KINGCA WEEK 2022

James Goldenring

Current position

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Bios

Dr. James Goldenring is currently the Scientific Director at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he has worked for over eight years. His areas of focus at Vanderbilt University include Translational Pathology Shared Resource and Digital Histology Shared Resource. His other notable places of involvement at Vanderbilt University include Co-Director of the Epithelial Biology Center (2008-present), Professor and Vice Chairman for Surgical Research at the Paul W. Sanger Chair in Surgical Investigation (2002-present) and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology (2002-present). Dr. Goldenring is also Staff Physician at the Nashville VA Medical Center (2002-present).

Dr. Goldenring graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1986. In 1984 he graduated with a PHD in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University with his dissertation on the purification, characterization, and distribution of a calmodulin-dependent kinase. His Masters was completed at Yale University in 1984 with his thesis on Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.
His honors include the John A. Oates Award to Address Important Biological Processes and/or Diseases, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Biomedical Laboratory R&D Senior Clinical Scientist Award, 2019. Department of Veterans Affairs Biomedical Laboratory R&D Senior Clinical Scientist Award, 2019. AGA Institute Council Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology Research Mentor Award, 2016.

Yoon-Koo Kang

Current position

Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Kang is Professor of Medicine at the Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He received his degree in medicine from Seoul National University and specialized in internal medicine and oncology/hematology. In 1992, he also received a Ph.D. from Seoul National University. Before joining the Asan Medical Center, Dr. Kang finished a research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, USA and led the clinical program of hematology/oncology and the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Seoul.

Dr. Kang is an expert in clinical development of new anti-cancer therapies. He has directed Clinical Research Center for several years in Asan Medical Center and has led a number of important international clinical trials. His main interests are in the treatment of gastric cancer, GIST and hepatocellular carcinoma. He has been the president of Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO), the Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG), and the Korean GISY Study Group. He is also a member of many professional societies, including the Korean Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology, and the American Association of Cancer Research. He has published more than 400 papers in peer review journals.

Yasuhiro Kodera

Current position

Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University

Bios

Dr. Kodera graduated from the School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan, earning his M.D. in 1985 and after completing a 3-months training course at the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan in 1990, he earned his Ph.D. from School of Medicine, Nagoya University. He has continued his active participation in Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University as a Research Associate in 2002, as an Assistant Professor in 2004, and as a Professor and Chairman in 2011.

He was appointed as a gastrointestinal surgeon in gastric cancer surgery at Aichi Cancer Center in 1994. Since 2000, Dr. Kodera has been an editorial board member of the journal Gastric Cancer and became the Editor-in-Chief in 2019. He also joined the board of directors for the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association in 2014 and was appointed as chairman of the board of directors in 2018. Joining the board of directors for Japan Surgical Society in 2016, he is now a President of the Annual Congress held in 2024.

Dr. Kodera is a constructive author of more than 640 peer-reviewed articles on surgery and surgical oncology including 73 articles as a first author, almost exclusively on gastric cancer. His current concerns are the hospital management as a director of Nagoya University Hospital at a time of the pandemic, and the fate of young surgeons upon the establishment of a new system of medical specialists led by the Japanese Medical Specialty Board.

Yi-Chia Lee

Current position

Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University

Bios

Dr. Lee is a gastroenterologist in National Taiwan University Hospital, professor of internal medicine, and jointly appointed professor of the Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine of NTU. He is currently the deputy director of the Department of Medical Research in NTUH.

The overriding theme throughout his research is stomach cancer screening and prevention, with emphasis on the evaluation of disease natural course, risk factor identification, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of the preventive programs.

Dr. Lee’s significant achievement is the design of the stomach cancer prevention program by answering the questions about whether it is preventable and if so, how to implement the program. Knowing that a one-size-fits-all approach is unlikely to be ideal, different novel approaches have been developed. These include the mass eradication method, the two-in-one method, and the index case method according to the differences in baseline risk, environment, socioeconomic status, health care resources, and the lifestyle for a specific population. Not only confirmed the long-term benefits but several theoretical risks of adverse consequences were elucidated. As a result, this healthcare policy has demonstrated a successful multi-location rollout in Taiwan, which is accompanied by a reduction in stomach cancer incidence.

Jae Myung Park

Current position

Division of Gastroenterology, The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Jae Myung Park received his Doctor of Medicine from The Catholic University of Korea in 1996. His residency focused on internal medicine at Gangnam St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul, South Korea (1997-2001) and his fellowship was related to Gastroenterology at Gangnam St. Mary’s Hospital (2004-2006).

Dr. Park is currently an established professor at the Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea (2014-present). Prior to his professorship, he was a visiting scientist (2011-2012) at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. His research field includes endoscopic treatment, molecular imaging, and biomarkers for gastrointestinal cancer.

Dr. Park has many notable representative papers published including:
1. Assessment of Cimetropium Bromide Use for the Detection of Gastric Neoplasms During Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. JAMA Network Open (2022)
2. Identification and Validation of LGR5-binding Peptide for Molecular Imaging of Gastric Cancer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. (2021)
3. Prediction model for curative endoscopic submucosal dissection of undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer. Surg Endosc. (2022)

Woo-Jin Hyung

Current position

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Severance Hospital

Bios

Dr. Woo Jin Hyung received his Doctor of Medicine from Yonsei University, College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea (1988-1983). His Ph.D. was completed at Korea University, Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea (2003-2006).

He completed his internship and his residency at the Department of Surgery at Severance Hospital at Yonsei University (1993-1998) and his fellowship was also at Yonsei University (2001-2002).

Dr. Hyung currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University (2013-Present). He also holds the position of Professor at the Department of Surgery at Yonsei University College of Medicine (2013-Presemt). His prior position was as Director at the Gastric Cancer Center at Yonsei Cancer Center (2014-2020).

Dr. Hyung specializes in upper gastrointestinal surgery, surgical oncology especially for Gastric Cancer which is a minimally invasive upper gastrointestinal surgery (Laparoscopy and robot).
He is also the founder and CEO of Hutom, which is a company developing surgical patient care platform (2017-Present).

Academic Membership:
Korean Surgical Society, Member, Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA), International Gastric Cancer Association, Member, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (KLASS), Korean Society for Simulation Surgery, Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons

Masanori Terashima

Current position

Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center

Bios

Dr. Masanori Terashima received his Doctor of Medicine from Iwate University in 1983. His Ph.D. was completed at Iwate University in 1987. He was a Research Fellow at the Department of Clinical Oncology at the Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo (1984-1985). He was also a Research Fellow in Medicine, Division of Cancer Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA (1994-1995).

