Shea Hesselbacher

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Dr. Shea Hesselbacher is a leading figure in the advancement of robotic-assisted spine surgery, with a primary research focus on enhancing surgical precision and patient outcomes through innovative technology. Her most impactful work, "Robotic-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement During Spine Surgery" (2020, 142 citations), established the foundational benefits of integrating preoperative planning software with robotic guidance systems. This seminal paper demonstrated how robotic assistance significantly improves the feasibility, accuracy, and efficiency of pedicle screw placement, particularly in patients with complex spinal anatomy. Dr. Hesselbacher further refined this field with her 2021 study on the predictive accuracy of surgical planning, which validated the reliability of these combined technologies. Her research has been instrumental in shifting the paradigm of spine surgery from traditional freehand techniques to more precise, semi-active robotic assistance. With a growing citation impact, Dr. Hesselbacher’s work is widely recognized as essential reading for surgeons and engineers seeking to understand the clinical translation of robotics in orthopedics, and she continues to be a key voice in the evolution of computer-assisted surgical interventions.