Papers
43
Total Citations
1,439
H-Index
20
About
Stefan Weber is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of surgical robotics, image-guided systems, and medical engineering, whose work has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive microsurgery. He is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to robotic cochlear implantation (rCI), developing and clinically validating systems that enable precise, keyhole surgical access to the delicate inner ear — a feat previously beyond the limits of human dexterity. His landmark 2017 paper on the surgical workflow for rCI (118 citations) and the 2019 first-in-man demonstration of robotic middle ear access (97 citations) mark decisive milestones in translating laboratory robotics into real patient care. Weber's research spans high-accuracy patient-to-image registration, surgical planning tools, and augmented reality environments for liver surgery, reflecting a broad commitment to image-guided robotic precision across specialties. His development of the Virtobot system for forensic post-mortem robotics further illustrates his versatility. With over a dozen highly cited publications collectively accumulating nearly 1,000 citations, Weber's work consistently bridges engineering innovation with clinical impact, making him one of the most influential figures in surgical robotics and computer-assisted intervention today.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Robotic cochlear implantation: surgical procedure and first clinical experience118 citations · 2017
- 2Instrument flight to the inner ear107 citations · 2017
- 3Robotic middle ear access for cochlear implantation: First in man97 citations · 2019
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- 7Surgical planning tool for robotically assisted hearing aid implantation79 citations · 2013
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- 9Towards Event-Driven Object Detection with Off-the-Shelf Deep Learning72 citations · 2018
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