Farr Nezhat
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cornell University, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia University, Winthrop-University Hospital, Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
Papers
41
Total Citations
1,450
H-Index
21
About
Farr Nezhat is a pioneering gynecologic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the landscape of minimally invasive and robotic surgery in gynecology and gynecologic oncology. His research spans robotic-assisted laparoscopy, radical hysterectomy techniques, fertility-sparing surgery, and the surgical management of conditions including cervical cancer, endometriosis, and ovarian cancer. Nezhat has been at the forefront of evaluating and legitimizing robotic surgical platforms in gynecology, with his highly cited 2007 paper on robotic-assisted laparoscopy (140 citations) helping lay the groundwork for widespread clinical adoption. His comparative studies between robotic and laparoscopic radical hysterectomy — including a landmark 2009 paper (164 citations) and a 2011 multicenter study (96 citations) — have provided critical evidence guiding surgical decision-making for early cervical cancer. Nezhat has also made meaningful contributions to fertility preservation, co-authoring a 2020 systematic review (124 citations) examining reproductive and oncologic outcomes after fertility-sparing procedures. Collectively accumulating nearly 950 citations across his top works, his research continues to inform surgical training, clinical guidelines, and patient care in gynecologic surgery worldwide.
Research Focus
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Top Papers
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- 2Robotic-assisted laparoscopy in gynecological surgery.140 citations · 2007
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- 5Robotics and Gynecologic Oncology: Review of the Literature89 citations · 2009
- 6Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer77 citations · 2013
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