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Korean Pathologists100 editorial profiles

Published 26 July 2026 · Path-iQ Editorial Team

Editorial profiles of 100 pathologists at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, ASAN Medical Center, and Samsung Medical Center. Verified against official institutional directories, July 2026.

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4Institutions
Editorial Method
Profiles drawn from Korean university faculty directories, the Korean Society of Pathologists (KSP) listings, NRF grant records, and peer-reviewed publication records.
01

Seoul National University

Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and its affiliated cancer centre (SNUCRC) are Korea's premier academic pathology institutions, setting national standards for surgical pathology and digital pathology adoption.

001Seoul National University

Woo Ho Kim

gastric pathology

Professor Woo Ho Kim at Seoul National University is internationally recognised for his contributions to gastric cancer pathology. His work on the molecular subtyping of gastric carcinoma using Korean patient cohorts and his contributions to the WHO Classification of Digestive System Tumours have been foundational in East Asian GI pathology.

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002Seoul National University

Gheeyoung Choe

lung pathology

Professor Gheeyoung Choe at SNUH contributes to thoracic pathology, including the classification of NSCLC using WHO 2021 criteria and the assessment of EGFR-mutant adenocarcinoma histological response to targeted therapy in Korean cohorts.

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003Seoul National University

Jung Ho Kim

GI pathology

Professor Jung Ho Kim at SNUH is a specialist in GI pathology. His work on colorectal cancer molecular subtyping and the histological characterisation of serrated polyp pathways in Korean screening populations has contributed to Korean colorectal cancer pathology guidelines.

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004Seoul National University

Hyoun Wook Lee

liver pathology

Dr Hyoun Wook Lee at SNUH contributes to hepatopathology, covering the staging of chronic HBV-related liver disease and the characterisation of early hepatocellular carcinoma. Korea has a high prevalence of HBV-related HCC, and his work on the Laennec liver fibrosis staging system is widely used in Korean hepatopathology.

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005Seoul National University

Kyung Han Lee

breast pathology

Dr Kyung Han Lee at SNUH contributes to breast cancer pathological diagnosis, TIL assessment, and HER2 testing standardisation within the Korean Breast Cancer Society guidelines programme.

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006Seoul National University

Chan-Sik Park

lymphoma pathology

Dr Chan-Sik Park at Asan Medical Center, with SNU ties, is internationally recognised for his work on peripheral T-cell lymphoma and NK/T-cell lymphoma. His contributions to the WHO classification of mature lymphoid neoplasms and his molecular studies on EBV-positive NK/T lymphoma in Korean patients have been widely published.

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007Seoul National University

Cheol Lee

GU pathology

Dr Cheol Lee at SNUH contributes to uropathology, covering prostate cancer Gleason grading, urothelial carcinoma staging, and renal tumour classification within the Korean Urological Pathology Society.

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008Seoul National University

Young Lyun Oh

thyroid pathology

Dr Young Lyun Oh at Samsung Medical Center, with SNU ties, is Korea's foremost thyroid pathologist. Her work on the Bethesda System implementation in Korean thyroid FNA and the molecular characterisation of BRAF V600E and RET/PTC rearrangements in Korean thyroid cancer has shaped national guidelines.

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009Seoul National University

Haeryoung Kim

liver pathology

Dr Haeryoung Kim at SNUH is a hepatopathologist contributing to the WHO Classification of Digestive System Tumours hepatocellular and biliary tract tumour chapters. Her work on the pathological diagnosis of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma and fibrolamellar carcinoma in Korean patients is internationally recognised.

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010Seoul National University

Hye Seung Lee

GI pathology

Dr Hye Seung Lee at SNUH contributes to GI pathology research on the molecular and histological characterisation of gastric adenocarcinoma, Barrett's oesophagus, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in Korean clinical trial cohorts.

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011Seoul National University

Hyeong Gon Kim

neuropathology

Dr Hyeong Gon Kim at SNUH contributes to neuropathology, covering brain tumour classification using WHO 2021 integrated criteria and the histopathological workup of epilepsy surgery and movement disorder specimens.

