Papers
36
Total Citations
838
H-Index
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About
Nicholas Raison is a leading surgical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, simulation-based training, and surgical education. His research has fundamentally shaped how surgeons learn and are assessed in the era of minimally invasive and robot-assisted procedures, with a particular focus on urology and radical prostatectomy. Raison's most impactful contribution is his work developing and validating training frameworks for robotic surgery. His application of the IDEAL framework to surgical robotics (2024, 143 citations) has provided the field with a rigorous methodological scaffold for evaluating emerging technologies. His earlier validation studies of virtual reality simulators, including the RobotiX Mentor platform, helped establish the evidence base for simulation as a legitimate training modality. Beyond technical skills, Raison has pioneered assessment of non-technical competencies through the ICARS system (69 citations) and explored cognitive training approaches such as motor imagery in randomised controlled trials. His work on procedural VR training and competency benchmarking has directly influenced surgical curricula internationally. With multiple high-citation randomised controlled trials and development studies, Raison's body of work demonstrates sustained, evidence-driven impact on how the next generation of robotic surgeons are trained and evaluated.
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- 2Simulation-based training and assessment in urological surgery118 citations · 2016
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- 4Validation of the RobotiX Mentor Robotic Surgery Simulator64 citations · 2015
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