Xiaomeng Lei

University of Southern California

Papers

6

Total Citations

82

H-Index

4

About

Xiaomeng Lei is a leading researcher in the field of robotic surgery, with a primary focus on surgical performance assessment, objective skill evaluation, and postoperative outcomes. Her major contributions center on developing and validating novel assessment tools that quantify surgical expertise, including the End-to-End Assessment of Suturing Expertise (EASE) and the Dissection Assessment for Robotic Technique (DART), which provide structured, objective feedback to robotic surgical trainees. Lei’s work has also demonstrated that automated performance metrics can predict early urinary continence recovery after robotic radical prostatectomy, with her most-cited paper (36 citations) establishing a direct link between surgeon kinematics and patient outcomes. Additionally, she has investigated the natural history and risk factors for incisional hernia following robotic nephrectomy, exploring how sarcopenia and body fat changes influence surgical complications. With over 80 combined citations across her key publications, Lei has significantly advanced the science of surgical training and quality assessment, helping to move the field from subjective evaluation toward data-driven, reproducible metrics that improve both surgeon development and patient recovery.

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Key Achievements

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H-Index
6
Papers
82
Total Citations
14
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Surgeon Automated Performance Metrics as Predictors of Early Urinary Continence Recovery After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy—A Prospective Bi-institutional Study
36 citations · 2021
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2021 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 51
🏛 Institutions: University of Southern California

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