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Kyung Hee University Hospital (KUIMS)

Korea, Seoul

Clinic Review

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The KUIMS Medical Center is a multispecialty medical institution, the first clinic of which was founded more than 45 years ago in Seoul, South Korea.

The KUIMS clinic is designed for 800 beds and accepts for treatment 15 000 foreign patients per year. The clinic is equipped with modern technology, and the operating rooms meet the highest world standards.

30 specialized centers offer a wide range of procedures. Among the departments of the clinic there are departments of cardiology, bariatric surgery, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology and rheumatology.

In KUIMS, all medical technologies are concentrated in one place, which greatly facilitates the patient's treatment process.

The KUIMS structure includes the Kyung Hee Medical Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital in Gangdong (dental clinic, orthopedic clinic, oriental medicine center, spine center, stroke center) and research centers.

CLINIC KYUNG-HEE MEDICAL CENTER KUIMS

Center Kyung-hee was founded in 1971. Today, many latest medical technologies are available in this center, such as robotic surgical techniques. The staff of the center employs 2,500 employees, including 266 highly qualified doctors. Annually, 1.5 million patients are treated here, of which 15,000 are foreign citizens. The KUIMS is the first university clinic that has a unique treatment system combining dental, western, eastern and eastern-western medicine.

KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT GANGDONG

The Kyung hee University Hospital Gangdong is an innovative medical facility consisting of a western medical school hospital, a school of eastern medicine and a dentistry clinic. In the Kyung hee clinic, state-of-the-art technology is available: EMR, 3.0-Tesla MRI, 64-slice CT, robotic technology, and RapidArc (cancer treatment equipment). The clinic is a paperless medical facility where all information is stored and transmitted digitally.

PECULIARITIES OF KUIMS MEDICAL CENTER

The main feature of the KUIMS medical center is its convenience for foreign patients. Every year more than half a million people are treated here, including about 15 000 patients from abroad. Most of the specialists in KUIMS speak English. Moreover, a special coordination unit has been established in the medical facility, where doctors, nurses and interpreters fulfill the requirements of international patients. Service in English, Russian, Chinese and Japanese are provided here as well.

The coordination unit of the center has been repeatedly awarded with various awards for the high quality services given to foreign patients. Among them are the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare Award "For the Globalization of Medical Services", a gratitude letter "For Contribution in Medical Tourism", the "For the contribution to the development of medical services among foreign patients" award from the Korea Medical Development Institute and others.

For the convenience of foreign patients, a unique Fast Track system has been developed that gives foreign patients priority in the process of passing the diagnosis, receiving specialist advice and therapy in any department of the medical center. This system helps to save time and money for patients, shortening the period of stay in the clinic.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF KUIMS MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS:

  • 2008 - The first successful APOLT operation in the world (auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation);
  • 2008 - KUIMS is recognized by the medical institution with the largest number of successfully performed complex surgical operations;
  • 2008 - KUIMS is recognized as the best center for stroke treatment;
  • 2010 - High-tech radiation equipment for RapidArc cancer treatment purchased;
  • 2011 - The certificate of the medical institution, funded by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Korea;
  • 2011 - A partnership agreement was signed with the Stanford Hospital in the USA;
  • 2011 - Multidisciplinary Cancer Center at the University Hospital was established;
  • 2012 - Fast Track launched;
  • 2013, 2014 - Received the award from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Korea.

Features of the Clinic

TREATMENT OF CANCER IN KUIMS

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To conduct an accurate diagnosis in the early stages the Oncocenter has modern diagnostic devices such as: ultrasound, MRI 3.0 Tesla, 64-slice CT, PET-CT.

The Cancer Center of the GANGDONG Kyung Hee University Hospital treats the eight most common cancers: stomach cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, liver cancer and prostate cancer.

Here, the latest methods of diagnostics, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are used.

The RapidArc radiotherapy unit is installed in the Cancer Center under visual control with intensity modulation (IGRT / IMRT technology), which rotates 360 to accurately irradiate the tumor without affecting healthy tissues. At the same time, the therapy time is reduced by 80%.

The clinic has the ultra-precise robotic surgery with the help of the Da Vinci Robot system. Specialists from all related fields of medicine work closely with each other to treat and provide comprehensive care to cancer patients.

The Cancer Center of the University Hospital in Gangdong, also provides the lowest prices for procedures of diagnostics and therapy of cancer among Korean clinics.