Dr. Terashima currently has two important positions as Visiting Professor at Iwate Medical University (2006-Present) and Visiting Assistant Professor at Fukushima Medical University (2008-Present). Prior he was Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery at Fukushima Medical University (2002-2008). His hospital appointments include Deputy Director (2020) and Chief of Division of Gastric Surgery (2008) at the Shizuoka Cancer Center.

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:
Japan Surgical Society, Japanese Cancer Association, Japan Society of Clinical Oncology
Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Japanese Society of Biological Response Modifier, Japanese Society for Clinical Surgery, American Association for Cancer Research, Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine, American Society of Clinical Oncology, International Gastric Cancer Association, Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, American College of Surgeons (Fellow), Japanese Society for Gastroenterology, Japanese Society for Clinical Oncology

Jae-Ho Cheong

Current position

The Biocluster Core Strategy Agency, Yonsei University

Bios

Dr. Jae-Ho Cheong received his Doctor of Medicine from Yonsei University, College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea (1995). His Ph.D. was completed at Yonsei University in tumor biology (2006). His residency was completed at the Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine, Yonsei University (1996-2000) and his fellowship was also at Yonsei University (2003-2005).

Of the many notable positions, Dr. Cheong serves as the Director General of the Biocluster Core Strategy Agency at Yonsei University (2020-Present), Director at the Institute for Precision Cancer Therapy at Yonsei Cancer Center (2019-Present) and as a Professor at the Department of Surgery at Yonsei (2017-Present). He also serves as the Vice Dean at Research Affairs at Yonsei University (2017-Present). His prior position was Vice Director, Office of Medical Science at Yonsei University (2012-2016).

Professional Membership:
The Korean Medical Association, The Korean Surgical Society, Korean Cancer Association,
Korean Gastric Cancer Association, The International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA)
Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, Koreans Society of Biochemistry and molecular biology, Chair, Academic committee, Korean Genome Organization

Seong-Ho Kong

Current position

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Kong is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital. He was a summa cum laude graduate of 2000 of Seoul National University College of Medicine and he graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine with his M.S. degree in 2009, and with his Ph.D. in 2013 respectively.

After completing his Internship (2001) and his residency (2005) both at Seoul National University Hospital in 2001, he was a volunteer surgeon of Korea-Thimi Friendship Hospital, Thimi, Nepal from May 2005 to April 2008. Then from 2008 to 2010, he was a Fellow of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital. After the fellowship program, he fulfilled his duty as a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital from April 2010 to March 2011 and he was appointed to a Clinical Assistant Professor by the same institute from March 2011 to February 2017. After his contributions to the department, he was also appointed a Clinical Associate Professor in March 2017, and he is now a Clinical Professor of the division since March 2022.

Dr. Kong is in charge of the surgical part of the center of the hospitalist at Seoul National University Hospital since January 2020, and he is also a Chief of the Division of Medical Robot and Mechatronics Research, Department of Medical Technology Innovation Research at Seoul National University Hospital since July 2020. Dr. Kong has served as a Chairperson of the Committee of residents of the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital since July 2020 as well.

His memberships and committee assignment in professional societies include the Korean Surgical Society, the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, the Korean Cancer Association, the Korean GIST study Group, the Korean Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (KSPEN), the Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, the Committee of Surgical Skill in Korean Surgical Society, the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, and the Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons.

Minkyu Jung

Current position

Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Min Kyu Jung received his Doctor of Medicine from Yonsei University, College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea (1999-2003). His Ph.D. was completed in Medical Science at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (2008-2017). His residency was also at Yonsei Medical Center (2005-2009) and his fellowship was also at Yonsei University in Medical Oncology (2009-2010). Dr. Jung currently serves as an Associate Professor in Medical Oncology at Yonsei Cancer Center (2019-Present). He completed his appointment as Visiting Scholar in Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute at Weil Cornell Medicine, USA (2017-2019). Prior to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology also at Yonsei University (2016). He was Clinical Assistant Professor in Oncology at Yonsei University health system (2012-2014).

Grants as a Principal Investigator
1. Grant of Korea Health Care Technology R & D Project, Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs, Republic of Korea. Jun 2009-Feb 2010. Title: MMP-2 as a Putative Biomarker for Carcinomatosis in Gastric Cancer
2. Grant of Korea Health Care Technology R & D Project, Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs, Republic of Korea. Jun 2010-Feb 2011. Title: Osteopontin as a predictive biomarker in gastric cancer treated with capetabine and oxaliplatin
3. Grant of Korean Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Mar. 2014-Feb.2017. Title: Study of oncogenic function of novel fusion gene in melanoma

Yukinori Kurokawa

Current position

Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University

Bios

Dr. Yukinori Kurokawa received his Doctor of Medicine from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan (1997). His Ph.D. was completed at Osaka University in 2005. He completed two residencies. The first was completed at Osaka University Hospital at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (1997-1998) and the second was completed at Osaka National Hospital at Department of Surgery (1998-2001). His fellowship was completed at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka University Hospital (2004-2005).

Dr. Kurokawa currently serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (2020-Present). Previous to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (2010-2020).

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:
Editor of Gastric Cancer, Associate Editor of Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Active Member, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Active Member

Bang Wool Eom

Current position

Gastric Cancer Branch, The National Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Bang Wool Eom received her Doctor of Medicine from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Her Ph.D. was completed at Yonsei University, in Seoul, South Korea in 2017.

Her Residency was at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital (2005-2008), completing her internship in 2006. Her Fellowship was in the field of Gastric Cancer, at the National Cancer Center (2009-2011). Dr. Eom currently has two important positions at The National Cancer Center as Staff Surgeon (2012-Present) and Researcher at the Gastric Cancer Branch (2014-Present). She also has research appoints as Visiting Researcher, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College of London, UK (2019-2020).

Professional Membership: The Korean Surgical Society, The Korean Cancer Association, The Korean Gastric Cancer Association, The Korean Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery

Souya Nunobe

Current position

Division of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital

Bios

He is a graduate of the School of Medicine in Kumamoto University with his M.D. and in Kyoto Prefectural University with his Ph.D. After his Residency, he was involved in both academia and various organizations. In December 2006, he was a staff Surgeon of the Department of Gastric Surgery, Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. He was also an Assistant Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo in 2008. In 2010, he fulfilled his duty as a Staff Surgeon of the Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. He served in the Cancer Institute Hospital as Vice Director of Gastric Surgery from October 2016, and since 2019, Dr. Nunobe has been active as the director of the Department of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, and has participated in many JCOG clinical trials.

