Papers
39
Total Citations
2,905
H-Index
25
About
Jong Ju Jeong is a pioneering South Korean surgeon whose work has fundamentally shaped the field of minimally invasive and robotic thyroid surgery. His research centers on robotic-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy, oncological surgical outcomes, and the refinement of remote-access surgical techniques for thyroid and adrenal conditions. Jeong's most celebrated contributions involve developing and validating the gasless, transaxillary approach to robotic thyroidectomy using the da Vinci S system — a technique that allows surgeons to remove thyroid tumors without visible neck incisions, significantly improving cosmetic outcomes and patient satisfaction. His landmark 2009 studies, accumulating over 400 citations each, established the safety and efficacy of this approach across hundreds of consecutive patients, helping to legitimize robotic thyroid surgery on a global scale. He further advanced the field by demonstrating the feasibility of robot-assisted modified radical neck dissection for thyroid carcinoma with lateral metastases, and by reporting outcomes across an impressive series of 3,000 robotic thyroidectomy cases. With a body of work surpassing 1,800 combined citations across his top papers, Jeong's research has provided the evidence base that surgeons worldwide rely on when adopting robotic thyroid techniques, making him one of the most influential figures in modern endocrine surgery.
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- 5Excellence in Robotic Thyroid Surgery120 citations · 2011
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