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Sarah Deckarm is an emerging surgical researcher specializing in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, with a particular focus on mediastinal tumor management and anatomic lung resection. Her work sits at the cutting edge of modern thoracic surgery, exploring how advanced robotic technologies can improve outcomes for patients with complex chest pathologies. Her most cited contribution, a 2024 narrative review on the surgical management of thymic tumors (9 citations), offers a comprehensive examination of robotic-assisted approaches to thymomas and thymic carcinomas — tumors that account for up to half of all anterior mediastinal masses. Complementing this, her paper on a decade of robotic experience in mediastinal mass resection (3 citations) provides valuable longitudinal insight into the evolving role of robotics within the anatomically demanding mediastinal space. Deckarm has also pioneered work on uniportal and biportal robotic anatomic lung resection without CO₂ insufflation (3 citations), documenting early technical experience and cost considerations — a practically significant contribution for institutions evaluating adoption of these techniques. Though early in her career, her focused and clinically relevant output positions her as a promising voice in the advancement of robotic thoracic surgery.