Alan M. Nieder

Florida International University, Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Dr. Alan M. Nieder is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing the efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness of robotic urologic surgery. His most impactful contributions focus on optimizing surgical techniques for radical prostatectomy and nephroureterectomy. Notably, his 2014 study on reducing robotic prostatectomy costs by minimizing instrumentation (25 citations) directly addressed the critical barrier of surgical expense, offering actionable protocols to improve the value of robotic care. He further demonstrated technical innovation with a modified port placement for robot-assisted nephroureterectomy (22 citations), eliminating the need for patient or robot repositioning—a significant simplification of a complex procedure. More recently, Dr. Nieder has investigated patient positioning in robotic prostatectomy, surveying the Endourological Society to evaluate the shift from traditional lithotomy to supine positioning (2021). This work highlights his ongoing commitment to reducing positioning-related complications. Through these studies, Dr. Nieder has established himself as a pragmatic innovator, blending technical refinement with cost-consciousness to improve both patient outcomes and the sustainability of robotic surgery.