Meet our doctors

Clinical expertise

• Thyroid disorders: Thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, and thyroid nodules

Education

• M.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine
• M.S. in Medicine, Seoul National University
• Ph.D. in Medicine, Seoul National University

Current appointments and professional activities

• Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University Hospital

Previous appointments

• President, National Medical Center
• Chair, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
• Chief, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital
• Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital
• Director, Emergency Care Division, Seoul National University Hospital
• Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Seoul National University Hospital
• Professor, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
• Full-time Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
• Full-time Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine

Training and research

• Research Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Clinical Expertise

• Thyroid Disorders: Thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, and thyroid nodules
• Breast Disorders & Imaging: Benign breast nodules and breast ultrasonography

Education

• M.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine

Current Positions

• Academic Committee Member, Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons
• Member, Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons
• Member, Korean Thyroid Association
• Lifetime Member, Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery
• Member, International Society of Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgeons

Past Positions

• Clinical Professor, Division of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
• Director, Yoon Yeo-Kyu Thyroid Clinic, Gangnam St. Peter's Hospital

Training

• Residency in Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital
• Clinical Fellow, Division of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Severance Hospital
• Clinical Fellow, Division of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Selected Research & Publications

Publication and presentation titles appear as originally published in English.

• Excellence in robotic thyroid surgery: a comparative study of robot-assisted versus conventional endoscopic thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients. Ann Surg. 2011 Jun
• Early surgical outcomes comparison between robotic and conventional open thyroid surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. Surgery. 2012 May
• Surgical completeness of total thyroidectomy using harmonic scalpel: comparison with conventional total thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients. J Korean Surg Soc. 2012 Nov
• Ipsilateral and contralateral central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: Patterns and predictive factors of nodal metastasis. Head Neck. 2012 Jun 19.
• Robotic thyroidectomy by bilateral axillo-breast approach: review of 1026 cases and surgical completeness. Surg Endosc. 2013 Feb 23.
• A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of the postoperative analgesic effects of spraying 0.25 % levobupivacaine after bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy. Surg Endosc. 2015 Jan
• Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach to Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in a Porcine Model Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2018 Oct
• Adolescent overweight and obesity and the risk of papillary thyroid cancer in adulthood: a large-scale case-control study. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 19

Clinical Expertise

• Thyroid Disorders: Thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, and thyroid nodules
• Breast Disorders & Imaging: Benign breast nodules and breast ultrasonography

Education

• M.D., Chung-Ang University School of Medicine

Current Positions

• Member, Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons
• Member, Korean Thyroid Association
• Member, Korean Surgical Society
• Member, International Society of Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgeons

Training

• Residency in Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital
• Clinical Fellow, Division of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital
• Clinical Training, Kuma Hospital, Japan