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Dr. Steven S. Rothenberg is a pioneering pediatric surgeon whose work has fundamentally redefined the boundaries of surgical education and remote collaboration. His primary research focuses on the application of telemedicine and robotics to pediatric laparoscopic surgery, specifically through the development and validation of surgical telementoring. Dr. Rothenberg’s major contributions lie in proving that complex, minimally invasive procedures can be safely guided across continents using remote presence technology. His seminal work, "Initial Experience with Surgical Telementoring in Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery Using Remote Presence Technology" (46 citations), demonstrated the efficacy of a self-propelled robot for real-time, two-way audio-visual mentoring. He further solidified this concept with trans-Atlantic and transcontinental studies (40 and 34 citations, respectively), establishing a proof of concept for global surgical collaboration. More recently, Dr. Rothenberg has helped shape the future of the field as a co-author of the SAGES white paper "Defining digital surgery" (2024). With a career dedicated to democratizing surgical expertise, his work has laid the critical groundwork for a new era of accessible, high-quality pediatric surgical care worldwide.