From a young age, he has been trained at National Cancer Center Central Hospital under the guidance of Prof. Sano and Prof. Sasako on surgical oncology. He has been working on minimally invasive surgery since 2005 and has been incorporating robotic surgery since 2019. He has many achievements not only in surgery and surgical oncology but also in postoperative QOL after gastrectomy and received the Nishi Memorial Award of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association in 2007 for the paper on the postoperative QOL after pylorus-preserving gastrectomy.

His future interest is to develop surgical outcomes of gastric cancer by successfully integrating minimally invasive treatment and perioperative chemotherapy and to generate as much oncological evidence as possible.

Jun-young Yang

Current position

Department of Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University

Bios

Dr. Yang is an Associate Professor of the Department of Surgery at Gachon University Gil Medical Center. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine with his degree of M.D.(2005), M.S.(2015), and Ph.D.(2021) respectively. His clinical interests include the gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

After his resident career from 2006 to 2010, he worked at the Department of Surgery in Seoul National University as a Clinical Instructor from 2013 to 2015. Then he was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery in Gachon University Gil Medical Center from 2015 to 2016. After fulfilling his duty as the Clinical Assistant Professor, he was also appointed as an Assistant Professor from the same institute from 2016 to 2021.

Seung-Soo Lee

Current position

Division of Radiology, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Seung Soo Lee received his Doctor of Medicine from The University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea( 1993-1997). He received his Ph.D. from the Ulsan College of Medicine (2007-2010). Since his internship in 1998, his residency was completed in radiology at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea (1998-2002). His clinical fellowship was in radiology also at Asan Medical Center (2005-2007). Dr. Lee has a National Medical Licence (1997) and is also certified with the Korean Board of Radiology (2002).

Dr. Lee is currently an Assistant and Associate Professor at the Division of Radiology at University of Ulsan College of Medicine (2007-present). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego, USA (2012-2013).

Dr. Lee has many notable publications including:
1. Choi SH, Lee SS, Park SH, Kim KM, Yu E, Park Y, Shin YM, Lee MG. LI-RADS Classification and Prognosis of Primary Liver Cancers at Gadoxetic Acid-enhanced MRI. Radiology. 2019 Feb;290(2):388-397. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018181290.
2. Park HJ, Lee SS, Park B, Yun J, Sung YS, Shim WH, Shin YM, Kim SY, Lee SJ, Lee M. Radiomics analysis of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for staging liver fibrosis. Radiology. 2019 Feb;290(2):380-387. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018181197.
3. Byun J, Lee SS, Sung YS, Shin Y, Yun J, Kim HS, Yu ES, Lee SG, Lee MG. CT indices for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis using non-enhanced CT images: development and validation of diagnostic cut-off values in a large cohort with pathological reference standard. Eur Radiol. 2019 Aug;29(8):4427-4435. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5905-1.

Seokhwi Kim

Current position

Department of Pathology, Ajou University

Bios

Dr. Seok-hwi Kim received his Doctor of Medicine from CHA University, Graduate School of Medicine in Gyeonggi-Do, Korea (2007-2011). He received his Ph.D. at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2016-2020). His residency was at the Samsung Medical Center at the Department of Pathology (2012-2016). His internship was also at the Samsung Medical Center (2011-2012).

Dr. Kim is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea (2021-present). Prior to his professorship, he was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Pathology at Ajou University (2020-2021).

Dr. Kim has many notable representative papers published including:
1. Kim S, Ahn JM, Bae WJ, Han JH, Lee D. Quantitation of ligand is critical for ligand-dependent MET signalling activation and determines MET-targeted therapeutic response in gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2021 May 24(3):577-588.
2. Kim S, Bae WJ, Ahn JM, Heo JH, Kim KM, Choi KW, Sung CO, Lee D. MicroRNA signatures associated with lymph node metastasis in intramucosal gastric cancer. Modern Pathology 2021 Mar 34(3):672-683.
3. Kim S, Kim N, Lee J, Kim S, Hong J, Son S, Heo WD. Dynamic Fas signaling network regulates neural stem cell proliferation and memory enhancement. Science Advances 2020 Apr 22;6:eaaz9691.
4. Kim S, Park C, Ji Y, Kim DG, Bae H, van Vrancken M, Kim DH, Kim KM. Deamination Effects in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Samples in the Era of Precision Medicine. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics 2017 Jan 19(1):137-146.
5. Choi S, Cho SI, Ma M, Park S, Pereira S, Aum BJ, Shin S, Paeng K, Yoo D, Jung W, Ock CY, Lee SH, Choi YL, Chung JH, Mok TS, Kim H, Kim S. Artificial intelligence-powered PD-L1 analyser reduces inter-observer variation in tumour proportion score for non-small cell lung cancer with better prediction of immunotherapy response. European Journal of Cancer 2022 May 13;170:17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.04.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35576849.

Ji Yong Ahn

Current position

College of Medicine, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Ji Yong Ahn received his Doctor of Medicine from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea (1995-2001). He graduated with his Ph.D. from Chung-Ang University (2005-2010). His internship and residency were completed at Chung-Ang University (2002-2006) and his fellowship was completed at Asan Medical Center (2009-2011).

Dr. Anh is currently a Professor at the University of Ulsan, College of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea (2022-current). Prior to his professorship, he was a Visiting Associate Professor (2018-2019) at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center and an Associate Professor (2016-2022) at the University of Ulsan, College of Medicine.

Dae Young Cheung

Current position

College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Dae Young Cheung received his Doctor of Medicine from The Catholic University of Korea,
College of Medicine (1996). He graduated with his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of Korea (2010).
His internship (1996-1997), residency (2000-2003) and his fellowship (2004-2005) were both
completed at The Catholic University of Korea, St. Mary’s Hospital.
Dr. Cheung is currently a Professor of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea (2015-present).

Published Books:
Endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal tumors (co-author, 2009)
Capsule endoscopy (co-author, 2008)
Clinical Roadmap of Internal Medicine (co-author, 2010)
Gastric cancer and gastrointestinal diseases (co-author, 2019)

Memberships:
The Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research
The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The Korean Society of Gastroenterology
The Korean Association of Internal Medicine
Advisory Board Member of Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA)
Advisory Board Member of National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA)

Hyo-Joon Yang

Current position

Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University

Bios

Dr. Yang graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea earning his M.D. in 2005. In 2010, he achieved the M.S. in Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Seoul National University, and in 2015 he earned another M.S. in Clinical Trials of International Programme at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, United Kingdom. Achieving his Ph.D. in Medicine from Graduate School of Medicine, Seoul National University in 2018, he has been an active advocate of his medical field.

