Papers

2

Total Citations

63

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2

About

Joseph Song is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on improving the safety and outcomes of robotic-assisted surgeries, particularly in oncology. His most impactful contribution is the development of the “second time-out” checklist for lengthy robotic procedures, a pioneering patient safety innovation designed to mitigate the unique peri-operative risks of extended surgeries. This work, published in 2013, has garnered 46 citations and is widely referenced in discussions of surgical safety protocols. Song also made a notable contribution to the understanding of rare complications in urologic oncology, co-authoring a detailed case report on camera-port site metastasis following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal-cell carcinoma. This paper, with 17 citations, adds critical data to the sparse literature on port-site metastases, documenting only the tenth such case. Through these contributions, Song has advanced both the practical safety measures and the clinical knowledge base for robotic urologic surgery, establishing himself as a careful observer of surgical risk and a proponent of systematic, protocol-driven care.

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Papers
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Total Citations
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Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
The second “time-out”: a surgical safety checklist for lengthy robotic surgeries
46 citations · 2013
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2013 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 7
🏛 Institutions: St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis

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