Papers
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Total Citations
781
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About
Ana I. Tergas is a gynecologic oncologist and health services researcher whose work has profoundly shaped our understanding of surgical approaches to gynecologic cancers and benign disease. Her research sits at the intersection of surgical oncology, comparative effectiveness, and health economics, with a particular focus on minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery. Tergas's most influential contribution is her landmark 2020 study on survival outcomes following minimally invasive versus open radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervical cancer, which has accumulated over 200 citations and helped reframe clinical practice standards at a critical moment of debate in the field. Her earlier population-based analyses—examining minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer and the comparative effectiveness of robotic-assisted adnexal surgery—offered clinicians rare, real-world evidence at a time when robust outcomes data were scarce. Beyond clinical outcomes, Tergas has made significant contributions to understanding the economics of robotic surgery and how hospital competition drives its adoption, independent of efficacy evidence. She has also advanced surgical education, exploring virtual reality simulation as a training tool for novice robotic surgeons. With over 700 cumulative citations, her body of work reflects a rigorous, patient-centered commitment to ensuring that surgical innovation is both clinically sound and equitably implemented.
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- 4An Economic Analysis of Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy99 citations · 2014
- 5A Pilot Study of Surgical Training Using a Virtual Robotic Surgery Simulator52 citations · 2013
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- 7Utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for uterine cancer30 citations · 2017
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