Kevin Shee

Dartmouth College, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Dr. Kevin Shee is a surgeon-scientist whose research bridges the gap between robotic surgical training and precision oncology. His work centers on two key areas: optimizing robotic surgical performance through novel training methodologies and refining patient selection for focal therapies in prostate cancer. Dr. Shee’s major contributions include the development of a groundbreaking ex vivo trainer for robotic vesicourethral anastomosis, a technically demanding step in prostatectomy, which has garnered 24 citations and offers a low-cost, high-fidelity platform for skill acquisition. He also demonstrated that prior high-level athletic experience does not confer a lasting advantage in robotic surgical performance after task repetition—a finding with 20 citations that challenges assumptions about innate dexterity and underscores the primacy of deliberate practice. More recently, Dr. Shee has advanced the field of focal therapy by establishing criteria for optimal patient selection in high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, a 2025 publication that promises to reduce overtreatment. His work is notable for its translational impact, directly informing surgical curricula and clinical decision-making to improve patient outcomes.