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Dr. Sun Min Lee is a pioneering surgeon at the forefront of minimally invasive surgery, specializing in single-port robotic techniques for thyroid and gallbladder procedures. Her major contributions center on developing and validating the single-port robotic areolar (SPRA) approach for thyroidectomy, a novel method that evolved from the bilateral axillary breast approach and enables scarless neck surgery through a single, hidden incision. Dr. Lee’s work demonstrates the feasibility and safety of this technique, with over 100 SPRA procedures performed and reported in her 2024 "How I Do It" guide. She has also extended the SPRA approach to modified radical neck dissection, as described in her 2025 paper. In general surgery, her 2021 comparative study of single-incision robotic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (14 citations) provided early evidence for the robotic platform’s advantages. With cumulative citations exceeding 29 across her key publications, Dr. Lee is establishing herself as a leader in single-port robotic surgery, driving innovation that reduces patient trauma and improves cosmetic outcomes. Her work is particularly notable for its practical, step-by-step descriptions that enable other surgeons to adopt these advanced techniques.