His both academic and professional involvements experiences include his status as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea from 2015 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2022 respectively, and as an Associate Editor of BMC Gastroenterology from May 2019 to February 2022. Now he has contributed to the Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University as an Associate Professor since March 2022.

Dr. Yang has published various scientific publications as the main author as well as has participated in professional memberships, including the Korean Society of Gastroenterology since 2013, the Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research since 2013, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy since 2014, and the Korean Gastric Cancer Association since 2020 to present.

Jong Yeul Lee

Current position

National Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Jong Yeul Lee received his Ph.D. at Dongguk University College of Medicine in 2011. He completed his master’s degree at the Seoul National University Hospital (2007). His residency was at the Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (2002) and his fellowship was in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (2006).

Dr. Lee currently is the Deputy Director at National Cancer Center (2021-Present). Prior to this position, he served as the Head of the Endoscopy Center and Chief of Gastroenterology both at the National Cancer Center (2019-2021). Dr. Lee was also Visiting Scholar at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA (2016-2017).

Professional Membership:
Korean Society of Internal Medicine, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer,
Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Guideline Task Force, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Scientific Committee, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Chair of Multidisciplinary Committee, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Director of the Practice Guideline Committee, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Scientific Committee, Korean Society of Gastroenterology

Osamu Goto

Current position

Nippon Medical School Hospital

Bios

Dr. Osamu Goto received his medical license in May of 2002 in Japan.

Dr. Goto currently works at Nippon Medical School Hospital (2018-Present). Prior he was working at Keio University Hospital (2011-2018) and The University of Tokyo Hospital (2006-2011).

Specialty of Medical and Scientific Societies:
Specialist of:
-The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine,
-The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
-The Japan Gastroenterology Endoscopy Society

Research focus:
-Advanced therapeutic endoscopy in a gastrointestinal tract including ESD, LECS, POEM, endoscopic suturing, EFTR

Jimmy So

Current position

Upper GI Surgery Service, National University Hospital

Bios

Prof Jimmy So graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991. He received his surgical training at National University Hospital, Singapore. He was trained in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Bariatric Surgery, Therapeutic Endoscopy, and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He received fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA. He was also appointed as visiting consultant surgeon in Esophageal and Gastric Surgery at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

He established a multidisciplinary program for Esophageal and Gastric cancers (Upper GI Tumour Group) in NUH in 2005. He received fellowship training in gastric and esophageal cancer surgery in Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. He also established the Centre for Obesity Management and Surgery (COMS)- a multidisciplinary service for morbid obesity and bariatric surgery. He pioneered peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer, intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) in Singapore.

He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers (H Index of 48, Total citations 8726 according to Google Scholar in March 2022) and received over S$10 million research grants for his research work in these areas. He was invited regularly to speak at International Gastric Cancer Congress, Annual Scientific Meetings of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, and Korean International Gastric Cancer Week.

Hyoung-Il Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Yonsei University 

Bios

Dr. Hyoungil Kim received his Doctor of Medicine from Yonsei University, College of Medicine in 2000 in Seoul, South Korea. His Ph.D. was also completed at Yonsei University, College of Medicine in 2018. His residency was at the Department of Surgery at Yonsei University, College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea (2001-2005) and his fellowship was at the Severance Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University (2008-2009).
Dr. Min currently serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery in Yonsei University, College of Medicine (2019-current). Of the many positions prior to this he was a research fellow in Molecular Imaging at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada (2018-2020). He served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, Yonsei University (2009-2013) and as a Public Health Doctor at the Xenotransplant Research Center (2005-2008).

Research projects he has completed or is currently working on include:
2021 (KHIDI) Cohort study comparing surgeon stress, utilization of surgical instruments, surgical outcomes according to surgical approach for gastrectomy
2019 (2019R1H1A2079953) IHC and transcriptomic analysis of tumor infiltrating immune cells
2018 (Intuitive surgical clinical research grant) Prospective comparison of surgical outcomes with using integrated robotic technology versus conventional laparoscopy for gastric cancer surgery
2017 (2017M3A9C8064887) Development of Autologous memory T cell/DC therapy for Gastric Cancer through targeting the hidden multi-epitopes

Jae-Seok Min

Current position

Department of Surgery, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Jae-Seok Min received his Doctor of Medicine from Kyungpook National University, College of Medicine in 2001 in Daegu, South Korea. His Ph.D. was also completed at Kyungpook National University, College of Medicine in 2012. His internship (2003-2004) and residency (2004-2008) were both fulfilled at the Daegu Fatima Hospital in Daegu South Korea (2004-2008), and his fellowship was related to Gastrointestinal Surgery, at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Min currently serves as a gastrointestinal surgical oncologist at the Department of Surgery at the Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Cancer Center, in Busan, Korea.

Research projects he has completed or is currently working on include:
1. Principal Investigator (2015-2018) Research Project Title: Development of real-time capable RFID transmission module detector, within 30 seconds with an error precision 5mm detection of tumor location during micro-invasive surgery for treatment of early gastric and colon cancers. (Supported by Technology Innovation program of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea)
2. Principal Investigator, (2018-2021) Research Project Title: Multicenter Historical Cohort Study Comparing Efficacy of S-1 Monotherapy and XELOX Regimen as Adjuvant Chemotherapy For Patients With Stage II And III Gastric Cancers After Radical Gastrectomy. (Supported by Korean Gastric Cancer Association)
3. Principal Investigator (2019), Research Project Title: Development of a Non-radioactive Tumor Detection System for Laparoscopic Surgery by Real-time Quantitative Assessment of Fluorescence Intensity. (Supported by Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (DIRAMS) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT).

Kyung Won Kim

Current position

Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Kim is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology of Asan Medical Center, Ulsan College of Medicine. He is also an Associate Director of Asan Image Metrics (Co-Founder) as well as a CEO of Trial Informatics (Founder). Dr. Kim graduated from the College of Medicine, Seoul National University, and received his M.D. degree (2002). After completing his Internship (2006), Residency in Radiology (2010), as a Chief Resident and Resident of the Year at Seoul National University Hospital, he finished the fellowship in Abdominal Radiology from the same institute in 2011. He also finished the fellowship in Cancer Imaging from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham Women’s Hospital in 2013.

As participating in various medical activities, he has been given awards including the Best Scientific Exhibition Award by the Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology (2008), Best Scientific Paper Award by the Asian Congress of Abdominal Radiology (2009), RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) Roentgen Research Fellow Award by RSNA (2013), and Magna Cum Laude, Scientific Research by ISMRM (2017). He has also been awarded different national awards including the Best Award of Community-based hypertension control contest by the National Hypertension Center (2004), Best Scientific Paper Award by Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology (2010), Best Scientific Presentation Award by KSAR (2011), and Best Scientific Presentation Award by the Korean Congress of Radiology (2015), (2016), (2017).