ORTHOPEDICS IN KUIMS

The Orthopedics center offers diagnostics, surgical operations and rehabilitation of patients with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. The KUIMS has proved to be one of the best in Korean medicine for its outstanding achievements in the field of traditional orthopedics and innovative technologies. Every year, there are about 300 operations performed to replace the hip joint, up to 200 operations for knee replacement and more than 550 complex operations on the spine.

DENTISTRY IN KUIMS

In the dentistry department, procedures such as dental nerve therapy, caries treatment, autotransplantation of teeth, operations under a microscope, bleaching and aesthetic dentistry are available. Modern methods of orthodontics such as surgical methods for adjusting the asymmetry of the jaws, lingual and transparent braces and orthopedics of the mandibular joint. The department successfully carries out implantation and prosthetics procedures using modern materials. Maxillofacial surgery of high level is also available.

ORIENTAL MEDICINE

Holistic treatment are available for chronic conditions such as detoxification therapies,weight loss procedures, immune system disorders, chronic pain. People with chronic fatigue and digestive tract issue can be cured on this unit.

Certificates:
Joint Commission International
Joint Commission International

Doctors

KUIMS
Prof. Chun Young Soo
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
KUIMS
Prof. Cho Nam Su
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
12 years
KUIMS
Prof. Ryu Ki Hyung
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
Oncology KUIMS
Prof. Li Ha Yong
Oncology
Experience:
KUIMS Korea
Prof. Lee Jae Hun
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
KUIMS
Prof. Kim Kang II
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
KUIMS best doctors
Prof. Kim Yong Chan
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience:
Urologists in Korea
Prof. Gyun Yun Ming
Urology
Experience:
Treatment in Korea
Prof. Ahn Jung Tae
Surgery
Experience:
14 years
Best doctors in Korea
Prof. Eo Wang Kyu
Oncology
Experience:
30 years
Oncology treatment at KUIMS
Assoc. Chang Hye Jung
Oncology
Experience:
15 years
Prof.
Professor, Head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Kyung Hee Clinic (KUIMS). A graduate of the Medical College and the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyung-hee University in Seoul. I worked abroad visiting fellow at the University Hospital of Sean Fudzhigaoka (Yokohama, Japan), the Institute of arthroplasty in Los Angeles (USA), the Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles (USA). He is a leading specialist in endoprosthetics and arthroplasty of the Kyung He (Kuims) clinic.
Specialization of the doctor: endoprosthetics of the hip joint, arthroplasty, surgery of tumors of the musculoskeletal system.
KUIMS
Prof. Chun Young Soo
Experience:
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Professor of the Orthopedic Surgery Department at Kyung Hee Clinic (KUIMS). He graduated from the College of Medicine and the Graduate School of Kyung He University in Seoul. He passed internships in the USA. Works in the clinic Kyung-hee since 2005. He is an experienced specialist in shoulder and elbow surgery, as well as sports medicine.
Specialization of the doctor: shoulder and elbow surgery, sports medicine.
KUIMS
Prof. Cho Nam Su
Experience: 12 years
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Professor of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Kyung Hee Hospital in Kandong (KUIMS). The best specialist in total endoprosthetics, as well as arthroscopy of the hip joint. He graduated from the Seoul National University. He worked as a visiting professor at the Arthritis Clinic at Stanford University, USA.
Specialization of the doctor: Total hip arthroplasty, hip joint diseases in adults and children, arthroscopy of the hip joint, hip joint resurfacing, osteoporosis.
KUIMS
Prof. Ryu Ki Hyung
Experience:
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Professor of the Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine at Kyung-hee University Hospital in Kandong (KUIMS). A recognized specialist in cancer of the lungs, malignant neoplasms of the head and neck, breast, sarcoma and melanoma. She graduated from the Medical College of the University of Chung-Ang, as well as the Medical Faculty of the University of Sungkunwan. She worked as a clinical researcher at the Center for Clinical Trials of the National Cancer Center. In Kyung Hee Clinic, the KUIMS Medical Center has been working since 2012, and since 2016 - in the status of a professor.
Specialization of the doctor: lung cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, sarcoma, melanoma, large-cell B-cell lymphoma.
Oncology KUIMS
Prof. Li Ha Yong
Experience:
Oncology
Prof.
Leading specialist of microsurgery of the cartilage of Kyung Hee Hospital in Kandong (KUIMS). He has the title of professor. He graduated from the Higher School of Medicine at Kyung-hee University. At the moment he is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the same university. He is the author of numerous scientific works on clinical microsurgery.
Membership in professional organizations:
  • Korea Medical Association;
  • Orthopedic Society of Korea;
  • Korean Society of Orthopedic Hand Surgery; Korean Society of Microsurgery;
  • Korean Society of Foot and Ankle Surgery;
  • Korean society fracture;
  • Korean Society of Hand Surgery;
  • Korean Society of Microsurgery (Director).

