), using HA3D models to navigate a rare horseshoe kidney case—a landmark in surgical planning. His creativity shines in “The First Entirely 3D-Printed Training Model for Robot-assisted Kidney Transplantation: The RAKT Box” (16 citations), addressing a critical training gap with a low-cost, high-fidelity simulator. Most recently, his work on Doppler-derived renal functional reserve (2024) offers a novel tool to predict acute kidney injury, pushing the boundaries of perioperative risk assessment. With a portfolio that blends technical mastery, educational innovation, and translational impact, Spatafora is shaping the future of robotic urology.