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Dr. Po‑Da Chen is a pioneering hepatobiliary surgeon whose research has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of minimally invasive liver surgery, particularly in the realm of robotic hepatectomy and living‑donor transplantation. His work centers on demonstrating the feasibility, safety, and comparative advantages of robotic approaches for complex hepatic procedures. A landmark 2016 study on the learning curve for robotic major hepatectomy (180 citations) established critical benchmarks for surgical training, while a matched comparison of robotic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (151 citations) provided compelling evidence of oncologic equivalence with reduced morbidity. Dr. Chen’s most celebrated contribution is his pioneering series on robotic living‑donor right hepatectomy (148 citations), which proved that a pure minimally invasive approach to this technically demanding procedure is achievable and safe. He further validated these findings through a large multicenter study on 1,194 donor hepatectomies (30 citations), comparing robotic, laparoscopic, and open techniques. Notably, Dr. Chen has also addressed practical concerns of adoption, including cost‑effectiveness and patient‑reported quality of life, and has innovated operative setups such as performing major resections without a table‑side surgeon. His work has been instrumental in advancing the field toward fully robotic, patient‑centered liver surgery.