Papers
14
Total Citations
747
H-Index
9
About
Paul T. Russell is a pioneering otolaryngologist and surgical roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive surgery and advanced robotics, with a particular focus on endonasal and skull base procedures. He has been instrumental in developing and validating telerobotic systems for transnasal surgery, most notably leveraging concentric tube continuum robots — slender, tentacle-like instruments capable of navigating the narrow anatomical corridors of the nose and skull base with extraordinary dexterity. His landmark 2013 paper on telerobotic transnasal surgery has garnered nearly 300 citations, reflecting its foundational influence on the field. Russell's contributions span bimanual teleoperation systems, robotic endoscopes capable of traversing the Eustachian tube to visualize the middle ear, and multi-arm modular robotic platforms designed for orbital tumor removal. He has also conducted critical translational work, including measuring intraoperative forces during pituitary tumor excision to inform safer robotic design parameters. His experimental feasibility studies on telesurgery over long distances underscore a vision for democratizing access to subspecialty surgical care. Collectively, his body of work, accumulating nearly 750 citations, has helped establish robotic endonasal surgery as a credible and evolving clinical frontier.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A Telerobotic System for Transnasal Surgery293 citations · 2013
- 2Robotic surgery for the sinuses and skull base85 citations · 2013
- 3A bimanual teleoperated system for endonasal skull base surgery77 citations · 2011
- 4An Experimental Feasibility Study on Robotic Endonasal Telesurgery72 citations · 2015
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- 9Design of a Quadramanual Robot for Single-Nostril Skull Base Surgery27 citations · 2012
- 10Design of a Stiff Steerable Grasper for Sinus Surgery15 citations · 2014