Sun Young Min
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About
Dr. Sun Young Min is a pioneering breast and thyroid surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of robotic and oncoplastic surgery. Her work centers on optimizing surgical outcomes for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and breast cancer, with a particular focus on minimally invasive techniques that preserve both oncological safety and cosmetic integrity. Dr. Min’s landmark 2016 study, comparing robotic thyroidectomy via the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) to conventional open surgery—cited 55 times—established the safety and efficacy of robotic methods for thyroid cancer, demonstrating comparable surgical outcomes with superior cosmetic results. She further expanded this frontier in her 2019 work comparing BABA with transoral robotic thyroidectomy (30 citations), providing critical guidance on technique selection. More recently, Dr. Min has turned her expertise to breast surgery, analyzing operative trends in robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy and, through a 2025 survey with the Korean Breast Cancer Society, shaping the global conversation on oncoplastic breast surgery. Her cumulative contributions have not only improved patient quality of life but have also set new standards for integrating robotics into cancer care.
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