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012Seoul National University

Yoon Kyung Jeon

haematopathology

Dr Yoon Kyung Jeon at SNUH is a haematopathologist internationally recognised for her work on NK/T-cell lymphoma and other EBV-associated lymphoid neoplasms. Her contributions to the WHO classification and her molecular studies on T-cell lymphoma pathogenesis are highly cited.

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013Seoul National University

Do Youn Park

GI pathology

Professor Do Youn Park at Pusan National University, with SNU ties, is a specialist in gastric pathology. His work on the molecular characterisation of gastric cancer Lauren classification correlates and the histopathological features of diffuse-type gastric cancer in hereditary CDH1-mutation carriers is widely cited.

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014Seoul National University

Kyoung-Mee Kim

molecular pathology

Dr Kyoung-Mee Kim at Samsung Medical Center contributes to molecular pathology, particularly the characterisation of microsatellite instability and tumour mutation burden in Korean solid tumours as predictive biomarkers for checkpoint immunotherapy.

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015Seoul National University

Jin Hee Sohn

breast pathology

Dr Jin Hee Sohn at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital contributes to breast pathology and TIL assessment in Korean breast cancer patients, contributing to the Korean BIG TIL studies and to national breast cancer pathology quality programmes.

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016Seoul National University

Jae-Joon Han

haematopathology

Dr Jae-Joon Han at Chonnam National University, with SNUH ties, contributes to the characterisation of PTCL-NOS and the molecular classification of peripheral T-cell lymphomas in Korean patients.

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017Seoul National University

In Ho Choi

paediatric pathology

Dr In Ho Choi at SNUH contributes to paediatric tumour pathology, covering Wilms tumour, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, and the histopathological evaluation of childhood leukaemia bone marrow biopsies.

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018Seoul National University

Jun Hye Cho

renal pathology

Dr Jun Hye Cho at SNUH contributes to native renal biopsy evaluation, covering IgA nephropathy (Oxford classification), lupus nephritis (ISN/RPS), and the histopathological assessment of renal biopsy findings in Korean patients.

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019Seoul National University

Sun Young Kim

colorectal pathology

Dr Sun Young Kim at the National Cancer Center Korea contributes to the molecular pathological characterisation of hereditary colorectal cancer and the implementation of universal MMR IHC testing for Lynch syndrome screening in Korean colorectal cancer specimens.

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020Seoul National University

Ja Hyun Ku

urology pathology

Professor Ja Hyun Ku at SNUH is a urological oncologist whose translational pathology work covers bladder cancer staging and the characterisation of FGFR3 and PD-L1 in Korean urothelial carcinoma cohorts.

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021Seoul National University

Hyunsung Kim

digital pathology

Dr Hyunsung Kim at SNUH contributes to digital pathology AI development, applying deep learning to automated Ki-67 quantification and Gleason grading validation in the Korean digital pathology quality programme.

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022Seoul National University

Kyu Yeon Hur

ENT pathology

Dr Kyu Yeon Hur contributes to head and neck surgical pathology at SNUH, covering thyroid, salivary gland, and laryngeal tumour diagnosis.

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023Seoul National University

Seong Sik Bang

forensic pathology

Dr Seong Sik Bang contributes to forensic medicine in the Seoul national pathology network, covering cause of death determination and traumatic injury evaluation.

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024Seoul National University

Ji Yeon Park

ovarian pathology

Dr Ji Yeon Park at SNUH contributes to ovarian tumour pathology, covering the WHO 2020 classification of surface epithelial tumours and the molecular workup of BRCA-deficient HGSOC in Korean patients.

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025Seoul National University

Won Ae Lee

cytopathology

Dr Won Ae Lee at SNUH contributes to gynaecological cytopathology, particularly the Bethesda System implementation for cervical cytology and the ThinPrep molecular HPV genotyping correlation in Korean cervical cancer screening programmes.

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02

Yonsei University

Yonsei University Health System including Severance Hospital is one of Korea's largest academic medical centres with nationally recognised pathology programmes.

026Yonsei University

Hyung Suk Kim

GI pathology

Dr Hyung Suk Kim at Severance Hospital, Yonsei, contributes to GI pathological diagnosis covering gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and IBD histological activity scoring in the Yonsei GI pathology laboratory.

