Wahid Fattal

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Wahid Fattal is a leading researcher in the field of minimally invasive colorectal surgery, with a specific focus on optimizing surgical techniques for colon cancer. His primary research areas include robotic surgery, complete mesocolic excision (CME), and comparative effectiveness studies in oncology. Dr. Fattal’s major contributions center on evaluating the clinical outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic approaches for colon cancer resection. His highly cited 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis, which has garnered 20 citations, provided a critical comparison of robotic colectomy with CME against laparoscopic techniques, offering key insights into postoperative outcomes and disease-free survival. Building on this work, his 2025 meta-analysis specifically examined robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy with CME for right-sided colon cancer, further solidifying his expertise in this niche. Through his rigorous meta-analyses, Dr. Fattal has helped clarify the potential advantages of robotic surgery in achieving superior lymph node harvest and improved recovery, thereby guiding surgical decision-making and advancing the standard of care for colon cancer patients.