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Amy C. Lehman is a pioneering biomedical engineer and roboticist whose research has significantly advanced the field of minimally invasive surgery, with a particular focus on miniature in vivo robotic systems and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Her work addresses one of surgery's most compelling challenges: reducing patient trauma while preserving or enhancing surgical capability and precision. Lehman's most influential contribution, "Natural Orifice Cholecystectomy Using a Miniature Robot" (2008, 163 citations), demonstrated the feasibility of performing complex abdominal procedures entirely without external incisions — a landmark achievement in surgical robotics. Alongside collaborators, she helped establish the theoretical and practical foundations for cooperative surgical robots and dexterous miniature platforms, as reflected in her highly cited 2008 and 2010 studies. Her research consistently tackled the loss of dexterity and visualization inherent in conventional laparoscopic approaches, developing compact robotic solutions capable of semi-autonomous task execution. Spanning laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, flexible robotics, and novel robotic platforms, Lehman's body of work — accumulating over 560 citations — has shaped how researchers and clinicians envision the future of surgical intervention, inspiring ongoing innovation in robotic-assisted, incision-free surgical techniques.