Thierry Quackels
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About
Thierry Quackels is a leading urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing robotic-assisted surgery for prostate and bladder cancers. His major contributions lie in systematically defining and improving surgical training, patient outcomes, and cost-effectiveness in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC). Notably, his multicentric study on the learning curve for RARP (21 citations) identified key predictors of trainee proficiency, directly shaping surgical education at high-volume institutions. He also provided the first clinical validation of the ERUS training curriculum for robotic cystectomy (14 citations), a landmark step in standardizing complex procedures. Quackels has been instrumental in developing and externally validating nomograms to predict adverse pathological features after robotic prostatectomy (11 citations), enhancing preoperative counseling. His work extends beyond technical outcomes; he has prospectively assessed quality of life after RALP (12 citations), revealing that the impact of surgery goes far beyond continence and erections. With a portfolio of highly cited papers—including cross-country cost analyses and studies on blood transfusion outcomes—Quackels has established himself as a key figure in evidence-based robotic urology, driving both clinical excellence and educational rigor.
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