Valentina Valle
Papers
24
Total Citations
285
H-Index
9
About
Valentina Valle is a minimally invasive and robotic surgeon whose research sits at the intersection of advanced surgical technology, pancreatic surgery, hepatobiliary procedures, and bariatric medicine. Working within a distinguished academic surgical program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Valle has made significant contributions to the standardization and evaluation of robotic surgical techniques, particularly for complex pancreatic operations. Her most-cited work on robotic distal pancreatectomy (2022, 76 citations) established benchmark cutoffs that provide objective, evidence-based comparisons across surgical approaches — a methodological contribution with broad clinical relevance. She has also played a key role in codifying the 17-step standardized technique for robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy, helping disseminate a procedure first performed at her institution in 2001. Her research extends into robotic liver surgery, hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic outcomes, and revisional bariatric surgery, demonstrating impressive breadth. Valle has further advanced the field through rigorous learning-curve analysis, identifying the stages of competency, proficiency, and mastery in robotic distal pancreatectomy across international expert centers. With over 200 cumulative citations, her work meaningfully shapes how surgeons worldwide adopt, teach, and evaluate robotic minimally invasive surgery.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy76 citations · 2022
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- 3Current Status of Robot-Assisted Revisional Bariatric Surgery20 citations · 2022
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- 5Robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in obese patients16 citations · 2023
- 6Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery15 citations · 2024
- 7Robotic approach to treat Median Arcuate Ligament syndrome: a case report11 citations · 2020
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- 9Robotic liver surgery: literature review and future perspectives9 citations · 2021
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