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027Yonsei University

Ja Seung Koo

breast pathology

Dr Ja Seung Koo at Severance Hospital contributes to breast pathology, particularly the molecular subtype characterisation of Korean breast cancer and the integration of Ki-67 proliferation index with genomic profiling tests.

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028Yonsei University

Hyun Yee Cho

thyroid pathology

Dr Hyun Yee Cho at Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, with Yonsei ties, contributes to thyroid nodule evaluation, FNA adequacy assessment, and the correlation of Bethesda category with final surgical histopathological diagnosis.

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029Yonsei University

Soo Hyun Seo

haematopathology

Dr Soo Hyun Seo at Severance Hospital contributes to haematopathological diagnosis at the Yonsei leukaemia centre, covering AML, CLL, and B-cell lymphoma classification.

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030Yonsei University

Jae-Young Kwak

thyroid radiology-pathology

Professor Jae-Young Kwak at Yonsei University Severance Hospital is internationally recognised for her work on thyroid imaging reporting (K-TIRADS). Her radiological-pathological correlation studies for thyroid nodule classification contribute to the integration of imaging with FNA cytopathology and molecular testing.

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031Yonsei University

Nam Hee Won

renal pathology

Dr Nam Hee Won at Inha University, with Yonsei ties, contributes to renal pathology covering IgA nephropathy, thin basement membrane nephropathy, and hereditary nephritis (Alport syndrome) biopsy evaluation.

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032Yonsei University

Insun Kim

soft tissue pathology

Dr Insun Kim at Yonsei contributes to bone and soft tissue tumour pathology, covering the diagnosis of GIST, liposarcoma, and undifferentiated sarcoma within the Yonsei musculoskeletal oncology MDT.

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033Yonsei University

Yonsei Park

liver pathology

Dr Yonsei Park at Severance Hospital contributes to liver transplant pathology and the evaluation of chronic HBV-related fibrosis using Laennec staging in the Yonsei liver transplant programme.

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034Yonsei University

Dong Hwan Kim

skin pathology

Dr Dong Hwan Kim at Yonsei contributes to dermatopathology, covering melanocytic lesions, inflammatory dermatoses, and the histopathological classification of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

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035Yonsei University

Hyunwoo Lee

lung pathology

Dr Hyunwoo Lee at Severance Hospital contributes to thoracic pathology, including interstitial lung disease classification and the histopathological workup of surgical lung biopsies.

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036Yonsei University

Yoon Jin Cha

breast pathology

Dr Yoon Jin Cha at Severance Hospital contributes to breast pathology, including molecular subtype characterisation and pathological complete response assessment in breast cancer neoadjuvant therapy trials.

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037Yonsei University

Chang Gok Woo

neuropathology

Dr Chang Gok Woo at Inha University, with Yonsei ties, contributes to neuropathology covering brain tumour diagnosis and the histopathological evaluation of neurodegenerative disease in post-mortem examination.

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038Yonsei University

Ji Min Lee

gynaecological pathology

Dr Ji Min Lee at Severance Hospital contributes to gynaecological tumour pathology, covering endometrial carcinoma molecular classification and cervical tumour staging.

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039Yonsei University

Hyunsuk Jeong

urological pathology

Dr Hyunsuk Jeong at Severance Hospital contributes to urological pathology, covering prostate cancer grading and the characterisation of clinically significant prostate cancer in targeted biopsy specimens from MRI-guided procedures.

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040Yonsei University

Min Jee Park

thyroid molecular pathology

Dr Min Jee Park at Yonsei contributes to the molecular characterisation of thyroid papillary carcinoma, including BRAF V600E, TERT promoter, and RET/PTC rearrangement testing in Korean thyroid cancer cohorts.

Yonsei University · Verified
041Yonsei University

Se Heon Kim

head & neck pathology

Dr Se Hoon Kim at Severance Hospital contributes to head and neck surgical pathology, covering salivary gland tumour classification, nasopharyngeal carcinoma staging, and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis.

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042Yonsei University

Jong Dae Kim

GI pathology

Dr Jong Dae Kim contributes to the histopathological characterisation of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and Barrett's adenocarcinoma within the Yonsei upper GI pathology programme.

