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Dr. Sijuan Chen is a pioneering surgeon whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive, scarless approaches in thyroid and neck surgery, with a particular focus on robotic techniques. Her major contributions lie in demonstrating the safety and feasibility of robotic reoperation for recurrent thyroid cancer and bilateral lateral neck dissection—procedures traditionally performed via open surgery with conspicuous scarring. Notably, her 2025 retrospective study comparing robotic versus open bilateral lateral neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma (4 citations) provides early evidence that robotic methods can achieve comparable oncologic outcomes while eliminating visible neck scars. Dr. Chen also reported the first bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic resection of a thyroglossal duct cyst in an adolescent (2024, 3 citations), expanding robotic applications to congenital neck masses. Her work consistently addresses the critical quality-of-life issue of neck scarring, particularly in young patients and those requiring reoperation. Through these studies, Dr. Chen is establishing robotic neck surgery as a viable alternative to traditional open procedures, with her research already garnering attention for its potential to transform surgical practice in endocrine and head-neck oncology.
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