Seok Hyun Cho

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Dr. Seok Hyun Cho is a pioneering head and neck surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced the field of robotic thyroid and neck surgery. His research focuses on developing minimally invasive techniques to treat papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with a specific emphasis on improving cosmetic outcomes and reducing surgical morbidity. Dr. Cho’s landmark 2011 study, cited 141 times, established the technical feasibility and oncologic completeness of robotic thyroidectomy via a gasless unilateral axillo-breast or axillary approach, demonstrating that robotic surgery could achieve excellent outcomes with superior cosmetic results. He further expanded the boundaries of robotic surgery by introducing the postauricular facelift approach for selective neck dissection, a technique that avoids visible neck scars and has been cited 51 times. In a notable achievement, Dr. Cho pioneered the use of charcoal tattooing for precise localization of metastatic lymph nodes during robotic neck dissection, a technique that enhances surgical accuracy. With over 200 cumulative citations, Dr. Cho’s work has not only shaped modern surgical practice but has also inspired a generation of surgeons to embrace robotic approaches for head and neck cancers.

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1. 1
   Early surgical outcomes of robotic thyroidectomy by a gasless unilateral axillo‐breast or axillary approach for papillary thyroid carcinoma: 2 years' experience

   141 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Robotic Selective Neck Dissection by a Postauricular Facelift Approach: Comparison with Conventional Neck Dissection

   51 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Feasibility of Charcoal Tattooing for Localization of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Robotic Selective Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

   16 citations · 2015

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