Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles (1st or Corresponding author)

  1. Lim JW, Kim HS, Kim YH, Jung KC, Kim J-h, Seok J. Papillary thyroid carcinoma with coexisting venous hemangioma mimicking locally invasive disease: A case report. Journal of International Medical Research. 2026;54(5):03000605261448320.
  2. Kim JW, Kim JY, Park H, Ahn S-H, Chung E-J, Seok J. Deep Learning Analysis of Intraoperative Physiological Signals for Predicting Surgical Outcomes in Head and Neck Free Flap Surgery: Preliminary Study. Signals. 2026;7(4):77.
  3. Jin JG, Lee SG, Park JH, Han JW, Kim JY, Seok J, et al. Comparison of reference management software with new artificial intelligence-based tools. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions. 2026;23.
  4. Lee JH, Seok J, Kim JY, Kim HC, Kwon TK. Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Connected Speech for Benign Laryngeal Disease Using Deep Learning Analysis. J Voice. 2026;40(4):987-94.
  5. Seok J, Kim YH, Won J-K, Hwangbo Y, Park SY, Ryu J. Anaplastic and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas at intervention sites: implications of track seeding and the importance of follow-up monitoring–report of two cases. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2025;282(6):3357-61.
  6. Seok J, Kim JY, Kim SG, Kim YS, Yoo J-J. Non-invasive jaundice screening using AI: machine learning analysis of sclera and urine images. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025;14(9):3125.
  7. Seok J, Choi H, Lee EK, Ryu CH, Lee D, Ryu J, et al. Tumor microenvironment remodeling across thyroid cancer differentiation states revealed by spatial transcriptomics. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2025;74(12):357.
  8. Kim S-k, Seok J, Lee CY, Ryu CH, Choi SY, Park SY, et al. The efficacy and safety of an indocyanine green-macroaggregated albumin-hyaluronic acid mixture (LuminoMark™) for surgical localization of recurrent thyroid cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024;31(4):2349-56.
  9. Kim JY, Seok J, Lee J, Lee JH, Kwon T-K. Deep-Learning-Based Segmentation of Predefined Chunks in Connected Speech: A Retrospective Analysis. Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. 2024;35(1):15-23.
  10. Choi IK, Chung DH, Seok J. A case of posterior tracheal wall rupture during tracheostomy treated with sternocleidomastoid muscle reinforcement. Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2024;67(11):591-5.
  11. HS KIM; SY KIM; EJ CHUNG; SK KWON; SH AHN; YS JUNG; J SEOK, Nationwide Incidence Trends of Pediatric Parotid Malignancy in Korea and a Retrospective Analysis of Single-Institution Surgical Experience of Parotidectomy. Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology. 2024;40(2):7-16.
  12. Seok J, Kwon T-K. Artificial intelligence for clinical research in voice disease. Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. 2022;33(3):142-55.
  13. Han WH, Lee YI, Baek S, Seok J. Tracheostomy performed by a head and neck surgeon under the supervision of an intensive care unit specialists in the COVID-19 era: a retrospective analysis. Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. 2022;33(2):97-102.
  14. J Seok, EH Park, KW Jung, JW Chang. Recent trends in the incidence of salivary gland malignancies. Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology. 2022;38(2):1-5.
  15. Seok J, Yoon S, Ryu CH, Ryu J, Kim S-k, Jung Y-S. Mesh-type three-dimensional (3D) printing of human organs and tumors: Fast, cost-effective, and personalized anatomic modeling of patient-oriented visual aids. Applied Sciences. 2021;11(3):1047.
  16. Seok J, Yoon S, Ryu CH, Kim S-k, Ryu J, Jung Y-S. A personalized 3D-printed model for obtaining informed consent process for thyroid surgery: a randomized clinical study using a deep learning approach with mesh-type 3D modeling. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021;11(6):574.
  17. Seok J, Ryu CH, Park SY, Lee CY, Lee YK, Hwangbo Y, et al. Factors affecting central node metastasis and metastatic lymph node ratio in papillary thyroid cancer. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 2021;165(4):519-27.
  18. Ryu CH, Seok J, Choi YL, Kim S-k, Jung Y-S, Ryu J. Wireless parathyroid detection device using autofluorescence and smart glasses: A preliminary study. Technology & Health Care. 2021;29(5):979.
  19. Jung YS, Seok J, Hong S, Ryu CH, Ryu J, Jung KW. The emergence of oral cavity cancer and the stabilization of oropharyngeal cancer: Recent contrasting epidemics in the South Korean population. Cancer. 2021;127(10):1638-47.
  20. Choi JS, Seok J, Eom MR, Jung E, Park SA, Joo SM, et al. Endoscopically applied biodegradable stent in a rabbit model of pediatric tracheomalacia. Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology. 2021;14(3):328-37.
  21. Seok J, Ryu YM, Jo SA, Lee CY, Jung Y-S, Ryu J, et al. Singing voice range profile: new objective evaluation methods for voice change after thyroidectomy. Clinical otolaryngology: official journal of ENT-UK; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery. 2020.
  22. Seok J, Ryu CH, Ryu J, Kim J-H, Lee S-J, Park WS, et al. Prognostic Implication of SOX2 Expression Associated with p16 in Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Study of Consecutive Tissue Microarrays and TCGA. Biology. 2020;9(11):387.
  23. Seok J, Ryu CH, Jung YS, Ryu J. How I do it: midline posterior pharyngotomy for resection of postcricoid cancer. The Laryngoscope. 2020;130(10):2393-6.
  24. Seok J, Choi JY, Yu HW, Jung YH, Ahn S-H, Jeong W-J. Papillary Thyroid Cancers of the Thyroid Isthmus: The Pattern of Nodal Metastasis and the Significance of Extrathyroidal Extension: J. Seok et al. Annals of surgical oncology. 2020;27(6):1937-44.
  25. Ryu CH, Seok J, Jung Y-S, Ryu J. Novel robot-assisted thyroidectomy by a transaxillary gas-insufflation approach (TAGA): a preliminary report. Gland Surgery. 2020;9(5):1267-77.
  26. Seok J, Lee DY, Kim WS, Jeong WJ, Chung EJ, Jung YH, et al. Lung metastasis in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck. Head & Neck. 2019;41(11):3976-83.
  27. Seok J, Jeong W-J, Ahn S-H, Jung YH. The growth rate and the positive prediction of needle biopsy of clinically diagnosed Warthin’s tumor. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2019;276(7):2091-6.
  28. Seok J, Hyun SJ, Jeong W-J, Ahn S-H, Kim H, Jung YH. The difference in the clinical features between carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma and pleomorphic adenoma. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 2019;98(8):504-9.
  29. Seok J, Shim YJ, Rhee C-S, Kim J-W. Correlation between olfactory severity ratings based on olfactory function test scores and self- reported severity rating of olfactory loss. Acta oto-laryngologica. 2017.
  30. Seok J, Wee JH, Jin HR. Evaluation of a newly developed mobile device application for creating and storing a rhinoplasty operative report. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery. 2015;17(1):67-9.
  31. Seok J, Kim HG, Kim Y, Han K-H, Ahn S-H. The Role of CT as a Preoperative Evaluation of Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology. 2013;29(2):37-40.
  32. Jungirl Seok, HgK, Yoonjoong Kim, Kyu-Hee Han, Soon-Hyun Ahn. 갑상선 유두암의 외측 경부림프절 전이에 대한 수술 전 평가로서 CT 의 역할. 대한두경부종양학회. 2013;29(2):37-40.