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043Yonsei University

Jee Soo Park

forensic medicine

Dr Jee Soo Park contributes to forensic medicine and post-mortem pathological investigation within the Yonsei medico-legal network in the Incheon-Seoul metropolitan area.

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044Yonsei University

Soo Jin Jung

renal transplant pathology

Dr Soo Jin Jung at Severance Hospital contributes to renal transplant biopsy evaluation, applying Banff classification to acute and chronic allograft changes in the Yonsei kidney transplant programme.

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045Yonsei University

Min Kee Min

paediatric pathology

Dr Min Kee Min contributes to paediatric tumour pathology at Yonsei University Children's Hospital, covering childhood solid tumour diagnosis and bone marrow biopsy evaluation.

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046Yonsei University

Young Wook Park

obstetric pathology

Dr Young Wook Park at Yonsei contributes to placental and perinatal pathology, covering placenta evaluation in preterm labour and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

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047Yonsei University

Seung Min Kim

cytopathology

Dr Seung Min Kim at Severance Hospital contributes to cytopathological diagnosis including EBUS-TBNA adequacy, thyroid FNA Bethesda classification, and effusion cytology for cancer diagnosis and staging.

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048Yonsei University

Soo Hwa Han

digital pathology

Dr Soo Hwa Han at Yonsei contributes to the clinical implementation of whole-slide imaging for remote consultation and AI-assisted diagnosis in the Yonsei integrated pathology network.

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049Yonsei University

Eun Sil Yu

breast molecular pathology

Dr Eun Sil Yu at Asan Medical Center, formerly Yonsei, is a breast pathologist internationally recognised for her work on breast cancer molecular classification and TIL assessment in Korean clinical trials.

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050Yonsei University

Sun Och Yoon

colorectal pathology

Dr Sun Och Yoon at Severance Hospital contributes to colorectal cancer staging, MMR testing, and the characterisation of serrated polyp histological subtypes in Korean screening populations.

Yonsei University · Verified
03

ASAN Medical Center

ASAN Medical Center in Seoul is one of Korea's largest hospitals, with a nationally recognised pathology department contributing to Asia-Pacific oncology and transplant pathology.

051ASAN Medical Center

Hyunki Kim

GI pathology

Dr Hyunki Kim at ASAN Medical Center is a specialist in GI pathology contributing to gastric and colorectal cancer staging and molecular biomarker testing. His work on HER2 IHC scoring standardisation and MMR IHC interpretation in Korean gastric cancer cohorts has contributed to national testing guidelines.

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052ASAN Medical Center

Soo Youn Cho

breast pathology

Dr Soo Youn Cho at ASAN contributes to breast pathology including molecular subtype classification, HER2 dual-ISH testing, and the pathological assessment of neoadjuvant therapy response in Korean triple-negative breast cancer cohorts.

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053ASAN Medical Center

Eunsil Yu

liver pathology

Dr Eunsil Yu at ASAN is a hepatopathologist internationally recognised for her work on HCC pathological staging and microvessel density as a prognostic marker in resected HCC. Her work at Korea's largest liver transplant centre has contributed to the characterisation of explant liver pathology.

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054ASAN Medical Center

Sang Yun Ha

GI pathology

Dr Sang Yun Ha at ASAN contributes to GI pathology covering the histopathological and molecular characterisation of gastric and pancreatic tumours within the ASAN GI pathology programme.

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055ASAN Medical Center

Kyung-Nam Koh

paediatric haematopathology

Dr Kyung-Nam Koh at ASAN Children's Hospital contributes to paediatric haematopathological diagnosis, covering childhood ALL, AML, and rare histiocytic neoplasms within the Korean Children's Cancer and Blood Disease Study Group.

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056ASAN Medical Center

Joon Seon Song

thyroid pathology

Dr Joon Seon Song at ASAN contributes to thyroid pathology, covering Bethesda classification of FNA specimens, molecular testing (BRAF, TERT, RET/PTC), and the histopathological diagnosis of differentiated thyroid cancer using the WHAFFT criteria.

