Tae‐Yon Sung
Yonsei University, University of Ulsan, Ulsan College, Asan Medical Center
Papers
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Total Citations
574
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About
Dr. Tae‐Yon Sung is a pioneering endocrine surgeon whose work has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of minimally invasive thyroid and adrenal surgery. His primary research focus lies in the development, refinement, and validation of robotic surgical techniques, particularly for thyroid cancer and adrenal disorders. Dr. Sung’s landmark 2009 paper, detailing the first 100 cases of robot-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy, has garnered over 386 citations, establishing him as a global authority in the field. He has consistently demonstrated the technical and oncologic safety of these approaches, with landmark studies on gasless transaxillary thyroid surgery (analyzing 400 cases) and comparative analyses proving robotic outcomes are equivalent to traditional open surgery. Beyond the thyroid, Dr. Sung has been instrumental in advancing robotic adrenalectomy, including pioneering work on single-port and reduced-port posterior retroperitoneal approaches using the da Vinci SP system. His contributions extend to large-scale, international multicenter studies on pheochromocytoma and comprehensive analyses of postoperative outcomes across 700 robotic thyroid cases. Through this extensive body of work, Dr. Sung has not only proven the feasibility of these advanced techniques but has also set new standards for safety, efficacy, and surgical completeness in endocrine surgery.
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- 2Technical and Oncologic Safety of Robotic Thyroid Surgery51 citations · 2013
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