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Sujata Patil is a colorectal surgeon and clinical researcher whose work centers on minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques for colorectal cancer, with a particular focus on optimizing patient outcomes and refining operative approaches. Her most influential contribution, examining intracorporeal anastomoses in minimally invasive right colectomies (68 citations), demonstrated that this technically demanding technique yields meaningful clinical benefits, including reduced incisional hernia rates and shorter hospital stays — findings that carry direct implications for surgical practice worldwide. Patil has further advanced the field through rigorous comparative analyses of robotic, laparoscopic, and open resections for colon cancer, as well as detailed investigations into robotic mesorectal excision for rectal cancer, collectively helping to establish the oncological and perioperative case for robot-assisted approaches. Her study identifying predictors of operative difficulty in robotic low anterior resection — drawing on data from 382 patients at a high-volume center — offers practical guidance for surgical planning and risk stratification. Across her body of work, Patil exemplifies evidence-driven surgical innovation, translating complex operative data into insights that inform training, patient counseling, and the broader adoption of advanced minimally invasive colorectal surgery.