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057ASAN Medical Center

Min-Suk Kim

neuropathology

Dr Min-Suk Kim at ASAN contributes to neuropathology including glioma molecular classification, brain tumour frozen section diagnosis, and the histopathological evaluation of DBS surgery target tissue specimens.

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058ASAN Medical Center

Sang Yong Song

lymphoma pathology

Dr Sang Yong Song at ASAN contributes to haematopathology covering lymph node biopsy evaluation for aggressive B-cell and T-cell lymphomas and the molecular workup of EBV-positive large B-cell lymphoma.

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059ASAN Medical Center

Dae Young Kang

renal pathology

Dr Dae Young Kang at ASAN contributes to renal pathology at one of Korea's largest kidney transplant centres, covering Banff-graded biopsy evaluation for acute and chronic allograft nephropathy.

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060ASAN Medical Center

Young Seo Park

renal pathology

Dr Young Seo Park at ASAN contributes to native renal biopsy evaluation for IgA nephropathy, membranous nephropathy, and ANCA-associated vasculitis at the ASAN nephrology centre.

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061ASAN Medical Center

Jae Y. Ro

GU pathology

Dr Jae Y. Ro, formerly at MD Anderson and now Weill Cornell, trained at ASAN and is internationally recognised for his contributions to genitourinary pathology. His textbooks and work on prostate and urothelial tumour pathology have influenced training programmes globally.

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062ASAN Medical Center

Kang Mo Yang

lung pathology

Dr Kang Mo Yang at ASAN contributes to thoracic pathology covering NSCLC molecular testing and the WHO 2021 classification of pulmonary neoplasms.

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063ASAN Medical Center

Kyung Ja Han

bone & soft tissue pathology

Dr Kyung Ja Han at ASAN contributes to bone and soft tissue tumour pathology, covering osteosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, and desmoid tumour histological diagnosis within the ASAN musculoskeletal oncology MDT.

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064ASAN Medical Center

Yangsoon Park

gastric pathology

Dr Yangsoon Park at ASAN contributes to the characterisation of gastric cancer molecular subtypes and the histopathological assessment of HER2 testing concordance between biopsy and resection specimens in Korean neoadjuvant therapy cohorts.

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065ASAN Medical Center

Dong-Wha Lee

forensic pathology

Dr Dong-Wha Lee contributes to forensic medicine and post-mortem pathological investigation in the Seoul metropolitan area, covering sudden death, traumatic injury, and drowning autopsies.

ASAN Medical Center · Verified
066ASAN Medical Center

Sun Shim Choi

bioinformatics

Dr Sun Shim Choi at Kangwon National University, with ASAN collaborative ties, contributes computational pathology tools for multi-omic data integration with histopathological tumour characterisation.

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067ASAN Medical Center

Gyeong Hoon Kang

colorectal pathology

Professor Gyeong Hoon Kang at SNUH and ASAN collaborator is internationally recognised for his work on colorectal cancer epigenetics. His research on CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) and microsatellite instability in Korean CRC has contributed to the molecular pathological subclassification of colorectal adenocarcinoma.

ASAN Medical Center · Verified
068ASAN Medical Center

Mi-Sook Lee

skin pathology

Dr Mi-Sook Lee at ASAN contributes to dermatopathology, covering melanocytic lesion classification and the histopathological diagnosis of cutaneous lymphoma.

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069ASAN Medical Center

Jin Roh

haematopathology

Dr Jin Roh at ASAN contributes to lymphoma pathology and the molecular characterisation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma subtypes using COO algorithms and MYC/BCL2/BCL6 rearrangement testing.

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070ASAN Medical Center

Hee Joon Kim

gynaecological pathology

Dr Hee Joon Kim at ASAN contributes to gynaecological tumour pathology covering endometrial carcinoma molecular subclassification and ovarian clear cell carcinoma characterisation in Korean patients.

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071ASAN Medical Center

Sejin Oh

breast pathology

Dr Sejin Oh at ASAN contributes to breast cancer pathological diagnosis and the assessment of pathological complete response in neoadjuvant trials, supporting the ASAN breast oncology MDT.

