Papers
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Total Citations
860
H-Index
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About
Tom Williamson is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of surgical robotics, image-guided systems, and minimally invasive microsurgery, with a particular focus on robotic cochlear implantation (rCI). His work has been instrumental in transforming cochlear implantation from an open surgical procedure into a precision-guided robotic intervention, enabling keyhole access to the delicate inner ear structures with unprecedented accuracy. Williamson's most celebrated contributions include the development and first clinical demonstration of a robotic cochlear implantation system, documented in landmark papers that have collectively garnered hundreds of citations. His 2017 paper defining the rCI surgical workflow (118 citations) and his "Instrument Flight to the Inner Ear" study (107 citations) established the clinical and technical foundations for this approach. His 2019 first-in-man robotic middle ear access trial (97 citations) further validated the real-world feasibility of the technology across nine patients. Beyond clinical translation, Williamson has made fundamental contributions to patient-to-image registration accuracy, force-density tool pose estimation, bone drilling temperature modeling, and facial nerve preservation through neuromonitoring — collectively addressing every critical safety and precision challenge in robotic microsurgery. His body of work represents a comprehensive roadmap for bringing image-guided surgical robotics into routine clinical practice.
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- 1Robotic cochlear implantation: surgical procedure and first clinical experience118 citations · 2017
- 2Instrument flight to the inner ear107 citations · 2017
- 3Robotic middle ear access for cochlear implantation: First in man97 citations · 2019
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