Peer-Reviewed Articles (co-author)

  1. Lee EK, Kim MJ, Hwangbo Y, Moon JH, Cho SW, Chai YJ, et al. Shared Decision-Making for Determining Treatment Strategies in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: Protocol of a Multicenter Cluster-Randomized Trial (MAeSTro-SDM). Journal of Korean Medical Science. 2026;41(4).
  2. Kim M-k, Kim IG, Eom SY, Kim Y, Kim J-A, Seok J, et al. Regenerative effects of myogenic gene transfected MSC derived exosomes on radiation esophagitis. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 2026:1-16.
  3. Kim D, Koh J, Jeon Y, Jung K, Seok J, Chung E-J, et al. Impact of neck nodal yield on immune checkpoint inhibitor outcome after recurrence in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2026.
  4. Choi N, Lee HR, Seok J, Yi H, Park SY, Kwak JH, et al. Total Parotidectomy Versus Less‐Than‐Total Parotidectomy for Early‐Stage Low Grade Parotid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2026;11(4):e70530.
  5. Ranganathan P, Han SH, Kim IG, Oh D, Kim Y, Yoon K-N, et al. Integrated biofabrication of artificial esophageal scaffolds using electrospinning, embedded DLP, and extrusion techniques. Materials Today Bio. 2025:102518.
  6. Park H, Kim H-J, Kim IG, Kim MJ, Kim Y, Eom SY, et al. Esophageal Reconstruction with Myogenesis-Inducing Gene Transfected Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Seeded Film with Leaf-Stacked Structure. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2025;11(4):2274-89.
  7. Moon JH, Lee EK, Cha W, Chai YJ, Cho SW, Choi JY, et al. Study protocol of expanded multicenter prospective cohort study of active surveillance on papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (MAeSTro-EXP). Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2025;40(2):236-46.
  8. Kim MJ, Lee EK, Cho SW, Kim YH, Lee KE, Kim S-j, et al. Low-risk thyroid cancer: surgery or active surveillance—an application of shared decision-making: a narrative review. Journal of the Korean Medical Association. 2025;68(9):372-81.
  9. Kim JW, Park MK, Suh M-W, Ahn S-H, Kwon SK, Seok J, et al. Surgical treatment of first branchial cleft anomalies using retrograde facial nerve dissection technique. Pediatric Surgery International. 2025;41(1):226.
  10. Kim JW, Koo BS, Kim HS, Park JH, Park JJ, Park J-O, et al. Quality of life in oropharyngeal cancer: a retrospective analysis of patient characteristics and treatment modalities. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025;32(13):9928-41.
  11. Jang JY, Kim G-J, Kim S-Y, Kim M-S, Lee DK, Kwon M, et al. Guidelines for the treatment of laryngeal cancer from the Korean society of head and neck surgery. Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology. 2025;18(2):89-108.
  12. Kim IG, Eom SY, Cho H, Kim Y, Hwang S, Kim H, et al. Development of mesenchymal stem cell encoded with myogenic gene for treating radiation-induced muscle fibrosis. Stem cells and development. 2024;33(23-24):652-64.
  13. Kang YJ, Choi N, Seok J, Kim SW, Kim T-H, Chung JH, et al. Changing trends of thyroid cancer clinical characteristics and treatment pattern in South Korea: insights from an institutional database and the Korean cancer center registry database. International Journal of Thyroidology. 2024;17(2):277-85.
  14. Yang S, Park J-W, Min K, Lee YS, Song Y-J, Choi SH, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for oropharyngeal dysphagia. Annals of rehabilitation medicine. 2023;47(Suppl 1):S1-S26.