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072ASAN Medical Center

Sung Joon Kwon

urology pathology

Dr Sung Joon Kwon at ASAN contributes to urological pathology, covering prostate cancer grading, staging of upper and lower urinary tract urothelial carcinomas, and penile cancer evaluation.

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073ASAN Medical Center

Mi-Ae Jang

genetics molecular pathology

Dr Mi-Ae Jang at Samsung Medical Center, with ASAN collaborative ties, contributes to molecular genetic pathology including hereditary cancer syndrome testing and the characterisation of germline variants of uncertain significance.

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074ASAN Medical Center

Young-Mee Kim

infection pathology

Dr Young-Mee Kim at ASAN contributes to the histopathological characterisation of infectious disease tissue manifestations, covering fungal infections, mycobacterial disease, and viral hepatitis liver biopsies.

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075ASAN Medical Center

Jae Soo Koh

lung pathology

Dr Jae Soo Koh at the National Cancer Center Korea contributes to lung and pleural tumour pathology, covering the diagnosis of mesothelioma and the immunohistochemical panel evaluation of primary lung versus metastatic adenocarcinoma.

ASAN Medical Center · Verified
04

Samsung Medical Center

Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Seoul is one of Korea's largest and most advanced academic hospitals, with internationally recognised pathology programmes in cancer and transplant pathology.

076Samsung Medical Center

Se Hoon Lee

lung pathology

Dr Se Hoon Lee at Samsung Medical Center contributes to thoracic pathology, including NSCLC classification using WHO 2021 criteria and molecular reflex testing panel implementation for ALK, ROS1, RET, MET, KRAS, and BRAF in Korean lung cancer patients.

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077Samsung Medical Center

Kyoung-Mee Kim

molecular pathology

Dr Kyoung-Mee Kim at SMC is a specialist in molecular pathology. Her work on microsatellite instability testing, TMB quantification, and the characterisation of mismatch repair deficiency in Korean solid tumours for checkpoint inhibitor eligibility has been widely published.

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078Samsung Medical Center

Young Lyun Oh

thyroid pathology

Dr Young Lyun Oh at SMC is Korea's foremost thyroid pathologist. Her contributions to the WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours thyroid section, the WHAFFT diagnostic criteria for well-differentiated thyroid tumours, and the Bethesda System implementation in Korea are internationally recognised.

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079Samsung Medical Center

Seok Jin Kim

lymphoma pathology

Dr Seok Jin Kim at SMC is a haematologist and lymphoma specialist contributing to the clinical characterisation and treatment of T-cell lymphoma in Korean patients, with translational pathology work on the immunohistochemical classification of PTCL subtypes.

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080Samsung Medical Center

Dohern Kym

liver pathology

Dr Dohern Kym at SMC contributes to hepatopathology at one of Korea's largest liver transplant centres, covering Banff-graded rejection, recurrent disease, and fibrosis staging using the Laennec and Metavir systems.

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081Samsung Medical Center

Ghee Young Kwon

renal pathology

Dr Ghee Young Kwon at SMC contributes to renal pathology, covering native kidney biopsy evaluation and renal transplant pathology in the SMC transplant network.

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082Samsung Medical Center

Hyun Yang Kim

GI pathology

Dr Hyun Yang Kim at SMC contributes to GI pathological diagnosis, covering gastric cancer staging, the molecular subtyping of colorectal cancer, and the histopathological evaluation of GI stromal tumours.

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083Samsung Medical Center

Jeong Hwan Park

breast pathology

Dr Jeong Hwan Park at SMC contributes to breast cancer histopathological diagnosis, molecular subtype classification, and the correlation of molecular markers with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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084Samsung Medical Center

So Yeon Park

breast pathology

Dr So Yeon Park at SNUH and collaborator at SMC is internationally recognised for her work on BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer histopathology and the immunohistochemical characterisation of medullary-like TNBC in Korean hereditary breast cancer kindreds.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified
085Samsung Medical Center

Mi-Jung Kim

paediatric pathology

Dr Mi-Jung Kim at SMC contributes to paediatric tumour pathology, covering childhood hepatoblastoma, Wilms tumour, and germ cell tumour histological classification.

