Harmik J. Soukiasian
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About
Harmik J. Soukiasian is a pioneering thoracic surgeon and researcher whose work is reshaping the landscape of minimally invasive surgery, particularly in esophagectomy and pulmonary care. His research centers on three key areas: the optimization of robotic surgical techniques, the integration of wearable technology into postoperative recovery, and the development of streamlined, cost-effective diagnostic-to-treatment pathways. Soukiasian’s landmark 2019 study on wearable activity monitors, cited over 150 times, demonstrated that objective ambulation tracking can predict and reduce hospital length of stay after major surgery, offering a transformative tool for perioperative management. He has been instrumental in advancing robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE), co-authoring an international consensus statement that set strong recommendations for its use, and his comparative survival analysis of robotic, minimally invasive, and open esophagectomies (94 citations) provided critical evidence on approach-related outcomes. More recently, Soukiasian has championed single-anesthetic robotic navigational bronchoscopy with lung resection (SABR), showing it reduces wait times and costs while maintaining safety. His multi-institutional work on robotic surgery curricula also addresses a pressing need in surgical education. With over 350 cumulative citations, Soukiasian’s contributions are defining the future of precision, patient-centered thoracic surgery.
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