Rafael F. Coelho
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, AdventHealth Celebration, University of Central Florida, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Universidade de São Paulo, European Institute of Oncology, Robotics Research (United States), Florida College, Hospital São Paulo, Hospital Sírio-Libanês
Papers
76
Total Citations
3,920
H-Index
33
About
Rafael F. Coelho is a pioneering urological surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped the modern practice of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). With a body of work accumulating nearly 1,950 citations across his ten most influential papers alone, Coelho has established himself as a global authority in minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery. His most celebrated contribution is the introduction of the "Pentafecta" concept (2011, 336 citations), a comprehensive framework for evaluating surgical outcomes across five critical dimensions, raising the standard by which prostatectomy success is measured worldwide. Complementing this, his early work on the periurethral suspension stitch (2009, 322 citations) and posterior musculofascial reconstruction techniques directly improved continence recovery rates for thousands of patients. His rigorous comparative review of retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches (2010, 276 citations) provided clinicians with essential evidence-based guidance during a pivotal era of surgical transition. Coelho's high-volume surgical experience — including analyses of series exceeding 2,500 procedures — lends rare clinical credibility to his findings. His historical overview of robotic surgery further demonstrates a scholarly breadth that positions him as both an innovator and a thoughtful chronicler of the field's evolution.
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- 7History of robotic surgery132 citations · 2010
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- 10Incidence of lymphoceles after robot‐assisted pelvic lymph node dissection124 citations · 2011