'2022 Dusan Yeongang Surgical Science Award' Recipients: Ryu Geunwon, Choi Yujin, Jeong Jinhyang

Doosan Yeongang Foundation Awards 10 Million Won Each in Prize Money

At the '2022 Doosan Yeongang Surgical Science Award' ceremony held on the 5th at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (from left) Park Yong-hyun, Chairman of the Doosan Yeongang Foundation, Lee Moon-soo, President of the Korean Surgical Society, Choi Yoo-jin, Assistant Professor at Korea University Hospital, Jung Jin-hyang, Professor at Kyungpook National University Hospital, Ryu Geun-won, Researcher at the National Cancer Center, and Lee Woo-yong, Director of the Korean Surgical Society, are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Doosan Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] Doosan Yeongang Foundation announced on the 6th that it selected Ryu Geunwon, researcher at the National Cancer Center, Choi Yujin, assistant professor of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Korea University Hospital, and Jeong Jinhyang, professor of Breast and Thyroid Surgery at Kyungpook National University Hospital as recipients of the '2022 Doosan Yeongang Surgical Science Award,' awarding each with a prize of 10 million KRW and a plaque.

According to the Doosan Yeongang Foundation, Professor Ryu was selected as an awardee for his paper titled “Laparoscopic Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery for Stomach Preservation in Early Gastric Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” which demonstrated that sentinel lymph node-based stomach-preserving surgery improves the health and nutritional status of early gastric cancer patients compared to gastrectomy. Sentinel lymph nodes refer to the first lymph nodes to which cancer cells spread through the lymphatic vessels.

Professor Choi discovered biomarkers helpful for diagnosing pancreatic cancer through his paper titled “Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Model Using Multi-Biomarkers.” Biomarkers are indicators that can detect changes within the body using proteins, DNA, and other substances.

Professor Jeong confirmed through his paper titled “Targeted Axillary Biopsy Using Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Marking of Axillary Lymph Nodes” that in patients suspected of metastasis during preoperative ultrasound examination for breast cancer surgery, injecting marking agents into the axillary lymph nodes and excising both the marked lymph nodes and sentinel lymph nodes together can improve diagnostic accuracy.

The Doosan Yeongang Surgical Science Award was established in 2007 to promote the development of Korean surgical science and encourage surgeons' research motivation. Over 16 years, it has been awarded to 37 individuals.

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