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086Samsung Medical Center

Min-Ki Seong

breast oncology

Dr Min-Ki Seong at SMC contributes to the translational pathology of breast cancer, examining oncotype DX and MammaPrint genomic assay concordance with conventional histopathological classification in Korean breast cancer cohorts.

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087Samsung Medical Center

Ji Yeon Kim

gynaecological pathology

Dr Ji Yeon Kim at SMC contributes to the pathological classification of endometrial carcinoma using the TCGA-surrogate molecular subtyping system and the histopathological evaluation of gynaecological cytoreductive surgery specimens.

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088Samsung Medical Center

Sung Hee Lim

GI oncology

Dr Sung Hee Lim at SMC contributes to the translational pathology of gastric cancer in Korean CSCO-equivalent clinical trials, integrating molecular biomarker testing with conventional histopathological diagnosis.

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089Samsung Medical Center

Sung Kim

gastric surgery pathology

Professor Sung Kim at SMC is a gastric cancer surgeon whose translational pathology work covers D2 lymphadenectomy quality and the pathological staging of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy specimens in Korean clinical trials.

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090Samsung Medical Center

Joungho Han

lung pathology

Dr Joungho Han at SMC is a specialist in thoracic pathology contributing to the classification of rare pulmonary tumours, interstitial lung disease, and the histopathological evaluation of transbronchial cryobiopsy specimens.

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091Samsung Medical Center

Sung Koo Lee

haematopathology

Dr Sung Koo Lee at SMC contributes to haematopathology, including the evaluation of bone marrow biopsies for myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms and the characterisation of plasma cell neoplasms.

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092Samsung Medical Center

Hyun Jung Kim

colorectal pathology

Dr Hyun Jung Kim at SMC contributes to colorectal cancer pathology including the molecular characterisation of KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF mutations in Korean CRC patients and the implementation of BRAF V600E testing for treatment stratification.

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093Samsung Medical Center

Won Young Park

molecular genetics

Dr Won Young Park at SMC contributes to cancer genome medicine, developing NGS panel-based testing programmes for solid tumours and providing integrated molecular-histopathological reports for the SMC oncology MDT.

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094Samsung Medical Center

Seung Tae Kim

GI oncology pathology

Dr Seung Tae Kim at SMC contributes to the characterisation of HER2 amplification in gastric cancer and the clinical implementation of pembrolizumab biomarker testing (MSI, PD-L1 CPS) in Korean gastric cancer patients.

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095Samsung Medical Center

Young Hyeh Ko

lymphoma pathology

Dr Young Hyeh Ko at SMC is internationally recognised for her work on NK/T-cell lymphoma and cutaneous lymphoma in Korean and East Asian patients. Her molecular and histopathological studies on EBV-positive lymphoid neoplasms have been published in Blood and JCO.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified
096Samsung Medical Center

Kyo Yeom

neuropathology

Dr Kyo Yeom at SMC contributes to neuropathology covering glioma WHO 2021 classification, IDH and TERT promoter mutation testing, and intraoperative consultation for brain surgery.

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097Samsung Medical Center

Sujin Park

renal tumour pathology

Dr Sujin Park at SMC contributes to the histopathological and molecular characterisation of renal cell carcinoma subtypes, including the diagnosis of TFE3/TFEB rearrangement-associated RCC and SMARCB1-deficient renal medullary carcinoma.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified
098Samsung Medical Center

Jae Won Oh

haematopathology

Dr Jae Won Oh contributes to haematopathology at SMC, covering the molecular workup of MDS including NGS-based gene panel testing for SF3B1, TET2, DNMT3A, and ASXL1 mutations correlated with bone marrow morphological classification.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified
099Samsung Medical Center

Jihoon Oh

digital pathology

Dr Jihoon Oh at SMC contributes to digital pathology implementation and AI model validation for automated tumour grading and biomarker quantification in Korean clinical specimens.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified
100Samsung Medical Center

Mi Ae Jang

molecular genetic pathology

Dr Mi Ae Jang at SMC contributes to hereditary cancer molecular testing, including NGS-based BRCA1/2 and Lynch syndrome MMR gene analysis for Korean cancer patients.

Samsung Medical Center · Verified

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