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Saleh M. Eftaiha is a colorectal surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical techniques for complex pelvic pathologies, particularly rectal cancer and retrorectal tumors. His major contributions center on refining the extralevator abdominoperineal resection (APR)—a critical procedure for low rectal cancers—to improve oncologic outcomes while reducing morbidity. Notably, he developed a "robotic site adjusted levator transection" modification for eccentrically located tumors, addressing the high wound complication and genitourinary morbidity rates associated with traditional cylindrical APR. His work also demonstrates the feasibility of robotic approaches in challenging scenarios, such as resecting retrorectal lesions in obese patients, showcasing the versatility of robotic surgery in the pelvis. With over 30 citations across his most-cited papers, Eftaiha's research has helped establish robotic APR as a viable, less morbid alternative to open surgery, contributing to better clinical, pathologic, and oncologic outcomes for patients with low rectal cancers. His innovations represent a meaningful step toward safer, more precise colorectal surgery.