Lehana Thabane
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Lehana Thabane is a leading biostatistician and clinical trial methodologist whose work has profoundly shaped evidence-based medicine, particularly in surgery and chronic disease management. His research centers on the design, analysis, and interpretation of randomized controlled trials, with a major focus on pragmatic trials and cost-effectiveness analyses. A hallmark contribution is his rigorous approach to evaluating surgical innovations, exemplified by his 2023 study on robotic versus video-assisted lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer. This work, which has garnered 53 citations, demonstrated that robotic lobectomy is cost-effective and yields comparable patient-reported health utility scores, providing crucial evidence for healthcare decision-making. Beyond this, Thabane has authored over 1,000 publications, amassing more than 50,000 citations, and is recognized for advancing statistical methods in complex interventions and knowledge translation. As a professor at McMaster University and founding director of the Biostatistics Unit at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, he has mentored countless researchers and championed the use of transparent, reproducible research practices. His achievements include numerous awards for teaching and research excellence, cementing his role as a pivotal figure in modern clinical epidemiology.
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