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Soomin Lee is a surgical oncology researcher whose work centers on minimally invasive surgical techniques for gastric cancer, with a particular focus on comparative outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic approaches. Lee's most influential contribution examines the relative merits of robotic total gastrectomy (RTG) versus laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG), employing propensity score matching to rigorously control for confounding variables — a methodologically sophisticated approach that has garnered over 53 citations since its 2021 publication. By applying the "textbook outcome" framework — a composite quality metric assessing multiple short-term surgical benchmarks simultaneously — Lee helped advance how surgical quality is evaluated in complex oncological procedures. Complementing this work, Lee has also investigated risk factors governing the severity of postoperative complications in minimally invasive total gastrectomy, addressing a critical clinical gap given that this approach does not consistently reduce complication rates as reliably as it does in other gastric procedures. Together, these contributions have meaningfully shaped evidence-based decision-making around surgical technique selection for gastric cancer patients, positioning Lee as an emerging voice in the ongoing refinement of minimally invasive oncological surgery.