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Hiroyuki Kitano is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher at the forefront of robotic surgery innovation. His work centers on advancing minimally invasive techniques for urologic cancers, with a major focus on evaluating next-generation robotic platforms like the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System. Kitano has authored the first case report of robot-assisted radical cystectomy using hinotori, demonstrating its feasibility for complex intracorporeal urinary diversion, and has published real-world safety and effectiveness data for hinotori in prostate and kidney cancer surgeries. Beyond surgical technique, he investigates functional outcomes after robotic prostatectomy, including long-term penile rehabilitation with low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy and predictors of urinary incontinence and sexual function recovery. His cumulative work, drawing hundreds of citations, has helped shape postoperative quality-of-life management. Kitano also explores novel nephrometry scores to predict surgical complexity and has compared robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy outcomes. His contributions are vital for surgeons and patients seeking the safest, most effective robotic approaches to urologic oncology.