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Rosanne Santos is a leading urological surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped how we understand and improve outcomes after radical prostatectomy. Her research centers on three critical areas: defining and enhancing post-surgical urinary continence, advancing robotic surgical techniques, and improving prostate cancer diagnostics. Santos’s most influential contribution is her seminal 2010 study (154 citations), which redefined continence after radical prostatectomy by demonstrating that using even a single security pad significantly impacts a patient’s quality of life. This finding challenged the prevailing clinical standard and established “zero pads” as the true benchmark for continence, directly influencing how surgeons counsel patients and evaluate surgical success. She also pioneered the use of local hypothermia during robotic prostatectomy (64 citations) to reduce inflammatory nerve damage and improve continence recovery. Beyond the operating room, Santos evaluated the real-world impact of mini-fellowship training programs (58 citations), showing they effectively enable practicing urologists to adopt robotic surgery. Her work on the PCA3 urine assay (31 citations) further demonstrates her commitment to non-invasive prostate cancer detection. Through rigorous, patient-centered research, Santos has set new standards for functional recovery and surgical education in urologic oncology.