Won Seo Park
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111
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About
Dr. Won Seo Park is a pioneering endocrine surgeon and robotic surgery innovator whose work has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of thyroid cancer treatment. His primary research focuses on advancing minimally invasive and robotic thyroidectomy techniques, with a particular emphasis on optimizing surgical approaches to improve patient outcomes while maintaining oncological safety. Dr. Park’s most significant contribution lies in his extensive comparative studies of robotic thyroidectomy methods, most notably the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) and transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT). His landmark 2016 study, comparing robotic to conventional open thyroidectomy in over 800 patients (55 citations), provided critical evidence that robotic approaches could achieve comparable oncologic results with superior cosmetic outcomes. Building on this foundation, his 2019 comparison of BABA and transoral approaches (30 citations) helped establish the safety and efficacy of these scarless techniques. Demonstrating remarkable translational vision, Dr. Park has also ventured into the frontier of surgical robotics, contributing to the first live robotic surgery using the da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK) for remote telesurgery with motion scaling—a breakthrough that bridges laboratory innovation and clinical application. His work on robotic autonomy in endocrine surgery further positions him at the forefront of next-generation surgical technology.
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- 5Robotic autonomy in endocrine surgery2 citations · 2020