  15. So YK, Kim Z, Cheong TY, Chung MJ, Baek C-H, Son Y-I, et al. Detection of cancer recurrence using systemic inflammatory markers and machine learning after concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancers. Cancers. 2023;15(14):3540.
  16. Park J-O, Kim JH, Joo YH, Kim S-Y, Kim G-J, Kim HB, et al. Guideline for the surgical management of locally invasive differentiated thyroid cancer from the Korean Society of Head and Neck Surgery. Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology. 2023;16(1):1-19.
  17. Hong Y, Kim I, Moon H, Lee J, Lertpatipanpong P, Ryu CH, et al. Novel thrombospondin-1 transcript exhibits distinctive expression and activity in thyroid tumorigenesis. Oncogene. 2023;42(22):1832-42.
  18. Heo J, Lim JH, Lee HR, Jang JY, Shin YS, Kim D, et al. Deep learning model for tongue cancer diagnosis using endoscopic images. Scientific reports. 2022;12(1):6281.
  19. Hong Y, Lee J, Moon H, Ryu CH, Seok J, Jung Y-S, et al. Quercetin induces anticancer activity by upregulating pro-NAG-1/GDF15 in differentiated thyroid cancer cells. Cancers. 2021;13(12):3022.
  20. Lee DY, Chi J-Y, Seok J, Han S, Lee M-H, Jeong W-J, et al. Feasibility of brachial plexus schwannoma enucleation with intraoperative neuromonitoring. Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology. 2020;13(2):203-8.
  21. Lee D-H, Lee S-Y, Lee M, Seok J, Park SJ, Jin YJ, et al. Natural course of unilateral vocal fold paralysis and optimal timing of permanent treatment. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 2020;146(1):30-5.
  22. Kim BJ, Oh D-Y, Han JH, Oh J, Kim MY, Park H-R, et al. Significant Mendelian genetic contribution to pediatric mild-to-moderate hearing loss and its comprehensive diagnostic approach. Genetics in Medicine. 2020;22(6):1119-28.
  23. KIM J, SONG S, SEOK J, LEE M, HAN SJ, JUNG YH, et al. Cervical lymph node metastasis form non-head & neck sites: below diaphragm. Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology. 2018;34(2):17-21.
  24. Choi Y-S, Ryu Y-J, Rhee J, Seok J, Han S, Jin HR, et al. Clinical implications of septal deviation in lateralized olfaction. Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology. 2016;9(1):39-43.
  25. Rah YC, Park KT, Yi YJ, Seok J, Kang SI, Kim YH. Successful treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss assures improvement of accompanying tinnitus. The Laryngoscope. 2015;125(6):1433-7.
  26. Lee DY, Seok J, Jeong W-J, Ahn S-H. Prediction of thyroid hormone supplementation after thyroid lobectomy. Journal of Surgical Research. 2015;193(1):273-8.
  27. Lee DY, Seok J, Kim Y-j, Kim M-S, Sung M-W, Hah JH. Neck computed tomography in pediatric neck mass as initial evaluation in ED: is it malpractice? The American journal of emergency medicine. 2014;32(10):1237-40.
  28. Lee DY, Seok J, Cha W, Lee WY, Hah JH, Kwon T-K, et al. Customized tracheostomy cannula as a therapeutic adjunct in tracheal stenosis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013;2013(1):921365.
  29. Choi BY, Kim DH, Chung T, Chang M, Kim EH, Kim AR, et al. Destabilization and Mislocalization of POU 3 F 4 by C‐Terminal Frameshift Truncation and Extension Mutation. Human mutation. 2013;34(2):309-16.

Preprinted

  1. Seok J, Song JJ, Koo JW, Kim HC, Choi BY. The semantic segmentation approach for normal and pathologic tympanic membrane using deep learning. bioRxiv. Published online 2019:515007. http://doi.org/10.1101/515007

Patent 

  1.  [국내 등록] 장기의 3D 모델링 방법 및 3D 장기 모델 (제 10-2227735호), 주 발명자, 2021년 3월 9일 등록