Professor Kim Heekyung of Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital Selected for 'Korean Society of Internal Medicine Outstanding Paper'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital announced on the 23rd that a paper by Professor Kim Hee-kyung of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism was recently selected as an ‘Outstanding Paper for the Second Half of 2020’ by the Korean Association of Internal Medicine.

The Korean Association of Internal Medicine selects one outstanding paper from each field among the papers published in the ‘Korean Journal of Internal Medicine’ every year for the first and second halves.

Last year, Professor Kim published a paper titled ‘Clinical Significance of Serum Thyroglobulin Levels Before and After the First Radioactive Iodine Therapy After Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma’ in the September issue of the ‘Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.’

Thyroglobulin is a protein produced by the thyroid gland, and serum thyroglobulin is used as an indicator to confirm residual cancer or recurrence after thyroid cancer treatment.

Through this study, Professor Kim discovered changes in serum thyroglobulin levels before and after radioactive iodine therapy, and confirmed that the increased serum thyroglobulin after treatment reflects residual thyroid tissue rather than being related to the prognosis of the disease.

She also revealed that pre-treatment serum thyroglobulin, along with cancer staging and histological findings, can predict the patient’s prognosis.

Professor Kim is recognized as a ‘young expert’ in the field of thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases.

She has actively conducted research and received academic awards from the Korean Association of Internal Medicine and the Korean Thyroid Association, as well as academic awards and the ‘Young Researcher Award’ from the Korean Endocrine Society.

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