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  • Name
    Lee, Kyu Eun (Seoul National University Hospital, M.D., Ph.D.)
    Country
    South Korea
    Deddartments
    Cancer Therapy
    Specialty
    Thyroid cancer, Robotic Thyroid Surgery, Thyroid disease, Adrenal disease, Adventitia

Introduction

Professor Lee is an exceptional thyroid cancer expert who first developed BABA (Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach) robotic surgery which does not leave scars on the neck and voice change after surgery, but still has the same effect with incision surgery in 2008, Korea. Every year, he performs over 600 cases of thyroid cancer surgery including 150 robotic surgeries.

Beside, Professor Lee and his team published “a textbook of Robotic Thyroid Cancer Surgery (Color Atlas of Thyroid Surgery: Open, Endoscopic and Robotic Procedures)” which gained a world’s recognition, through a universal publisher, Springer. Currently, his research interests lies on molecular genetics of thyroid cancer and its role in tumorigenesis, diagnosis and prognosis. As diagnosing a thyroid cancer can often only be confirmed by surgery, Dr Lee is conducting researches on distinguishing a hard-to-detect cancer via molecular genetics examination for the better and precise diagnosis without having surgery.

He graduated from Seoul National University, one of the best universities in Korea.

* Seoul National University, founded in 1889, was ranked as the top Korean university of clinical medicine in U.S. News, 2018.

Education & Major Professional Experiences

ㆍ Professor at Medicine of Seoul National University, Korea

ㆍDirector of International Society of Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgeons, ISOPES

ㆍPublished “International Standard of Thyroid Cancer Surgery” in a worldwide publisher, Springer 

   (Color Atlas of Thyroid Surgery: Open, Endoscopic and Robotic Procedures)

ㆍCommittee of Scientific Affairs at Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Korean Association 

   of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons(KATES)

ㆍAcquired Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD in Medicine from Seoul National University

Dissertations

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Prognostic effects of TERT promoter mutations are enhanced by coexistence with BRAF or RAS mutations and strengthen the risk prediction by the ATA or TNM staging system in differentiated thyroid cancer patients
Cancer. 2016 May 1;122(9):1370-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29934. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
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A comparative study of postoperative pain for open thyroidectomy versus bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy using a self-reporting application for iPad.
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research. 2016 May;90(5):239-45. doi: 10.4174/astr.2016.90.5.239.
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Effect of tumor volume on the enhancement pattern of parathyroid adenoma on parathyroid four-dimensional CT.
Neuroradiology. 2016 May;58(5):495-501. doi: 10.1007/s00234-016-1656-3.
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Incidence of Permanent Hypocalcaemia after Total Thyroidectomy with or without Central Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma: A Nationwide Claim Study
Clinical Endocrinology (Oxford). 2016 Sep;85(3):483-7. doi: 10.1111/cen.13082.
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Acute High-Dose and Chronic Lifetime Exposure to Alcohol Consumption and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: T-CALOS Korea.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 17;11(3):e0151562. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151562.
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Role of BRAF and RAS Mutations in Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2016 Mar-Apr;13(2):171-81.
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Annual Average Changes in Adult Obesity as a Risk Factor for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Large-Scale Case-Control Study
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(9):e2893. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002893.
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Using Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography (TLUSG) to Assess Post-thyroidectomy Patients' Vocal Cords: Which Maneuver Best Optimizes Visualization and Assessment Accuracy?
World Journal of Surgery. 2016 Mar;40(3):652-8. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3304-1.
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BRAF(V600E) Is Correlated with Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Systematic Review, Multi-Institutional Primary Data Analysis, and Meta-Analysis
Thyroid. 2016 Feb;26(2):248-55. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0391.
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Genetics of Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma in Korean Patients
PLoS One. 2016 Jan 25;11(1):e0147590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147590.
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A novel lateral-approach laryngeal ultrasonography for vocal cord evaluation
Surgery. 2016 Jan;159(1):52-6. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.07.043.
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Press

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[HealthChosun] Thyroid cancer, is it really just docile? Details
[Yonhapnews] ‘1 cm sized thyroid cancer’ should I take surgery? Details
[SBSNews] The prevalence of thyroid cancer is significantly high in Korea. Is binge drinking the reason? Details
[The Kyunghyang Shinmun] “Robotic surgery is safe even for thyroid cancers sized bigger than 2cm” Details
[HealthChosun] [General Surgery (Endocrinology)] 30 best surgeons skilled in robotic surgery in Korean University hospitals Details