# Hyung-Ho Kim

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## TL;DR

Korean surgeon who led KLASS-01, the trial that showed keyhole gastrectomy is as safe and effective as open surgery for early stomach cancer.

## Summary

Hyung-Ho Kim is a gastric surgeon at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and a leader of the Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study group. He was first author of the 2019 JAMA Oncology report of KLASS-01, which found no difference in overall survival between laparoscopic and open distal gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer, supporting the minimally invasive approach.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Tags: gastric; surgery; trialist
- Role: Gastric surgeon, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
- Specialisms: Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Early gastric cancer; Surgical trials

## Connected records

- cancers: [Early gastric cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/early-gastric-cancer/), [Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/gastric/)
- institutions: [Seoul National University Bundang Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/snu-bundang-hospital/)
- trials: [KLASS-01](https://onco.cc/trials/klass-01/)
- key papers: [KLASS-01: laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer, long-term survival](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-klass-01-kim-jama-oncol-2019/)

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