Ben Van Cleynenbreugel
KU Leuven, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Organ Recovery Systems (Belgium), Hospital da Luz
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Total Citations
653
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About
Ben Van Cleynenbreugel is a leading figure in robotic surgery, with a research focus that bridges surgical innovation, urology, and structured training methodologies. His most impactful work centers on standardizing robotic surgery education, exemplified by his 2014 consensus statement on developing a robotic surgery training curriculum, which has garnered 178 citations and established a global framework for skill acquisition. He has also made seminal contributions to functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy, demonstrating through randomized controlled trials (103 citations) and prospective studies (89 citations) the critical role of pelvic floor muscle training and the comparative benefits of robot-assisted versus open surgery. Van Cleynenbreugel’s research extends to predictive modeling, where he developed a novel tool to forecast continence after robot-assisted prostatectomy (28 citations), and to systematic reviews comparing laparoscopic and robotic sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse (65 citations). His recent work on proficiency-based progression training (36 citations) and metric-based characterization of partial nephrectomy (24 citations) underscores his commitment to evidence-based, reproducible surgical education. With over 500 total citations across his top papers, Van Cleynenbreugel’s contributions are shaping how surgeons are trained and how robotic procedures are evaluated, making him a pivotal voice in the future of minimally invasive surgery.
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