Manju Aron
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Total Citations
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About
Dr. Manju Aron is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing precision in prostate cancer diagnosis and robotic surgery. Her most impactful contribution is the landmark 2014 study demonstrating that MRI-transrectal ultrasound fusion biopsies accurately characterize the index tumor, validated against step-sectioned radical prostatectomy specimens in 135 patients—a work cited over 225 times that helped establish image-guided biopsy as a clinical standard. Dr. Aron has also pioneered the use of automated performance metrics and machine learning to predict surgical outcomes, including positive margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, bringing data-driven objectivity to surgeon assessment. Her expertise extends to complex oncologic procedures, including robot-assisted bladder diverticulectomy, nephrectomy following immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, and suprarenal vena cava resection without reconstruction for urologic malignancies. Notably, she has investigated salvage robotic prostatectomy outcomes comparing patients who received prior radiation versus focal therapy, informing treatment sequencing decisions. With publications spanning perioperative complications, parastomal hernia repair, and multi-institutional collaborative studies, Dr. Aron’s work bridges surgical innovation, imaging technology, and machine learning to improve cancer care.
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- 2Robot-Assisted Bladder Diverticulectomy24 citations · 2014
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