Dong Jin Joo
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5
Total Citations
169
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About
Dong Jin Joo is a pioneering transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon whose research has significantly advanced the field of minimally invasive living donor hepatectomy. His work centers on robotic and laparoscopic surgical approaches to living donor right hepatectomy, with a particular focus on demonstrating their feasibility, safety, and comparative efficacy against conventional open surgical techniques. Joo's most influential contribution is his landmark 2020 study documenting outcomes from 52 consecutive robotic living donor right hepatectomy (RLDRH) cases — one of the first large-cohort analyses of this technically demanding procedure — which has garnered 86 citations and helped establish the clinical foundation for robotic donor surgery worldwide. His subsequent comparative research examining learning curves and long-term recipient outcomes across robotic and laparoscopic platforms has further shaped surgical training standards and decision-making in transplant centers globally, accumulating an additional 38 and 13 citations respectively. Through rigorous retrospective cohort studies and propensity score-matched analyses, Joo has provided the transplant community with evidence-based guidance on optimizing minimally invasive donor hepatectomy. His body of work positions him as a leading voice in the evolution of donor safety and surgical innovation within liver transplantation.
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- 1Outcomes of Robotic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy From 52 Consecutive Cases86 citations · 2020
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