Chul‐Ho Kim

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Chul-Ho Kim is a pioneering head and neck surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped the surgical approach to thyroid, parotid, and neck cancers. His primary research focus lies in the development and validation of minimally invasive, cosmetically superior robotic techniques. Kim’s major contributions include demonstrating the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted neck dissections via gasless modified facelift and retroauricular approaches, effectively eliminating visible anterior neck scars. His landmark 2012 prospective trial on postoperative voice changes after robotic versus conventional thyroidectomy (73 citations) provided critical evidence that robotic surgery could preserve functional outcomes while improving aesthetics. Further, his novel robot-assisted Sistrunk operation for thyroglossal duct cysts (38 citations) and selective neck dissections for parotid and submandibular gland cancers (over 90 combined citations) established new standards for scarless cancer surgery. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 200 for these key papers, Kim’s work has been instrumental in transitioning head and neck oncology toward patient-centered approaches that prioritize both oncologic safety and quality of life. His techniques are now widely adopted in robotic surgery programs worldwide.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Postoperative Functional Voice Changes after Conventional Open or Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Prospective Trial

   73 citations · 2012
2. 2
   Robot‐assisted Sistrunk operation via a retroauricular approach for thyroglossal duct cyst

   38 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Robotic-Assisted Neck Dissection in Submandibular Gland Cancer: Preliminary Report

   32 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Robotically assisted selective neck dissection in parotid gland cancer

   31 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Robot‐assisted selective neck dissection combined with facelift parotidectomy in parotid cancer

   27 citations · 2013

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