Hye Yoon Lee

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Hye Yoon Lee is a pioneering surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of minimally invasive endocrine and breast surgery. Her research focuses on the development and refinement of robotic and endoscopic techniques, particularly for thyroidectomy and mastectomy. Dr. Lee is best known for her groundbreaking work on the transoral periosteal thyroidectomy (TOPOT), a scarless approach she advanced from cadaver studies to human application, a landmark contribution cited nearly 100 times. She has also been instrumental in validating the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) for robotic thyroidectomy, demonstrating its safety and efficacy against conventional open surgery. Her comparative studies on robotic versus traditional laparoscopic adrenalectomy and single-incision endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy have provided crucial evidence for the benefits of these advanced platforms. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 350, Dr. Lee’s work has directly influenced surgical practice, showing that robotic and endoscopic approaches can achieve superior cosmetic outcomes without compromising oncologic safety. Her prospective, randomized evaluation of intraoperative neuromonitoring during robotic thyroidectomy further underscores her commitment to enhancing patient safety and surgical precision.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Transoral periosteal thyroidectomy: cadaver to human

   97 citations · 2014
2. 2
   Comparison of robotic adrenalectomy with traditional laparoscopic adrenalectomy with a lateral transperitoneal approach: a single‐surgeon experience

   48 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Robotic thyroidectomy using bilateral axillo-breast approach: Comparison of surgical results with open conventional thyroidectomy

   47 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Robotic Transoral Periosteal Thyroidectomy (TOPOT): Experience in Two Cadavers

   41 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Comparison of Single Incision Endoscopic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Conventional Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Based on Initial Experience

   33 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Minimal Access vs Conventional Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

   32 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Detailed comparison of robotic and endoscopic transaxillary thyroidectomy

   31 citations · 2019
8. 8
   The Efficacy of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Case-Control Evaluation

   29 citations · 2015
9. 9
   Predictive factors for difficult robotic thyroidectomy using the bilateral axillo‐breast approach

   15 citations · 2015
10. 10
    Robotic Thyroid Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    14 citations · 2015

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