Now Dr. Kim is also fulfilling his academic contribution as a Section Editor of Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Imagine, Cancer Imagine, and as a Fellow of the International Cancer Imaging Society.

Kohei Shitara

Current position

Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East

Bios

Dr. Kohei Shitara is a Chief of the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa in Japan. He received his medical degree from Tohoku University School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Shitara is an active member of ASCO and ESMO. He has been working as ESMO faculty member for Gastrointestinal Tumors, upper digestive faculty group for 2021-2025. He is also a member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (JSMO), and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association. He also acts as one of the organizing members for Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines. Main research interests include developments of new anti-cancer agents, optimal chemotherapy regimens for gastrointestinal cancer, and translational research.

He is the primary investigator or study coordinator of several sponsor-initiated trials or investigator-initiated trials for gastric or colorectal cancer: He acts as one of the steering committee members of several ongoing global studies in the field of GI cancers. He has reported around 200 peer-review publications including approximately 100 articles as 1st author or corresponding author in these fields.

Do-Youn Oh

Current position

Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Oh is a Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology, the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea since September 2016. She graduated from the College of Medicine, Seoul National University with honor and scholarship graduate first on the list in 1997 and she was given her degree of Master's and Ph.D. in Medicine from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 2002 and 2004 respectively.

After completing her Internship (1998) and Residency (2002), both at Seoul National University Hospital, she was appointed as a faculty member of the Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital from March 2003 to February 2006. Then she was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital from March 2006 to February 2012. She also held office as an Associate Professor of the same institute from March 2012 to August 2016. Dr. Oh fulfilled her duty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Department of Systems Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA as well.

Acknowledging her contributions to the medical field, she was awarded many honors including Merit Award, 2002 ASCO Annual meeting(2002), Award of Minister of Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development of Korea(2002), Best Presentation Award by Seoul National University College of Medicine(2010), Myung, Joo-Wan Research Award by Seoul National University College of Medicine(2012)(2016), Young Investigator Award by Korean Association for Clinical Oncology(2013), Shim, Ho-Seob Research Award by Seoul National University College of Medicine(2017), and Research Award by Seoul National University College of Medicine(2018).

She has been involved in various clinical trials (over 300 trials) including Sponsor-initiated trials and Investor-initiated trials as Global Coordinating Investigator, Principle investigator or Co-investigator. (Phase I including first-in human study, phase II, phase III, International study) and she received GCP(Good Clinical Practice) training and Investigator Advanced Education of Clinical Trials Professionals every year.

Charles Rabkin

Current position

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Bios

Dr. Rabkin graduated from Brown University with his M.D., in Medicine in 1981. In 1988, he achieved his M.Sc. in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He completed his visiting fellowship at the Division of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Rabkin has gained various board certifications and licensure including the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine, Physician and Surgeon (Medical Board of California), and Physician (Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners).

After his achievement of M.Sc. in Epidemiology in 1988, he has been appointed to many positions including the Medical Epidemiologist from Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control(1988-1989), the Medical Epidemiologist from Viral Epidemiology Section at the National Cancer Institute(1989-1992), HIV-Cancer Coordinator from Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch at National Cancer Institute(1992-2014), the Senior Investigator of Clinical Genetics Branch at National Cancer Institute(2001-2002), the Adjunct Investigator of Laboratory of Genetics of Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute(2005-2008), the Commissioned Officer of U.S. Public Health Service as a Captain(2000), and the Tenured investigator of Research Officer Group(1999-2014). Now he is the Senior Investigator of Excepted Service Appointment under Title 42 since 2014.

Acknowledging his contributions to the medical societies, he has been awarded various awards, scholarships, and other honors including the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal for research on HIV-related cancer(1994), U.S. Public Health Service Foreign Duty Award for field investigations and humanitarian assistance in Africa(1995), and U.S. Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal for molecular epidemiologic studies of HIV and H. pylori-related cancers(2001). Dr. Rabkin has also committed to his academic research, publishing more than 235 publications as the main author.

Hitoshi Katai

Current position

KKR Tachikawa Hospital

Bios

Dr. Katai is a Hospital Director of the Department of Surgery at KKS Tachikawa Hospital. He graduated from School of Medicine, Keio University in 1982 and in 1991, he was given his Ph.D. He was a council member of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association and Congress President 90th Annual Meeting of the Japan Gastric Cancer Association. Dr. Katai was also a Councillor of the Japanese Society for Endoscopic Surgery, as well as a Councillor of the Japanese Cancer Association. He has served as an Associate Editor of the World Journal of Surgery. Acknowledging his great contributions to the medical field, he has been awarded a number of honors including ISSAC LINDLEY Award by Peruvian Cancer Foundation(1992), Tamiya Memorial Award by National Cancer Center and the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research, Tokyo(2008), Honorary Diploma of Romanian Society of Surgery(2014), Nishi Memorial Award in Gastric Cancer by the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association(2011)(2018)(2021), and Sasako Mitsuru Award by Japan Clinical Oncology Group(2019). His research interest is to improve outcome for both advanced gastric cancer and minimal invasive function preserving surgery for early gastric cancer. Dr. Katai has been conducting multi-institutional clinical trials as a member institute for Japan Clinical Oncology Group and he also has been conducting two trials for laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy as a Principle Investigator. He has carried several translational studies such as genomic scanning in gastric cancer metastasis risk factor in cooperation with the National Cancer Center Research Institute.

Han-Hong Lee

Current position

Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Lee is currently a professor in the Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea from March 2019. He graduated from the College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea with his Master’s Degree in 2002 and with his Ph.D. in 2012. After his residency from 2002 to 2006, and his fellowship from 2009 to 2012, Dr. Lee was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea from March 2012 to March 2015. Then he was also appointed as an Associate Professor in the same institute from April 2015 to November 2016. Before his current position, he has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea from December 2016 to February 2019.
Dr. Lee has been involved in editing experience including an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Gastric Cancer(2013.4. ~), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery(2020.4. ~), and Assistant Editor of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition from May 2014 to April 2018.

Acknowledging his contribution to the academic field, he has been received various awards including the Best Presentation Award by the Korean Gastric Cancer Association(2011), Young Investigators Award of 84th Japanese Gastric Cancer Association(2012), Best Professor Award by the College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea(2012), Award for Best Oral Presentation by 10th International Gastric Cancer Congress(2013), and Excellent Investigator Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association(2015)(2016).
His medical interest and specialties include Stomach Cancer, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disease, Laparoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Gastroesophageal reflux Surgery.

