Ryan K. Orosco

About

Ryan K. Orosco is a surgeon-scientist whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of robotic surgery, artificial intelligence, and head and neck oncology. His research has significantly advanced the field of surgical robotics, with particular focus on transoral robotic surgery (TORS), teleoperated systems, and machine learning applications in the operating room. Orosco has been a leading voice in evaluating and expanding next-generation single-port robotic platforms, demonstrating their superiority over traditional multiport systems for complex procedures such as tongue base resection and supraglottic laryngectomy through rigorous cadaveric and clinical studies. His highly cited systematic review on remote telesurgery in humans (107 citations) underscores his commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is surgically possible across distance, while his open-sourced reinforcement learning environments for surgical robotics (65 citations) have provided the broader research community with essential tools for developing AI-driven surgical automation. His 2024 systematic review on autonomous suturing signals continued engagement with the frontier of machine-guided surgery. Collectively, Orosco's body of work — spanning fluorescence imaging, motion compensation for time-delayed systems, and the historical evolution of robotic otolaryngology — reflects a researcher dedicated to making surgery smarter, safer, and more accessible.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Remote telesurgery in humans: a systematic review

   107 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Open-Sourced Reinforcement Learning Environments for Surgical Robotics

   65 citations · 2019
3. 3
   A narrative review of fluorescence imaging in robotic-assisted surgery

   48 citations · 2021
4. 4
   A Next-Generation Single-Port Robotic Surgical System for Transoral Robotic Surgery

   46 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Compensatory motion scaling for time-delayed robotic surgery

   45 citations · 2020
6. 6
   The dawn of robotic surgery in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery

   36 citations · 2019
7. 7
   Improved transoral dissection of the tongue base with a next‐generation robotic surgical system

   34 citations · 2017
8. 8
   Transoral supraglottic laryngectomy using a next‐generation single‐port robotic surgical system

   31 citations · 2019
9. 9
   The current state of autonomous suturing: a systematic review

   27 citations · 2024
10. 10
    Robotic Head and Neck Surgery

    24 citations · 2018

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