Dawon Park
Papers
15
Total Citations
265
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About
Dawon Park is a pioneering thyroid surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive and remote-access thyroid surgery, with a particular focus on transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT). Working at the forefront of surgical innovation, Park has dedicated their career to refining and validating the transoral vestibular approach — a technique that eliminates visible cervical scarring by accessing the thyroid through the mouth — dramatically improving cosmetic outcomes for patients worldwide. Park's most influential contribution, a 2019 review of transoral thyroidectomy indications, benefits, and risks (103 citations), established critical clinical frameworks that have guided surgeons globally in patient selection and procedural safety. Their landmark series of 1,000 consecutive TORT cases demonstrates an extraordinary depth of institutional expertise rarely achieved in emerging surgical techniques. Notably, Park has tackled pressing clinical questions surrounding patient diversity, demonstrating that obesity need not preclude successful outcomes and that tumor size presents manageable surgical challenges within the TORT framework. Through rigorous outcome analyses of papillary thyroid carcinoma patients, feasibility studies using the da Vinci robotic platform, and investigations into completion thyroidectomy procedures, Park has systematically built an evidence base that legitimizes and refines TORT. With over 250 cumulative citations, their body of work represents a cornerstone resource for surgeons adopting this transformative approach.
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Top Papers
- 1Indications, benefits and risks of transoral thyroidectomy103 citations · 2019
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- 6Robotic transoral thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma12 citations · 2019
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