Sang-Ho Jeong

Current position

Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University

Bios

Dr. Jeong graduated from Gyeongsang National University, College of Pre-medicine and Medicine, earning his M.D. in 1999. He also earned his Master's Degree in 2007 and Ph.D. Degree in 2011 from Gyeongsang National University Graduate School respectively. After his internship and residency at Gyeongsang National University Hospital and Fellowship in Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital, he has actively participated in educational contributions. He was an Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital from March 2008 to August 2014. From December 2012 to April 2014, he was a Visiting Research Scholar of the Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. After fulfilling his research from the United States, he was appointed as an Associate Professor of the Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine from September 2014 to August 2020. Now, he has been continuing his duty as a professor of the Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, School of Medicine in Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea.

Dr. Jeong is one of the staunch advocates of the medical field, joining in various professional memberships. These include the Korean Surgical Society Specialist, Gastrointestinal Subspecialist, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, the Korean Cancer Association, the Korean Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, the Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, and the Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition.

Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Current position

Osaka University

Bios

Dr. Tsuyoshi Takahashi received his Doctor of Medicine from Osaka University in 1998. His Ph.D. was also completed at Osaka University in 2008. He completed two residencies. The first was completed at Rinku General Hospital at the Department of Surgery (1999-2001) and the second was completed at Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health (2001-2002).

Dr. Takahashi currently serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at the Medical Education Center (2020-Present). Before his current position, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka University Hospital (2011-2020).

Dong-Jin Kim

Current position

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital

Bios

Dr. Dong Jin Kim received his Doctor of Medicine (2004) and his Ph.D. (2016) both from The Catholic University of Korea. After completing his internship in 2005, he completed his residency (2009) at St. Mary’s Hospital. He received his board certification in 2009 and served as a Military Doctor (2009-2012).
Dr. Kim currently works as an Associate Professor at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Eunpyeong St. Mary’s (2020-present) and prior to that at St. Paul’s Hospital as an Assistant Professor (2016-2020).

Notable publications include:
1. Yoo HJ, Kim TJ, Kim DJ, Kim W. Role of COX2 as a Biomarker for Estimating Survival of Patients with Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer. Anticancer Res. 2020;40(1):341-7.
2. Kim DJ, Jeena MT, Kim OH, Hong HE, Seo H, Ryu JH, et al. Novel Therapeutic Application of Self-Assembly Peptides Targeting the Mitochondria in In Vitro and In Vivo Experimental Models of Gastric Cancer. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(17).
3. Chung YJ, Kim JH, Kim DJ, Kim JJ. Successful Management of a Tracheo-gastric Conduit Fistula after a Three-field Esophagectomy with Combined Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Rotation Flap and Histoacryl Injection Treatment. J Gastric Cancer. 2020;20(4):454-60.
4. Yoo HJ, Kim DJ. Case Report: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. J Metab Bariatr Surg. 2019;8(1):4.

Seiichiro Kanaya

Current position

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kyoto University

Bios

Dr. Seiichiro Kanaya received his Doctor of Medicine from Shiga University of Medical Science in Ohtsu, Japan (1984), and his Ph.D. from Kyoto University (2007). His residency was at the Second Department of Surgery at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital (1984-1986).
Dr. Kanaya currently holds three important positions. He is an established Clinical Professor at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kyoto University (2014-present). He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Upper GI Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan (2011-Present). He is also Director at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Osaka Red Cross Hospital (2014-Present). Prior to his current positions, he was an Assistant Director at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Osaka Red Cross Hospital (2011-2014) and Associate Professor at the Department of Upper GI Surgery, Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Japan (2007-2011).

Professional and Society Memberships
Japan Surgical Society, Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, American College of Surgeons
Councillor, Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, Japan Esophageal Society

Honors and Awards
Koikai Prize of Shiga University of Medical Science Award (2007), Ogami Award, Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (2017)

Lu Zang

Current position

Department of General Surgery, JiaoTong University

Bios

Dr. Lu Zhang currently serves as the Vice Director and Professor at the Department of General Surgery at Ruijin Hospital, JiaoTong University. He has been the Governor at ELSA (Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia), committee member of CSLES (Chinese Society of Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery, Vice chairman , Youth committee , CGCA (Chinese gastric cancer association), Vice chairman ,Committee of Surgical Media and Education, CCS(Chinese College of Surgeons), Vice chairman, Youth Committee, Chinese Society of Surgical Oncology (CSSO), Youth committee member, Surgery Branch of CMA(Chinese Medical Association.

Hak-Soo Choi

Current position

Harvard Medical School

Bios

Dr. Hak Soo Choi is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and faculty of Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and Director of the Bioengineering & Nanomedicine Program of Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Choi received a Ph.D. degree in Nanomedicine from Japan Advanced Science and Technology in 2004. After postdoc training in the field of Gene and Drug Delivery, he extended his research into Molecular Imaging at Harvard. Since 2008, his laboratory focuses on the development of targeted contrast agents for tissue-specific imaging, which can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancer by specifically visualizing the target tissue via mode/mechanism of action and by avoiding nonspecific uptake in normal background tissues.

Current Positions:
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Bioimaging & Nanomedicine Program, GCMI, Department of Radiology, MGH
Faculty, Dana Farber-Harvard Cancer Center (DF-HCC)
Faculty, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)
Faculty, Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Honors and Awards
2021 - Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research, Washington, DC
2018 - Finalist, Johnson & Johnson Innovation QuickFire Challenge, New York, NY
2016 - Boston Biomedical Innovation Center Pilot Award (2016)/Drive Award (2018), Boston, MA
2015 - CAO Pilot Grant Award for Faculty Development, BIDMC, Boston, MA

Sun-Young Kong

Current position

Division of Rare and Refractory Cancer, National Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Kong is a Chief Scientist of Targeted Therapy Branch, Division of Rare and Refractory Cancer, Research Institute, National Cancer Center (NCC), and she is also a Faculty of Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital, NCC, as well as a professor of Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, NCC-GCSP(Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy).

Dr. Kong received her degree in medicine from Ewha Womens University and in 2005, she also received a Ph.D. from Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Kong finished a clinical fellowship at Samsung Medical Center & NCC, and after the program, she’s been a faculty of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the National Cancer Center since 2005. She was a Senior Scientist in Hematologic Malignancies Branch at National Cancer Center from 2009 to 2012. She was a Chief of Translational Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Center from 2013 to 2017 and in the same year, in 2017 she was a Chief of Translational Research Branch from NCC. After her contribution as a Chief to the Flow Cytometry Unit of NCC from 2017 to 2019, she has fulfilled her duty as a Chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, NCC from 2018 to 2021.
She is a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine, the Korean Cancer Association, the Korean Society of Medical Oncology, the Korean Society for Genetic Diagnostics, and the Korea Genome Organization.