Specialization of the doctor: diseases and microsurgery of the hand, wrist, elbow.
KUIMS Korea
Prof. Lee Jae Hun
Experience:
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Leading orthopedist of the medical center KUIMS (Kuims). Recognized specialist in minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, full and partial replacement of joints. Graduated from School of Medicine at Kyung-hee University. For a long time he worked abroad. He was a clinical researcher at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, USA), he worked as a visiting professor at Kyushu University Hospital (Japan), and taught at the Higher School of Medicine, Okayama University (Japan). One of the best specialists in minimally invasive, computerized joint replacement.
Specialization of the doctor: diseases of the knee joint, minimally invasive and computerized total replacement of the knee joint, partial replacement of the knee joint, repeated knee surgery, joint conservative surgery (osteotomy and arthroscopy), operations with hemophilic arthritis.
KUIMS
Prof. Kim Kang II
Experience:
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Orthopedic clinic Kyung Hee in Kandong (KUIMS). He graduated from the Higher School of Medicine at Kyung-hee University, as well as the Medical College of the University of Ajou. One of the best hospital specialists in the matter of diseases and spinal injuries. He worked as a doctor in the department of spine health at the University of California in Los Angeles. Also practiced at the University of St. Louis, USA.
Specialization of the doctor: cervical diseases of the spine, spine trauma, cervical deformation of the spine, swelling of the spine.
KUIMS best doctors
Prof. Kim Yong Chan
Experience:
Orthopedics and traumatology
Prof.
Leading oncourologist of the medical center KUIMS. A recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. He graduated from Kyung Hee College of Medicine. Further he studied at the University of Ulsan Higher School. He received his degree from the University of Ulsan. He passed an internship in the medical center of Asan (Seoul, Korea). Practice in urological oncology was received at the Bundang Hospital of Seoul National University.
Specialization of the doctor: prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer.
Urologists in Korea
Prof. Gyun Yun Ming
Experience:
Urology
Prof.
Professor, Clinical Assistant of the Center for Joint Diseases and Trauma of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Kyung-hee University Hospital in Kandong (KUIMS). One of the top experts in microsurgery and foot surgery in Korea. He graduated from Kyung Hee University Medical College. He passed residency in orthopedics on the basis of the Khangana Spiritual Hospital. Worked as a surgeon with a specialization in foot and ankle surgery at the Samsung clinic.
Specialization of the doctor: foot surgery, microsurgery.
Treatment in Korea
Prof. Ahn Jung Tae
Experience: 14 years
Surgery
Prof.
Top-oncologist of Korea. Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Kyung-hee in Kandong (KUIMS). One of the best specialists in lymphomas, gastrointestinal cancer and breast cancer. He graduated from the School of Medicine at Kyung-hee University. He received a master's degree in endocrinology in the Higher School of the University Kyung, and later on a doctorate in hematology. At Sanji High School, he studied preventive medicine. He studied abroad, at New Haven Yale Hospital (Connecticut, USA), and also served as clinical observer at the Sloane-Kettering Cancer Memorial Center (New York, USA). He has the certificates of the Korea Internal Medicine Board, the Council for Hematology and Medical Oncology of Korea, and the Korean Alternative Medicine Council.
Specialization of the doctor: lymphoma, gastrointestinal cancer and breast cancer.
Best doctors in Korea
Prof. Eo Wang Kyu
Experience: 30 years
Oncology
Assoc.
Lead oncologist at the University Hospital of Kyung-hee in Kandong (KUIMS). Specialist in gynecological oncology, as well as treatment of stomach cancer and hematologic tumors. She graduated from the Women's University of Ikhwa in Seoul.
Specialization of the doctor: hematological malignant tumors, benign hematologic diseases, malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, gynecological malignant tumors.
Oncology treatment at KUIMS
Assoc. Chang Hye Jung
Experience: 15 years
Oncology
Location of the Clinic
26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Корея
Korea


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