Daniela Molena
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About
Dr. Daniela Molena is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose research centers on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for lung cancer and esophageal cancer. Her major contributions lie in rigorously comparing robotic-assisted and thoracoscopic approaches to traditional open surgery, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Her landmark 2019 study, a prospective randomized trial of guided bronchoscopic approaches for pulmonary nodules (142 citations), established new standards for diagnosing peripheral lung lesions. Dr. Molena has also demonstrated that robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) offers superior early and two-year quality of life outcomes compared to open esophagectomy (78 and 26 citations, respectively), and her 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis (49 citations) confirmed RAMIE’s benefits in reducing morbidity. Her work on operative time’s impact on complications after pulmonary lobectomy (40 citations) provides critical insights for surgical planning. Dr. Molena’s research has been instrumental in validating robotic platforms for lung cancer resection, as shown in her early comparative study (54 citations), and she continues to shape the field through investigations into cognitive load during bronchoscopy and determinants of successful minimally invasive surgery after neoadjuvant therapy.
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- 9New Surgical Approaches in the Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer14 citations · 2020
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