William B. Inabnet
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Kentucky
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6
Total Citations
266
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About
William B. Inabnet is a pioneering endocrine surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of thyroid and parathyroid surgery. His primary research focus is the development, assessment, and safe implementation of minimally invasive and "scarless" surgical approaches to the central neck. Inabnet is a leading authority on robotic thyroidectomy, having authored foundational frameworks for evaluating new technologies like the robotic platform. His seminal 2010 paper on robotic thyroidectomy (113 citations) established critical guidelines for safe adoption, while his 2018 work on the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) (72 citations) helped validate a revolutionary technique that eliminates all visible neck scars. He has also contributed to the refinement of transaxillary robotic approaches. Beyond his technical innovations, Inabnet is recognized for his rigorous, safety-first philosophy, famously questioning whether surgeons "must drive a luxury sedan to arrive at our destination safely." With over 200 combined citations on his most influential works, his contributions have set the standard for how new surgical technologies are assessed and integrated into practice, making him a key figure in the evolution of modern endocrine surgery.
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- 6Right Transabdominal Robotic Adrenalectomy2 citations · 2019