Sarah Sheskey
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About
Sarah Sheskey is a rising surgical outcomes researcher whose work critically examines the intersection of technology, patient safety, and healthcare economics. Her primary research areas include robotic surgery safety, minimally invasive surgical outcomes, and the influence of industry relationships on surgical practice. Sheskey’s most impactful contribution comes from her 2025 study on bile duct injury during cholecystectomy (31 citations), which challenges the assumption that higher complication rates in robotic-assisted surgery are solely due to patient selection, providing crucial evidence for surgical decision-making. She has also pioneered the use of instrumental variable analysis to compare long-term survival after minimally invasive versus open colorectal cancer surgery, offering more robust causal estimates than traditional observational studies. In a revealing analysis of industry payments (2 citations), Sheskey documented how financial relationships correlate with physician sentiment toward robotic surgery, raising important questions about conflicts of interest. Her work has been recognized for its methodological rigor and its direct implications for surgical practice and health policy, making her a leading voice in evidence-based evaluation of surgical innovation.
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