Susan Scott
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About
Susan Scott is a leading urological researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment patterns. Her primary research areas focus on improving diagnostic accuracy through biopsy technique comparison and analyzing national surgical trends in prostate cancer care. Scott’s landmark 2015 study, which has garnered 49 citations, provided critical evidence that transperineal template biopsy (TTB) offers superior accuracy over traditional transrectal biopsy in determining final Gleason scores and clinical risk categories—a finding that has influenced clinical guidelines worldwide. Her equally impactful 2019 analysis of 15 years of national Medicare data, cited 13 times, revealed a striking paradox: despite the dramatic rise in robotic-assisted surgery, the overall use of radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy has actually declined. This counterintuitive finding has sparked important conversations about technology adoption versus actual clinical practice. Scott’s work exemplifies how rigorous comparative effectiveness research can challenge assumptions and drive evidence-based improvements in urological oncology.
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