Shunjin Ryu

Current position

Department of Digestive Surgery, Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center

Bios

Dr. Shunjin Ryu currently works at the Department of Digestive Surgery at Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center. He received his Doctor of Medicine from The Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo. He also graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Surgery at The Jikei University.
Dr. Ryu completed his internship at the Jikei University School of Medicine Hospital. After completing his internship, Dr. Ryu worked at the Department of Surgery, Koshinkai Shiomidai Hospital between 2014 and 2015. He worked at the Department of Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital between 2013 and 2014. His previous position was at the Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine Daisan Hospital between 2015 to 2016.
He is a member of many professional societies such as Board-Certified Surgeon (Japan Surgical Society), Board-Certified Surgeon in Gastroenterology (The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery), Board-Certified Surgeon in Coloproctology (The Japanese Society of Coloproctology) and The councilor of The Japan society of endoscopic surgery.

Felix Berlth

Current position

Department of General Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Clinic of Mainz

Bios

Dr. Berlth graduated from the University of Medicine, the University of Cologne in 2012. After completing his internship programs at Philippine General Hospital in Manila(2011), and the University Hospital of Cologne(2012), he was trained as a Surgical Trainee in the Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery at the University of Cologne from December 2012 to April 2017 under the instruction of Prof. A.H. Hölscher (-04/2016) and Prof. C. Bruns since June 2016 respectively. He was a Research Fellow in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital receiving the DFG(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; “German Research Foundation”) scholarship, under the instruction of Prof. H.K. Yang from May 2017 to June 2019. Since August 2019, Dr. Berlth has worked for the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, University Clinic of Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany, Upper GI Surgery Subdivision.

He has been actively involved in academic opportunities around the world, giving his original lectures with the fresh insight, such as Polish Surgical Society 2017, Krakow, Poland(2017), SKY Meeting for the Surgical Youth, Porto, Portugal(2018), the Korean-German Session for the Korean International Gastric Cancer Congress(2019), ESDO Annual Meeting on Digestive Cancer(2019), Seoul International Gastric Cancer Forum, Seoul, South Korea(2020), and German Surgical Society Meeting, Leipzig, Germany(2022). He has been given awards including the Erasmus-Heussner award of the Rhenish-Westfalian Surgical Association(2010), Poster award from the International Gastric Cancer Congress (IGCC), Verona(2012), and Travel Award of the Japanese Society of Gastric Cancer (JGCA), JGCA meeting 02/2019 Shizuoka(2019).

Paolo Morgagni

Current position

Forlì G. B. Morgagni-L, Pierantoni General Hospital

Bios

Dr. Morgagni has been working in the surgical department of Forlì G. B. Morgagni-L. Pierantoni General Hospital where, since 2007, he has held the position of “High Professional Task in Gastric Cancer” and is the hospital coordinator in charge of the department’s team and oversees the multidisciplinary Oncologic Gastric Cancer Group.
In 1985, he received his Doctor of Medicine from Bologna University and started his career as a General Surgeon at Bologna University. Dr. Morgagni completed two internships in 2000 at the Gastric Cancer Center at the Tokyo National Cancer Center and in 2018 at the National University Hospital of Seoul both in the field of Gastric Cancer Treatment.
Dr. Morgagni is currently a partner of the Italian Surgical Society (SIC), on the Directive Board of the Italian Surgical Oncologic Society (SICO), and he is also a member of the Hospital Surgeon Society (ACOI).

Young Soo Park

Current position

Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan

Bios

Prof. Young Soo Park has obtained his Pre-Med Degree (1994) at the College of Medicine, Seoul National University, and continued on to receive his MD (1999) and PhD (2004) in Pathology.

His residency was at Seoul National University Hospital, and he completed his training with fellowships at the Asan Medical Center in Diagnostic Pathology.

He was board certified by the Korean Board of Pathology in 2004 and worked at the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital between 2005 to 2007. Afterwards, he worked as an appointed pathologist at the Asan Medical Center in 2009; assistant professor, and associate professor at the University of Ulsan, College of Medicine‘s Pathology Department. Prior to his current position, he worked as a research fellow (visiting scholar) at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in Case Western Reserve University between 2015-2017.

Prof. Park is a member of the “Korean Society of Pathologists”, “Korean Gastrointestinal Pathology Society”, “Korean Pulmonary Pathology Society”, “Korean Cancer Association”, “Korean Society of Medical Oncology”, and “Korean Association for the Study of Lung Cancer”.

Professor Park’s research focuses on gastric cancer, and he had published numerous research papers on this topic. In addition to his research activities, his editorial activities include; a manuscript reviewer of the “Cancer Research and Treatment”, “Cancer Letters”, “APMIS”, “Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine”, “Annals of Surgical Oncology”, editorial board member of “Journal of Korean Medical Science”, and an associate editor of “Journal of Gastric Cancer”.

Baek-Hui Kim

Current position

Department of Pathology, KUMC Guro Hospital

Bios

Prof. Kim is currently working as a Professor (since 2019) at the Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital.

Prof. Kim has graduated from the College of Medicine, Seoul National University in 1999. After completing his M.D Degree, he obtained Ph.D. in Pathology from the same university in 2008. He completed his Residency in 2008 also from Seoul National University Hospital.

Professor Kim’s career timeline starts from clinical instructor at the Department of Pathology, SNU Bundang Hospital based in Gyeonggi-do from 2008-2009. Afterwards, he worked as an associate professor at the Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital from 2009 until 2014. Finally, he was an associate professor in the same department and university from 2014-2019. 

Before working as a Professor at the Korea University Guro Hospital, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Pathology, AVSP (Academic Visitor and Scholar Program), H. Lee. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.

Hye Seung Lee

Current position

Department of Pathology, Seoul National University

Bios

Prof. Hye Seung Lee, was born and raised in Korea, where she attended Seoul National University College of Medicine for her MD degree. She later attended Graduate School of Seoul National University’s M.S program and continued on to obtain her Ph.D in Pathology in 2002.

  Prior to Department of Pathology in SNU College of Medicine, Prof. Lee worked at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital as an Associate Professor, and a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Health /National Cancer Institute, Molecular Oncology Branch/ based in Maryland, USA.

