Jong Ho Yoon
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Total Citations
103
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About
Jong Ho Yoon is a leading figure in the advancement of robotic thyroid surgery, with a career dedicated to proving that minimally invasive techniques can be both safe and oncologically sound. His research focuses on refining surgical approaches for thyroid cancer, particularly papillary thyroid carcinoma, and establishing the technical and oncologic safety of robotic methods. Yoon’s major contributions include pioneering the double incision gasless transaxillary approach, demonstrating its feasibility through a landmark analysis of 400 cases (2013, 23 citations) and later expanding his experience to 700 cases (2018, 12 citations), where he tracked periodic improvements in postsurgical outcomes. His work on oncologic safety is especially impactful; a comparative study using inverse probability of treatment weighting (2016, 13 citations) showed that robotic thyroid surgery offers comparable outcomes to open surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma. With his most-cited paper (2013, 51 citations) establishing the technical and oncologic safety of the procedure, Yoon has helped shift the paradigm of thyroid surgery. His consistent, high-volume, single-surgeon studies provide robust evidence that robotic thyroidectomy is a viable, safe alternative, making him a key authority in the field.
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- 1Technical and Oncologic Safety of Robotic Thyroid Surgery51 citations · 2013
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