Francesca Pirola
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About
Francesca Pirola is a pioneering surgeon-researcher at the forefront of minimally invasive head and neck oncology, specializing in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinomas. Her work bridges cutting-edge surgical technique with data-driven precision medicine. Dr. Pirola’s major contributions include comparative studies of the da Vinci Single-Port versus multiport systems for TORS, demonstrating the SP system’s enhanced feasibility for complex laryngeal procedures, and pre-clinical evaluations of the VITOM 3D exoscope and ARTip Cruise system for micro-laryngeal surgery, advancing visualization in the operating room. Notably, she has developed machine learning models to predict positive surgical margins in TORS, achieving 22 citations for this innovative application of artificial intelligence to improve oncologic outcomes. Her research also explores neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with TORS for advanced-stage laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers, with studies on prognostic surgical margins after such therapy. With a growing citation impact—her top papers collectively cited over 100 times—Dr. Pirola is shaping the future of robotic head and neck surgery, making procedures safer, more precise, and more personalized for patients with challenging aerodigestive tract malignancies.
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