Papers
17
Total Citations
2,716
H-Index
14
About
Peter R. Carroll is a world-renowned urologic oncologist whose research has fundamentally shaped the modern surgical management of prostate cancer. His key contributions center on advancing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), systematically evaluating its outcomes against traditional open surgery. Carroll led landmark meta-analyses—one on urinary continence recovery (1,294 citations) and another on oncologic outcomes (518 citations)—that provided the highest-level evidence for RARP’s safety and efficacy. He also chaired the Pasadena Consensus Panel, establishing best practices for RARP that are now standard worldwide (310 citations). His work extends to high-risk disease, with studies on neoadjuvant therapy (62 citations) and comparative effectiveness in community settings (60 citations), demonstrating that surgical expertise matters as much as technique. Carroll’s research has been cited over 2,500 times, reflecting its profound impact on clinical guidelines and patient care. As a professor at UCSF and former chair of urology, he has trained generations of surgeons and continues to shape the field through rigorous evidence synthesis and advocacy for quality outcomes.
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- 6Community-based Outcomes of Open versus Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy60 citations · 2017
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- 8Conventional Treatments of Localized Prostate Cancer53 citations · 2008
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- 10Outcomes for Radical Prostatectomy: Is It the Singer, the Song, or Both?36 citations · 2012