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Dr. W Lorenz is a rising surgical outcomes researcher whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive abdominal wall reconstruction and exposing critical healthcare disparities. Her primary contributions lie in comparative effectiveness research, where she has rigorously evaluated open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches for inguinal and ventral hernia repair. Her landmark 2024 study, “Open versus laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair,” which has garnered 13 citations, provides a propensity-matched analysis that helps surgeons and patients make evidence-based decisions about surgical technique. Building on this, her 2025 investigation into robotic preperitoneal ventral hernia repair (3 citations) further refines our understanding of robotic surgery’s role in complex cases. Notably, Dr. Lorenz has also pioneered work on health equity, as demonstrated in her 2024 study on racial and socioeconomic disparities in complex abdominal wall reconstruction referrals (2 citations). This research illuminates how social determinants of health create barriers to elective surgical care, a critical but often overlooked dimension of surgical outcomes. Her 2025 series on robotic sugarbaker parastomal hernia repair (2 citations) rounds out her expertise in advanced robotic techniques. Through her combination of rigorous methodology and social awareness, Dr. Lorenz is shaping a more equitable, data-driven future for hernia surgery.