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About
Rakeeba Din is a pioneering surgeon-researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, urologic oncology, and surgical education. Her most influential contributions focus on refining robot-assisted radical cystectomy for bladder cancer—demonstrating through multi-institutional studies that robotic approaches can match or improve upon open surgery in terms of health-related quality of life and 90-day readmission outcomes. Her landmark paper on the first 100 consecutive robot-assisted intracorporeal ileal conduits (93 citations) established a benchmark for technique evolution and perioperative safety. Din is equally recognized for advancing surgical training: her health economic evaluation of simulation-based robotic training (54 citations) provided the first rigorous cost-effectiveness evidence for dedicated robotic simulators, while her work on structured training programs has shaped how institutions onboard non-robotic surgeons. She has also validated predictive nomograms for survival after robotic cystectomy and explored patient decision-making around perioperative chemotherapy. With over 300 cumulative citations, Din’s research has directly influenced both clinical practice and training standards in robotic urologic surgery.
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- 7Effectiveness of a dedicated robot-assisted surgery training program.13 citations · 2013
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