Tatum Tarin

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Tatum Tarin is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on evidence-based evaluation of surgical techniques in prostate and bladder cancer care. Her most influential paper, “Evidence-Based Comparison of Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy” (2010, 34 citations), critically examines the rapid adoption of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) despite limited high-quality evidence proving its oncologic superiority, safety, or cost-effectiveness over traditional open surgery. This review has shaped ongoing debates about surgical innovation and value in urologic oncology. More recently, Tarin’s 2023 study “Optimizing surgical outcomes in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy” (4 citations) identifies predictors of high-quality surgery to improve outcomes for bladder cancer patients. Her work consistently emphasizes rigorous methodology and patient-centered outcomes, challenging assumptions about new technologies. Tarin’s contributions are particularly valuable for trainees and clinicians navigating the balance between surgical advancement and evidence-based practice, highlighting the importance of comparative effectiveness research in urology.