Whitney Halgrimson
University of Illinois Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center
Papers
10
Total Citations
366
H-Index
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About
Whitney Halgrimson is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research centers on advancing minimally invasive surgery through single-port robotic platforms, with a particular focus on prostate cancer treatment and gender-affirming procedures. Her most influential work, "Single-port robotic surgery: the next generation of minimally invasive urology" (140 citations), established her as a leading voice in the field. Halgrimson's major contributions include demonstrating the feasibility and safety of single-port robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (SP-RALP), with her initial experience paper (83 citations) providing crucial technical guidance for the da Vinci SP platform. She has systematically compared single-port versus multi-port approaches, notably through human factor analysis during the learning curve (25 citations), revealing important insights into surgeon cognitive load and operating room efficiency. Beyond oncology, Halgrimson has innovatively applied single-port robotics to gender-affirming vaginoplasty, combining penile skin inversion with the Davydov technique. Her work on robotic-assisted vaginal reconstruction and the evolution of tumor enucleation partial nephrectomy demonstrates her versatility across urologic subspecialties. With over 360 cumulative citations and numerous technique-defining publications, Halgrimson continues to shape the future of robotic urologic surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Single-port robotic surgery: the next generation of minimally invasive urology140 citations · 2019
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- 3Single port robotic radical prostatectomy: a systematic review46 citations · 2020
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