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About
Yoo Min Kim is a leading surgical oncologist whose work sits at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic surgery for gastric cancer. Based at a prominent Korean institution, Kim has dedicated his career to advancing the safety, feasibility, and standardization of robotic gastrectomy techniques, fundamentally reshaping how gastric cancer is surgically managed. Kim's most influential contributions include a widely cited meta-analysis comparing robotic, laparoscopic, and open gastrectomy approaches (111 citations), which helped define the emerging role of robotic surgery in gastric cancer treatment, and a landmark study on robotic spleen-preserving total gastrectomy (163 citations) that demonstrated clear advantages over conventional laparoscopic methods. His research has consistently pushed procedural boundaries — from standardizing robotic D2 lymph node dissection to pioneering reduced-port and single-port robotic distal gastrectomy through rigorous phase I/II clinical trials. Kim has also addressed underexplored patient populations, including elderly and obese patients, demonstrating that robotic approaches can be safely extended across diverse clinical contexts. His contributions to intraoperative imaging, including fluorescent sentinel lymph node mapping, highlight his commitment to precision oncology. With over 550 cumulative citations and involvement in Korea's national gastric cancer surveillance, Kim's work continues to shape both clinical practice and surgical policy.
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- 2Robotic versus Laparoscopic versus Open Gastrectomy: A Meta-Analysis111 citations · 2013
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