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Chang-Hoon Kim is a pioneering otorhinolaryngologist whose research centers on robotic and minimally invasive surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nasopharyngeal disorders. His major contributions lie in advancing transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for tongue base resection, where he has systematically compared robotic approaches with coblation techniques, demonstrating superior efficacy and safety. Kim’s landmark 2017 study on robotic versus coblation tongue base resection (30 citations) established foundational evidence for robotic adoption in OSA surgery. He further refined this field with the first prospective study on single-port robotic tongue base resection (2024, 6 citations), showcasing next-generation surgical innovation. Beyond sleep apnea, Kim explored robotic nasopharyngectomy via combined endonasal and transantral ports (2015, 18 citations), expanding robotic applications to challenging skull base procedures. His work on predictors of success in combination tongue base resection and lateral pharyngoplasty (2017, 12 citations) provides clinicians with evidence-based patient selection criteria. Kim also contributed to surgical visualization technology, comparing 3D endoscopic systems for sinonasal surgery (2016, 5 citations). With cumulative citations exceeding 70, his research has directly shaped modern OSA surgical protocols, offering patients less invasive, more effective treatment options while establishing benchmarks for robotic head and neck surgery.