Hariharan Palayapalayam Ganapathi
University of Florida, AdventHealth Celebration, University of Florida Health, University of Central Florida
Papers
8
Total Citations
173
H-Index
5
About
Hariharan Palayapalayam Ganapathi is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing robotic-assisted surgery for prostate cancer. His major contributions lie in refining salvage robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for patients whose primary radiation or focal therapy has failed. He has demonstrated that nerve-sparing techniques during salvage RALP are feasible, improving both oncological control and functional outcomes like erectile function. His meta-analysis comparing intracorporeal versus extracorporeal urinary diversion after robot-assisted radical cystectomy (44 citations) provides critical guidance for surgical decision-making. Ganapathi has also analyzed large-scale clinical trends, including the impact of the 2012 USPSTF statement against PSA screening on a cohort of 10,000 RALP patients, revealing shifts in disease presentation. His work on predicting lymphocele drainage needs post-RALP (29 citations) helps reduce postoperative complications. With over 170 citations across his most-cited papers, Ganapathi’s research directly improves patient outcomes by optimizing surgical techniques, managing treatment dilemmas in low-risk prostate cancer, and shaping the future of surgical robotics.
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- 6Management dilemmas in low‐risk prostate cancer2 citations · 2016
- 7Technical Innovations to Optimize Early Return of Erectile Function2 citations · 2016
- 8Surgical Robotics: Past, Present and Future2 citations · 2017