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About
Alfred I. Neugut is a prominent physician-researcher whose work sits at the intersection of cancer epidemiology, surgical oncology, and health policy, with a particular focus on the comparative effectiveness and real-world adoption of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical technologies. His research has fundamentally shaped our understanding of how emerging surgical innovations diffuse into clinical practice — often ahead of rigorous evidence supporting their use. Neugut's most cited work, a 2013 study on robotically assisted versus laparoscopic hysterectomy (575 citations), revealed critical insights into the complication profiles and costs associated with robotic surgery for benign gynecologic disease. Complementing this, his population-based analyses of robotic and laparoscopic hysterectomy for endometrial and cervical cancers challenged the generalizability of outcomes reported by highly specialized centers. His influential 2016 investigation into hospital competition and financial incentives driving robotic surgery adoption exposed the commercial forces shaping surgical practice — a theme reinforced by his pointed critique of hospitals' unsubstantiated marketing of robotic gynecologic surgery. Collectively accumulating over 1,400 citations, Neugut's body of work serves as an essential evidence base for clinicians, policymakers, and health economists grappling with the responsible adoption of costly surgical technologies.
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- 6An Economic Analysis of Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy99 citations · 2014
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- 10Utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for uterine cancer30 citations · 2017