Prof. Yoo Young Lee

Prof. Yoo-Young Lee is a gynecologic oncologist at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. He received hist training at Samsung Medical Center, and the University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/ Sunnybrook Health Science Centre. Prof. Lee is the Co-Chair of the Education Committee, Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology. He is also a Principal Editor of the Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. His major clinical interests include surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery in gynecologic cancers, particularly in ovarian cancer, as well as Fertility preservation treatments for young patients with gynecologic cancers. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on clinical research related to the role of maximal cytoreductive surgery for advanced/recurrent gynecologic cancers and minimally invasive surgery for early stage disease including fertility preservation treatments. In addition, Dr. Lee’s major interest of translational research includes investigating new treatment target for refractory gynecologic cancers using patient-derived xenografts model.