Papers
26
Total Citations
1,411
H-Index
18
About
Shyam Sukumar is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work has significantly shaped the evidence base for minimally invasive and robotic urological surgery. His research focuses primarily on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, and comparative effectiveness of surgical approaches for prostate and kidney cancers. Sukumar's most influential contributions include large-scale analyses of national practice patterns and outcomes, most notably his examination of open versus minimally invasive partial nephrectomy using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (238 citations) and his comparative effectiveness study of robot-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy in the postdissemination era (209 citations). These works provided critical real-world data at a time when randomized controlled trials were largely absent, helping clinicians and health systems make more informed decisions about surgical approaches. Beyond population-level research, Sukumar contributed important technical innovations, including the adoption of barbed suture for renorrhaphy during robotic partial nephrectomy and the application of robotic ultrasound probes for intraoperative tumor localization. His studies also addressed outcomes in challenging patient populations, including obese patients and elderly men with high-risk prostate cancer. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 1,000 across his top works, Sukumar's research has had a meaningful and lasting impact on urologic surgical practice.
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- 3Barbed Suture for Renorrhaphy During Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy97 citations · 2011
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- 8Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in Obese Patients64 citations · 2011
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