Papers
53
Total Citations
2,193
H-Index
26
About
Hoon Yub Kim is a pioneering surgical innovator whose work has fundamentally transformed minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery. His research centers on remote-access surgical approaches to the central neck, with particular expertise in transoral endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy techniques that eliminate visible scarring — a concern of profound importance to patients' quality of life and self-image. Kim's most celebrated contribution is his development and standardization of the Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA), detailed in his landmark 2017 paper that has accumulated over 305 citations and established the technique's indications and reproducibility for the broader surgical community. Across his most-cited works, all converging around 2017-2019, he has amassed nearly 1,200 citations, reflecting the extraordinary speed with which the field embraced his innovations. His research spans cadaveric feasibility studies through to large consecutive patient series — including outcomes for 100 papillary thyroid carcinoma patients — demonstrating both scientific rigor and clinical courage. By providing the surgical community with detailed frameworks for safe exploration, risk assessment, and robotic adaptation of transoral approaches, Kim has become an indispensable reference point for surgeons worldwide seeking scarless alternatives to conventional thyroidectomy.
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- 4Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via a vestibular approach: why and how?104 citations · 2017
- 5Transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT): procedures and outcomes103 citations · 2017
- 6Indications, benefits and risks of transoral thyroidectomy103 citations · 2019
- 7Transoral periosteal thyroidectomy: cadaver to human97 citations · 2014
- 8Overview of robotic thyroidectomy80 citations · 2017
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