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Total Citations
2,097
H-Index
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About
Woong Kyu Han is a pioneering urological surgeon whose work has significantly advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, with a particular focus on partial nephrectomy, radical prostatectomy, and single-site laparoscopic surgery. His research has helped define best practices across a spectrum of modern urological procedures, earning him widespread recognition in the global surgical community. Han's most cited contribution, a worldwide multi-institutional analysis of over 1,000 laparoendoscopic single-site surgery cases (277 citations), established foundational evidence for this emerging technique. His early hands-on innovation is equally notable — developing a homemade single-port device that enabled 50 successful procedures and demonstrated that resourceful surgical ingenuity could expand access to advanced techniques. In the realm of prostatectomy, his comparative study of Retzius-sparing robot-assisted approaches (143 citations) highlighted meaningful improvements in continence recovery. His extensive work on robot-assisted partial nephrectomy — examining clamping techniques, tumor complexity scoring, endophytic tumors, and long-term functional outcomes across over 1,300 patients — has helped surgeons optimize kidney-sparing strategies. His 2021 review of future robotic platforms (101 citations) underscores his forward-looking perspective, positioning Han as both a skilled clinician and a thoughtful innovator shaping the next generation of surgical robotics.
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