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Thomas Krebs is a pioneering researcher in pediatric minimally invasive and robotic surgery, whose work sits at the critical intersection of surgical innovation and child healthcare. His highly cited 2020 review, "Advances and Trends in Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery" (60 citations), established him as a leading voice synthesizing the evolving landscape of pediatric surgical techniques and forecasting future directions in the field. Krebs has made particularly significant contributions to the preclinical evaluation of robotic surgical systems for use in infants and small children — a population where surgical precision is especially demanding. His studies testing the Senhance and Versius robotic platforms in piglet models weighing under 10 kg represent landmark feasibility and safety investigations that lay essential groundwork before clinical application in pediatric patients. His 2022 perspective on robotically assisted surgery in children (19 citations) further highlights key advantages such as tremor filtration and enhanced visualization for small-cavity procedures. Collectively accumulating over 120 citations, Krebs' body of work is shaping the next generation of pediatric surgical practice, offering researchers and clinicians a rigorous scientific foundation for adopting emerging robotic technologies in some of the most vulnerable surgical patients.