Shin Hyuk Jai

Dr. Hyuk-Jai Shin, MD, PhD
Breast Surgeon | Director of the Breast Center, Myongji Hospital, South Korea

Dr. Hyuk-Jai Shin is a Clinical Professor of Surgery and Director of the Breast Center at Myongji Hospital. He also serves as Vice President for Medical Affairs and leads the hospital’s public healthcare programs.

Clinical Expertise

Breast cancer and benign breast diseases.

Robotic and endoscopic breast surgery.

Systemic cancer treatment: targeted therapy, endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

Education

Dr. Shin obtained his medical degree, Master’s degree, and PhD in Medicine from Dankook University.

Professional Experience and International Training

Clinical fellowship at Seoul National University Hospital’s Breast Center.

Principal researcher in proteomics at its breast cancer research laboratory.

Endoscopic breast surgery training at Kameda Hospital, Japan.

Exchange professorship at the University of Melbourne’s School of Population Health.

Visiting surgeon training at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia.

Former Director of Myongji Hospital’s Breast and Thyroid Center and Precision Medicine Center.

Professional Activities

Dr. Shin chairs the Korean Breast Cancer Society’s robotic and endoscopic minimally invasive breast surgery research group. He holds leadership roles in surgical societies and is a full member of ASCO.

Selected Publications and Textbook Contributions

• - Translational Research in Breast Cancer /Chapter 30.Current Trends in and Indications for Endoscopy-Assisted Breast Surgery for Breast Cancer, Pages 567-590-Spinger(1/1 제1저자)
• - Textbook of Surgical Ultrasound Chap3-3. Ultrasound guided Biopsy and Excision of Breast lesions : Ultrasound guided vacuum assisted breast biopsy. (VABB)-군자출판사(1/1 제1저자)
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• 1.Nationwide survey of use of vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in South Korea.
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• Park HL, Min SY, Kwon SH, Song JY, Shin H, Nam SJ, Yang JH; KOREAN BREAST CANCER SOCIETY MEMBERS.
• Anticancer Res. 2012 Dec;32(12):5459-64.

Dr. Shin has also contributed to other scientific publications.