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Venita Chandra is a pioneering surgeon and researcher at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery. Her work primarily focuses on advancing surgical robotics, image-guided therapy, and complex spinal reconstruction. Dr. Chandra’s major contributions include landmark studies on the comparative efficacy of laparoscopic versus robotic suturing, demonstrating that robotic systems can significantly enhance precision for both experts and novices—a finding that has garnered over 230 citations and reshaped surgical training paradigms. She has also been instrumental in exploring the convergence of robotics and image-guided technologies in pediatric surgery, highlighting their potential to revolutionize minimally invasive care. Her comprehensive reviews on robotics in general surgery have provided critical frameworks for understanding the evolution from early assistive systems to modern teleoperator platforms. More recently, Dr. Chandra has pioneered the use of the lateral anterior lumbar interbody fusion (LALIF) approach for complex revision spinal surgeries, achieving single-position procedures that improve patient outcomes. With a career spanning foundational robotic research to cutting-edge spinal techniques, her work continues to influence surgical practice and inspire the next generation of minimally invasive surgeons.