Ethan Ferguson
Papers
31
Total Citations
411
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14
About
Ethan Ferguson has emerged as a leading surgical innovator in urological oncology, with a focused expertise in minimally invasive robotic surgery for prostate cancer and benign prostatic disease. His research has been instrumental in pioneering and refining single-port (SP) robotic surgical techniques, particularly the transvesical approach to radical and simple prostatectomy — a groundbreaking access strategy that avoids traditional peritoneal entry and offers distinct patient recovery advantages. Ferguson's contributions span technique description, outcomes analysis, and comparative effectiveness research. His multi-institutional and matched-pair studies, conducted through collaborative efforts including the Single-port Advanced Research Consortium (SPARC), have established critical evidence comparing SP versus multiport platforms and various surgical access routes. Notably, his work demonstrating the feasibility of epidural anesthesia without mechanical ventilation in transvesical SP procedures represents a significant step toward safer, opioid-sparing outpatient prostatectomy. With over 250 cumulative citations across his top ten publications — all produced within just two years — Ferguson's rapid scholarly impact is remarkable. His learning curve analyses and early outcome series have provided the surgical community with essential guidance for adopting these novel techniques, positioning him as a defining voice in the next generation of robotic urological surgery.
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- 5First 100 cases of transvesical single-port robotic radical prostatectomy26 citations · 2023
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