Papers
6
Total Citations
66
H-Index
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About
JungHak Kwak is a surgical researcher whose work centers on minimally invasive and robotic thyroid surgery, with a particular focus on the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) robotic thyroidectomy. His research has been instrumental in advancing remote access thyroid surgery — a technique designed to eliminate visible neck scarring while maintaining surgical precision and patient safety. Kwak's most impactful contributions include a landmark time-trend analysis of over 5,000 BABA robotic thyroidectomies spanning 14 years, offering one of the largest longitudinal datasets in the field and earning 20 citations. His work on robotic completion thyroidectomy via BABA, his most-cited paper with 23 citations, has helped clarify complication risks for patients requiring secondary surgery. Together, these studies have established important benchmarks for surgical outcomes and patient selection criteria. Beyond standard adult populations, Kwak has extended this research to underexplored groups, including pediatric patients with thyroid cancer and individuals with higher BMI or larger tumors exceeding 4 cm — demonstrating a commitment to broadening the applicability of robotic approaches. His cumulative body of work positions him as a meaningful contributor to the evolving evidence base supporting cosmetically favorable, minimally invasive thyroid surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic Completion Thyroidectomy via the Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach23 citations · 2021
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- 3Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach Robotic Thyroid Surgery9 citations · 2020
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