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Louis R. Kavoussi

Louis R. Kavoussi

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Medicine

D-Index
118
Citations
50473
World Ranking
4065
National Ranking
2227

Overview

Louis R. Kavoussi is affiliated with Northwell Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on surgery and related subdisciplines. Their research spans a variety of topics including surgical simulation and training, diversity and career development within medicine, and renal cell carcinoma treatment.

Their work frequently appears in several established publication venues, including:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • Urology
  • Journal of Robotic Surgery
  • World Journal of Surgery
  • Urology Practice

Key research fields and subfields covered in their publications include:

  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Gender Studies
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Major topics in their research output involve:

  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Louis R. Kavoussi has worked closely with:

  • Lee Richstone
  • Manish Vira
  • David Mikhail
  • Tareq Aro
  • Zachary Kozel

Some of the recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by this scientist include:

  • Can preoperative renal mass biopsy change clinical practice and reduce surgical intervention for small renal masses? (2021), published in Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations
  • Changing the Status Quo: Developing a Virtual Sub-Internship in the Era of COVID-19 (2021), published in Journal of surgical education
  • Laser scanner for 3D reconstruction of a wound's edge and topology (2021), published in International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery (2025), published in Journal of Robotic Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy (2020), published in Journal of Endourology

Best Publications

  • Comparison of digital rectal examination and serum prostate specific antigen in the early detection of prostate cancer: results of a multicenter clinical trial of 6,630 men.

    William J. Catalona;Jerome P. Richie;Frederick R. Ahmann;M'Liss A. Hudson

  • Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: Initial Case Report

    Ralph V. Clayman;Louis R. Kavoussi;Nathaniel J. Soper;Stephen M. Dierks

  • Comparison of 1,800 laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomies for single renal tumors.

    Inderbir S. Gill;Louis R. Kavoussi;Brian R. Lane;Michael L. Blute

  • Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy

    L. E. Ratner;L. J. Ciseck;R. G. Moore;Francisco G Cigarroa

  • Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Initial short-term experience

    William W. Schuessler;William W. Schuessler;William W. Schuessler;Peter G. Schulam;Peter G. Schulam;Peter G. Schulam;Ralph V. Clayman;Ralph V. Clayman;Ralph V. Clayman;Louis R. Kavoussi;Louis R. Kavoussi;Louis R. Kavoussi

  • A Steady-Hand Robotic System for Microsurgical Augmentation

    Russell Taylor;Pat Jensen;Louis Whitcomb;Aaron Barnes

  • A telerobotic assistant for laparoscopic surgery

    R.H. Taylor;J. Funda;B. Eldridge;S. Gomory

  • LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: THE FIRST 100 CASES

    Thomas W. Jarrett;David Y C Chan;Tanya C Charambura;Oscar Eduardo Hidetoshi Fugita

  • Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy: initial clinical case report.

    Ralph V. Clayman;Louis R. Kavoussi;Robert S. Figenshau;Paramjit S. Chandhoke

  • The "mini-perc" technique: a less invasive alternative to percutaneous nephrolithotomy

    Stephen V. Jackman;Steven G. Docimo;Jeffrey A Cadeddu;Jay T. Bishoff

  • Complications of Laparoscopic Nephrectomy in 185 Patients: A Multi-Institutional Review

    Inderbir S. Gill;Louis R. Kavoussi;Ralph V. Clayman;Richard Ehrlich

  • Laparoscopic assisted live donor nephrectomy--a comparison with the open approach.

    Lloyd E. Ratner;Louis R. Kavoussi;Myrna Sroka;Janet Hiller

  • Selection of Optimal Prostate Specific Antigen Cutoffs for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves

    W.J. Catalona;M.A. Hudson;P.T. Scardino;J.P. Richie

  • Comparison of Robotic Versus Human Laparoscopic Camera Control

    Louis R. Kavoussi;Robert G. Moore;John B. Adams;Alan W. Partin

  • Comparison of open and endourologic approaches to the obstructed ureteropelvic junction.

    James D. Brooks;Louis R. Kavoussi;Louis R. Kavoussi;Louis R. Kavoussi;Glenn M. Preminger;Glenn M. Preminger;Glenn M. Preminger;William W. Schuessler;William W. Schuessler;William W. Schuessler

  • Laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal cell cancer: evaluation of efficacy and safety: a multicenter experience

    Jeffrey A Cadeddu;Yoshinari Ono;Ralph V Clayman;Peter H Barrett

  • Laparoscopic bowel injury: incidence and clinical presentation.

    Jay T. Bishoff;Mohamad E. Allaf;Wim Kirkels;Robert G. Moore

  • Comparison of prostate specific antigen concentration versus prostate specific antigen density in the early detection of prostate cancer: receiver operating characteristic curves.

    William J. Catalona;Jerome P. Richie;Jean B. deKernion;Frederick R. Ahmann

  • Complications of 2,775 Urological Laparoscopic Procedures: 1993 to 2005

    Sompol Permpongkosol;Sompol Permpongkosol;Richard E. Link;Li Ming Su;Frederico R. Romero

  • Laparoendoscopic Single-site and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in Urology: A Critical Analysis of the Literature ☆

    Riccardo Autorino;Riccardo Autorino;Jeffrey A. Cadeddu;Mihir M. Desai;Matthew Gettman

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Stoianovici
Dan Stoianovici Johns Hopkins University
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ralph V. Clayman
Ralph V. Clayman University of California, Irvine
Stephen B. Solomon
Stephen B. Solomon Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert A. Montgomery
Robert A. Montgomery New York University
William J. Catalona
William J. Catalona Northwestern University
Elspeth M. McDougall
Elspeth M. McDougall University of British Columbia
Inderbir S. Gill
Inderbir S. Gill University of Southern California
Timothy L. Ratliff
Timothy L. Ratliff Purdue University West Lafayette
Edward M. Schaeffer
Edward M. Schaeffer Northwestern University

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