Papers
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Total Citations
503
H-Index
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About
Nasser K. Altorki is a distinguished thoracic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the understanding and adoption of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted techniques in thoracic surgery. Based at a leading academic medical center, Altorki has built an impressive body of scholarship centered on robotic lobectomy, thymectomy, esophagectomy, and pulmonary surgery outcomes — areas where his contributions have earned hundreds of citations and broad clinical influence. Among his most celebrated work, Altorki's 2014 comparative study of robotic versus thoracoscopic lobectomy (128 citations) established critical evidence guiding surgeons in selecting surgical approaches, while his investigations into robotic thymectomy — including feasibility for large thymomas and the learning curve associated with adoption — have helped standardize a technique now gaining momentum at academic centers nationwide. His national database analyses of thymic tumor resection and robotic esophagectomy further demonstrate his commitment to large-scale, outcomes-driven research. Beyond technique, Altorki has examined systemic issues such as hospital readmission rates and length-of-stay variability following lobectomy, challenging assumptions about quality metrics in surgical care. His innovative work on 3D-printed titanium sternal reconstruction and early robotic pericardial cyst resection underscores a career defined by technical creativity and scholarly rigor, making him an essential reference for any researcher in thoracic surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Comparative Effectiveness of Robotic-Assisted vs Thoracoscopic Lobectomy128 citations · 2014
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- 6Robotic Thymectomy: Learning Curve and Associated Perioperative Outcomes38 citations · 2017
- 7Sternal Reconstruction Using Customized 3D-Printed Titanium Implants34 citations · 2019
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