Hajime Morohashi
Papers
20
Total Citations
384
H-Index
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About
Hajime Morohashi is a pioneering surgical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, telesurgery, and advanced communication technology. Based primarily in Japan, Morohashi has emerged as a leading figure in the social implementation of remote surgical systems, dedicating much of his career to transforming telesurgery from theoretical promise into clinical reality. His most significant contributions center on rigorously evaluating the technical parameters that make telesurgery safe and viable. Through a series of highly cited studies, Morohashi and his collaborators have systematically examined communication bandwidth limitations, delay time thresholds, image compression tolerances, and network redundancy — foundational questions that must be answered before remote surgery can be broadly adopted. His 2021 field experiment demonstrating telesurgery feasibility over a commercial network garnered 37 citations, as did his bandwidth limitation assessment the following year. Beyond communication infrastructure, Morohashi has contributed meaningfully to robotic colorectal surgery, publishing on robotic lateral lymph node dissection and functional preservation after total mesorectal excision. His involvement in authoring Japan's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Telesurgery 2022 underscores his influence on shaping national policy. Collectively, his body of work — accumulating over 270 citations — is helping define the evidence base for next-generation surgical care delivery.
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Top Papers
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- 2Tele-assessment of bandwidth limitation for remote robotics surgery37 citations · 2022
- 3Clinical practice guidelines for telesurgery 202236 citations · 2024
- 4Verification of delay time and image compression thresholds for telesurgery27 citations · 2022
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- 8Tele‐robotic distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection on a cadaver22 citations · 2023
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