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Total Citations
704
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About
Raj Kurpad is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the understanding and adoption of robotic surgery for bladder cancer. His research centers on robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC), a minimally invasive approach to treating muscle-invasive bladder cancer, with a particular focus on comparing its clinical outcomes, oncological efficacy, and economic implications against traditional open surgery. Kurpad's most influential contribution — a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing robotic versus open radical cystectomy published in 2009 — has garnered over 550 citations, establishing it as a landmark study in urologic oncology and helping to validate RARC as a safe and effective surgical alternative. Complementing this work, his cost analysis of robotic versus open cystectomy provided one of the earliest rigorous financial evaluations of robotic surgery, earning over 100 citations and informing healthcare policy discussions around surgical technology adoption. Kurpad has continued to advance the field through longitudinal follow-up studies, reviews on intracorporeal urinary diversion, and accessible public-facing work examining how robotic surgery is portrayed online. His body of research has been instrumental in guiding both clinical practice and institutional decision-making surrounding minimally invasive bladder cancer surgery.
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- 2Cost Analysis of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer109 citations · 2009
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- 4Robotic cystectomy and the Internet: Separating fact from fiction11 citations · 2009
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- 6Robot‐assisted radical cystectomy4 citations · 2015
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