Papers
85
Total Citations
4,974
H-Index
40
About
Sam B. Bhayani is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose career has been defined by his foundational contributions to minimally invasive and robotic surgery, particularly in the treatment of renal malignancies. His research has fundamentally shaped how kidney-sparing procedures are performed worldwide, with a sustained focus on comparing robotic and laparoscopic approaches to partial nephrectomy. His landmark 2009 multi-institutional analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, now cited over 524 times, helped establish robotic surgery as a legitimate and superior alternative for treating renal tumors. Alongside this, his development and description of the sliding-clip renorrhaphy technique (340 citations) provided surgeons with a reproducible, refined method for robotic kidney reconstruction. Bhayani's research consistently draws on large, multi-institutional datasets — spanning hundreds to nearly 900 patients — lending his findings exceptional clinical authority. His work has addressed critical outcomes including warm ischemia time, perioperative complications, oncologic margins, and complex hilar lesions. Through more than a dozen highly cited publications collectively accumulating well over 2,200 citations, Bhayani has become an indispensable voice in urologic oncology, directly influencing surgical training, technique refinement, and patient care standards globally.
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- 5A Prospective Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty200 citations · 2006
- 6Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: An International Experience167 citations · 2010
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