About the Journal

Impact Surgery (eISSN 3033-4470) is an independent, peer-reviewed, open-access journal established in 2023 to publish high-quality research that improves surgical care globally. We welcome submissions across clinical trials, observational studies, health systems research, surgical education, technological innovation, and policy analysis. The journal adheres to ICMJE and COPE guidelines, with structured editorial oversight and independent external peer review. Editorial decisions on initial suitability are made within 48 hours to ensure efficient processing, and accepted articles are published under Creative Commons licences, assigned DOIs, and deposited in long-term repositories to guarantee permanent, barrier-free access. Our combination of transparent policies, rigorous peer review, and timely dissemination reflects our commitment to research integrity, open science, and meaningful contribution to surgical scholarship.

Current Issue

Vol. 2 No. 7 (2025): Issue 13: Robotic Surgery Special
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Published: 30-11-2025

Editorial

  • Robotic surgery: A call for evidence in value-based health systems

    Aneel Bhangu, Simon Bach, Deena Harji
    223-225
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.264

  • The Big Five: Training in Robotic Surgery

    Matthew Harris, Ben Challacombe, Thalia Petropoulou, Kirsten Larkins, Ellen Van Eetveldke, Mohit Bhandari, Deena Harji
    226-229
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.289

  • Robotics training: Residents Perspective

    Taner Shakir, Mohamed Hassouna, Nader Francis, Manish Chand
    230-232
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.273

  • We Need to Talk About the Robot in the Room: Orthopaedics

    Z Mohammed, C Khatri, H Searle, A Metcalfe, E T Davis
    233-235
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.279

  • Is there a time when the robotic thoracic surgeon should limit or stop video assisted thoracoscopic surgery?

    Michael Gooseman, Michael Cowen
    236-237
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.272

  • The role of the surgical care practitioner in robotic thoracic surgery

    Maxine Bampton, Richard Thomson, Suzanne Rawling, Jessica Higgins, Jack Leigh, Gemma Hudson, Mathew Joseph, Rona Calanao, Michael Cowen, Michael Gooseman
    238-240
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.275

  • Accelerating the path to sustainable robotic surgery

    Joshua Burke, Pedro Botelho, Tim Horeman-Franse
    241-244
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.277

  • The role of robotic telesurgery and telementoring in low- and middle-income countries

    Hiba, Bassel H. Hoteit, Hadi Ftouni
    245-246
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.284

  • Concepts of robotic surgery in Africa: the prospects for surgical advancement in Nigeria

    Abdulwahab Lawal, Rolake Akin-Adewale
    247-249
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.111

  • The growth of robotic surgery: from novelty to necessary infrastructure

    Aneel Bhangu
    250-253
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.293

Original research paper

  • The RoboDev Guideline: Key Requirements and Recommendations for Developing and Expanding Global Robotic Surgical Programmes

    Anna Avrova, Joshua Burke, James Glasbey, Aneel Bhangu, Eric E. Vinck, Sunil Bhudia, Somiah Siddiq, Klaus Matzel, Fiona C. Tsui-Fen, Emmelie Reynvoet, Kebebe Bekele, Vishal Soni, Mário Rino, Hatem Moussa, Kaleem Ullah, Bruno Martins, Guglielmo N. Piozzi, Jim Khan, Hanno Matthaei, Nahid Gul, Moumita Bag, Shailesh Puntambekar, Hani Marcus, Andrew Metcalfe, Akash Sharma, Aime Mbonda, Guglielmo Mantica, Ankur Mandelia, Maximilian Kückelhaus, Antonio Toesca, Joel Dunning, Ricardo Buitrago, Ben Challacombe, Jaimin Bhatt, Kaleab Michael, Vipin Tyagi, Saisriharsha Pakalapati, Ashwin Mallya, Charudatta S. Bavare, Fabien Thaveau, Antonio Ramos-De La Medina, Dhruva Ghosh, Richard Crawford, Ismail Lawani, Deena Harji
    254-265
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.282

  • Global access and safety of robotic-assisted surgery for inguinal hernia and gallstone disease worldwide: A pooled multinational cohort study across 110 countries.

    Dhanya Nantha Kumar, John Buchanan, Adewale Adisa, Arda Isik, Marie Carmela Lapitan, Richard Evans, Ewen M Harrison, Ewen A Griffiths, Maria Picciochi, Parvez Haque, Aneel Bhangu, Sivesh K Kamarajah
    266-277
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.294

  • Scaling robotic surgery in the NHS: National expenditure projections and adaptive budget-impact scenarios for soft-tissue platforms

    Aneel Bhangu, Obafunsho Abiola, James Glasbey , Elizabeth Li, Dmitri Nepogodiev
    278-291
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.296

  • Safety of robotic right hemicolectomy: A pooled analysis of individual patient data from two international prospective datasets (EAGLE-1 and EAGLE-2)

    Elizabeth Li
    292-299
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.291

  • Implementation of da Vinci Xi robotic colorectal surgery by fellowship-trained surgeons using a standardised modular technique: a multicentre study from two UK units

    Uttaran Datta, Sofoklis Panteleimonitis, Masood ur Rehman, Mick Harper, Amjad Parvaiz, Jamil Ahmed
    300-305
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.276

  • Implementation and clinical evaluation of the Versius Robotic System in a multispecialty setting: an IDEAL 2a/b study.

    Aidan Bannon, Paras Batra, Jack Hay, Ben Griffiths, Ben Hornung, Aali Sheen, Saurabh Jamdar, Nicholas Sytlianides, Deena Harji
    306-312
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.105

  • Comparative Analysis of Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Adrenalectomies for Pheochromocytomas

    Jessica Yan-Seen Ng, Catherine Jenn Yi Cheang, Helen Perry, Peter Truran, Jason Ramsingh
    313-318
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.236

  • Robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a patient-level costing study using the NHS Patient-Level Information and Costing System

    Chad Harris, Grace Loy, Jason Ramsingh
    319-325
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.267

  • Development and early implementation of a platform-agnostic robotic surgery curriculum

    Daniel Costello, Jade El Mohamed, Kirsten Larkins, Satish Warrier, Alexander Heriot, Matt Gray, Grace Burke, Dean Driscoll, Owen Niall, Ben Challacombe, Nicholas Raison, Tayla Fay, Claire Salmon, Sophie Tissot, Anthony Costello, Helen Mohan
    326-332
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.280

Conference abstract

  • Pioneering Robotic Microsurgery: The Symani Surgical System

    Lewis Dale Adriana , Mchunga Joan Tumaini , Oladele Ashling Teniola , Auger Sophia Marie , Ojukwu Esther Amarachi , Dr. Olena Khomiak
    333
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.170
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