2023.02 PhD in Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine

2016.02 Master’s in Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine

2007.02 MD, Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine

2024.03 ~ 2025.08 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital

2020.03 ~ 2024.02 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital

2017.02 ~ 2018.08 Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital

2022.09 ~ 2025.05 Director, Robotic Surgery Center, Inha University Hospital

2023.03 ~ 2025.04 Director, International Cooperation Office, Inha University Hospital

2020.08 ~ 2023.02 Director, Breast & Thyroid Surgery Center, Inha University Hospital

Member, Korean Surgical Society

Member, Korean Association of Thyroid & Endocrine Surgeons

Member, Korean Endocrine Society

Member, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Robotic Surgeons

Member, Korean Association of Robotic Surgery

Member, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

Member, European Association of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES)

2025.05. Best Video Award, European Association of Endocrine Surgeons International Conference (Robotic Lateral Neck Lymph Node Dissection)

2022.08 Basic Medical Research Award, Korean Thyroid Association

2018.05 Research and Academic Award, Korean Association of Thyroid Surgery

2018.03 Fujimoto Prize, Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons International Conference

2016.11 Best Investigator Award, Korean Surgical Society

2014.08 Excellence in Medical Informatics Research Award

1. Choi YS, Hong YT, Yi JW. Initial Experience with Robotic Modified Radical Neck Dissection Using the da Vinci Xi System through the Bilateral Axillary Breast Approach. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb;14(1):137-144.

2. Chand G, Yi JW, Johri G. Robotic thyroid surgery using bilateral axillo-breast approach: From a trainees' point of view. J Minim Access Surg. J Minim Access Surg. 2021 Apr-Jun;17(2):230-235.

3. Kwon JH, Yi JW. Correlation between telomerase reverse transcriptase messenger RNA expression and survival of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Surgery. 2021, 169: 43-39.

4. Choi YS, Heo YS, Yi JW. Clinical Characteristics of Primary Repair for Perforated Peptic Ulcer: 10-Year Experience in a Single Center. J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 20;10(8):1790.

5. Choi YS, Choi SW, Yi JW. Prospective Analysis of TERT Promoter Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma at a Single Institution. J Clin Med. 2021 May 18;10(10):2179.

6. Choi YS, Joo HJ, Ahn JH, Kong HJ, Yi JW. Forearm Muscle Activity Patterns during Open Thyroidectomy Using 8-Channel Surface Electromyography. J Endocr Surg. 2021 Mar;21(1):27-37.

7. Single Surgeon Experience with 500 Cases of the Robotic Bilateral Axillary Breast Approach (BABA) for Thyroid Surgery Using the Da-Vinci Xi System. Choi YS, Shin WY, Yi JW. J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 7;10(18):4048.

8. Ahn JH, Kwak JH, Yoon SG, Yi JW, Yu HW, Kwon H, Kim SJ, Lee KE. A prospective randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Surgery. 2022 Jan;171(1):182-189.

9. Yi JW, Ha SY, Jee HG, Kim K, Kim SJ, Chai YJ, Choi JY, Lee KE. Induction of BRAFV600E Mutation in Thyroid Cells Leads to Frequent Hypermethylation. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2022;15(3):273-282.

10. Choi YS*, Yi JW*, Chung CTY, Shin WY, Choi SK, Heo YS. Clinical Experience of Emergency Appendectomy under the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Single Institution in South Korea. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jun 9;58(6):783. * : co-1st author

11. Ahn JH, Yoon SG, Yi JW, Kim SJ, Lee KE. Anti-adhesive effect and safety of a thermosensitive adhesion barrier (Mediclore) for thyroid surgery: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg Treat Res. 2022 Jun;102(6):313-322.

12. Choi YS, Yi JW, Shin WY, Heo Y. Oncometabolic surgery in gastric cancer patients with type 2 diabetes. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 13;12(1):11853

13. Kim SH, Ahn JH, Yoon HJ, Kim JH, Hwang YM, Choi YS, Yi JW. Effect of a Polyglycolic Acid Mesh Sheet (Neoveil™) in Thyroid Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 12;14(16):3901

14. Kim SH, Min E, Hwang YM, Choi YS, Yi JW. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Thyroid Surgery in a University Hospital in South Korea. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 5;14(17):4338.

15. Choi YS, Cha B, Kim SH, Yi JW, Kim KD, Choi MS, Heo YS. Clinical Characteristics of Symptomatic Cholecystitis in Post-Gastrectomy Patients: 11 Years of Experience in a Single Center. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Oct 14;58(10):1451.

16. Kim SH, Lee SY, Min EA, Hwang YM, Choi YS, Yi JW. Single-Center Experience of Parathyroidectomy Using Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Oct 16;58(10):1464.

17. Choi YS, Lee JS, Yi JW. Comparative Analysis of Laparoscopic and Robotic Transperitoneal Adrenalectomy Performed at a Single Institution. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022;58(12):1747

18. Choi YS, Kim KD, Choi MS, Heo YS, Yi JW, Choe YM. Initial Experience of Robot-Assisted Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) Inguinal Hernia Repair by a Single Surgeon in South Korea. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023;59(3):582.

19. Choi YS, Seo JH, Yi JW, Choe YM, Heo YS, Choi SK. Clinical Characteristics of Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy: 10-Year Experience at a Single Institution in South Korea. J Clin Med. 2023;12(9):3277.

20. Choi YS, Choi JH, Jeon MS, Yu MJ, Lee HM, Shin AY, Yi JW. First Experience of Single-Port Robotic Areolar Approach Thyroidectomy. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Aug;16(3):275-281.

21. Park SY, Choi YS, Hwang YM, Yi JW. Robot-Assisted Parathyroidectomy Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023;59(8):1456.

22. Park SY, Shin MH, Hwang YM, Choi YS, Yi JW. Comparative analysis between ultrasonic shears versus advanced bipolar device in transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial. Gland Surg. 2023 Sep 25;12(9):1191-1202.

23. Bae HL, Ahn JH, Kwak J, Kim HS, Yoon SG, Yi JW, Kim SJ, Lee KE. Intraoperative pathologic evaluation of central compartment lymph nodes in patients undergoing lobectomy for unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma. Asian J Surg. 2024 Jan;47(1):360-366.

24. Ahn JH, Park S, Hwang YM, Choi YS, Yi JW. Morphologic and genomic changes of thyroid cancer cell lines exposed to conditions of simulated microgravity. NPJ Microgravity. 2024 Jan 15;10(1):8.

25. Tae NY, Yi JW, Jung JK, Lee J, Jo S, Kim H. A Randomized Comparison of Multimodal Analgesia and Fentanyl-Based Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Robot-Assisted Bilateral Axillary Breast Approach Thyroidectomy. J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 25;13(3):702.

26. Shin MH, Lee SM, Hwang HO, Yi JW. Single-Port Robotic Areolar Thyroidectomy: How I Do It. J Surg Innov Educ. 2024;1(1):18-21.

27. Lee SM, Hwang H, Shin MH, Yi JW. One-Year Clinical Experience of Single-Port and Multi-Port Robotic Thyroid Surgery in a Single Institution. J Clin Med. 2024 Sep 16;13(18):5486.

28. Choo SP, Jeon MS, Kim YM, Choi SK, Yi JW, Lee T. The Role of Robotics in Meeting Institutional Goals: A Unified Strategy to Facilitate Program Excellence. Int Neurourol J. 2024 Jun;28(2):127-137.