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About
Ruban Thanigasalam is a urological surgeon and clinical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), uro-oncology, and surgical health economics. Based within the Australian public health system, he has made pioneering contributions to understanding the real-world costs and outcomes of robotic surgery across multiple specialties, with his 2021 cost analysis paper becoming a landmark reference in the field, accumulating 57 citations. His research on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) spans technical innovation — including the novel RoboSling continence technique and barbed suture anastomosis (39 citations) — to systematic reviews evaluating oncological outcomes and complication profiles such as post-prostatectomy inguinal hernia. Thanigasalam has also championed evidence-based implementation of RAS in public hospitals, arguing that rigorous research must serve as the gateway for new technology adoption. More recently, he has extended his scholarship into emerging frontiers, including image-guided robotic surgery and the environmental sustainability of RAS through waste audit analyses. With nearly 200 cumulative citations, his body of work offers students and clinicians an authoritative, multidimensional perspective on the clinical, economic, and ethical dimensions of modern robotic surgery.
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