Aesun Shin

Current position

Department of Preventative Medicine, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Shin is currently a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University. She graduated from the College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University in 2000 and she graduated from the College of Medicine, Seoul National University with her Ph.D. in 2004(Master’s and Doctorate Program).

Professor Shin’s research focuses on colorectal and stomach cancer epidemiology. Her publications cover the areas of descriptive epidemiology, validity of screening modality, genetic susceptibility and lifestyle risk factors of colorectal cancer. She is actively involved in genetic and molecule epidemiology studies for cancers of stomach, breast, and thyroid. At graduate school of the Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, she teaches analytical methods of descriptive epidemiology, energy balance and health, and epidemiology of cancer and other chronic diseases. Dr. Shin is involved in several international collaborations such as genome-wide association study (GWAS) for colorectal cancer, and lifestyle factors/molecular markers and disease associations within consortia. Before joining Seoul National University College of Medicine, Prof. Shin was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Vanderbilt University between 2004 and 2007 and a senior scientist at the National Cancer Center, Korea since 2007.

Shomei Ryozawa

Current position

Department of Gastroenterology,Saitama Medical University

Bios

Dr. Shomei Ryozawa is currently Professor and Chairman at the Department of Gastroenterology and Director at the Endoscopy Center Saitama Medical University International Medical Center (2013). He graduated from the Yamaguchi University School of Medicine in 1991 and graduated with a Ph.D. in 1997 from Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.
His research interest is in Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and is an expert in ERCP and Interventional EUS, and has been invited for many international meetings and live demonstrations. He has worked at Hamburg University and learned advanced endoscopic procedures from Prof. Nib Soehendra between 2000 to 2001. Prior to his current position, Dr. Ryozawa worked as an Associate Professor at the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital between 2011-2013. He worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Yamaguchi University Hospital between 2007-2010 and he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Yamaguchi University Hospital between 2003-2007.

Takahiro Kinoshita

Current position

Gastric Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East

Bios

Dr. Takahiro Kinoshita currently works in the Gastric Surgery Division at the National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. He received his MD in 1994 and Ph.D. in 1999 from Kanazawa University in Japan. From the very first point of his clinical career, he had believed that surgery must be as minimally invasive as possible for cancer treatment, and that idea led him to study under the supervision of renowned surgeon Dr. Gerhard Buess in the Division of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen (Germany) in 2001-2003.

Dr. Kinoshita has focused on the minimal invasive gastric/esophagogastric junction cancer surgery, and now his experiences are more extended to not only laparoscopic surgery (since 2003) but also robotic surgery (since 2014). His experiences reached around 1800 laparoscopic surgeries and 300 robotic surgeries.

Since then, Dr. Kinoshita has focused on minimally invasive gastric/esophagogastric junction cancer surgery, and now his experiences are more extended to not only laparoscopic surgery (since 2003) but also robotic surgery (since 2014). His experiences reached around 1800 laparoscopic surgeries and 300 robotic surgeries.

Dr. Kinoshita has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles, conducted and attended multi-institutional clinical trials, demonstrated more than twenty live surgeries in many countries (China, Vietnam, Russia and Korea). He has also served on editorial boards of Gastric Cancer, and editorial committee of Japanese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines, since 2022 director of JGCA (Japan Gastric Cancer Association). He is one of the core members of JCOG (Japan Clinical Oncology Group), primary investigator of JCOG1809 study. He focuses on education of the young doctors, and has trained both many domestic and oversea doctors at his hospitals so far.

Toshikazu Ushijima

Current position

Hoshi University / National Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Toshikazu Ushijima is currently the president of Hoshi University, and served as the Chief of Division of Epigenomics (2010-2022), National Cancer Center Research Institute (NCCRI), Tokyo, and the Deputy Director of Japan Health Research Promotion Bureau (2020-2022). He graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 1986, and started basic research in 1989.

His research interest is translational epigenomics, stemming from his establishment of one of the first genome-wide screening methods for differences in DNA methylation in 1997. Since then, he established the concept of epigenetic field cancerization, and clinically demonstrated that the degree of a field can be used for precision cancer risk diagnosis. He further showed that Helicobacter pylori infection-triggered inflammation is critical for induction of aberrant DNA methylation, not only in epithelial cells but also in fibroblasts. In neuroblastoma, he found that CpG island methylator phenotype is closely associated with poor prognosis, closer than MYCN amplification.

He served as a Senior Editor for Cancer Research (2010-2017), and is serving as an Associate Editor for Cancer Letters, Gastric Cancer, and Cancer Science. He has received the Incitement (1997) and Mauvernay (2009) awards of the Japanese Cancer Association, the President award of the NCC (2012), the Tahara award of the Japanese Gastroenterological Carcinogenesis Society (2012), the Uehara Helicobacter award of the Japanese Helicobacter Society (2013), the Bälz award of Boehringer-Ingelheim company (2018), and the Academic Award of Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund (2018).

Waku Hatta

Current position

Department of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University

Bios

Dr. Hatta is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Hatta received his degree in medicine from Kanazawa University Medical School, Kanazawa, Japan in 2003 and he received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan in 2011. His thesis focused on optical coherence tomography for the staging of tumor infiltration in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Dr. Hatta finished a clinical fellowship at the Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in 2017. Prior to his fellowship, he was an Assistant professor at Tohoku University at the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization between 2013-2016. He was Head doctor at the Department of Gastroenterology at Shirakawa Kosei General Hospital between 2011-2013 and he was Doctor at the Department of Internal Medicine at Iwate Prefectural Isawa Hospital between 2003-2007.
Dr. Hatta has received many prestigious awards such as 2022 ENDO 2022 / Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) Best Abstract Award, 2018 Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) JDDW/KDDW/TDDW rising star, 2018 JSGE young researcher’s award, 2018 Japan Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) prize, 2017-2022 Digestive Endoscopy best reviewer award (5 times), 2016 JGES prize, 2010 Japan Digestive Disease Week (JDDW) best poster award and 2010 JGES Tohoku Regional Conference best presentation award.

Dae Young Zang

Current position

Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hallym University

Bios

Dr. Zang is currently Director of Hallym Institute for Clinical Medicine at Hallym University Medical Center. Before his current position, he was a Clinical Instructor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Department of Medicine at Asan Medical Center.
Dr. Zang received his degree in medicine from Hallym University and he also received a Ph.D. in Internal Medicine from Hallym University. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, U.S.A. He also worked as a Visiting Professor at the Weill Cornell Cancer Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, U.S.A.

He is a member of many professional societies such as:
President, Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG) (current),
Chairman, Stomach Cancer Committee of Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG),
Chairman, Health Insurance Policy Committee, Korean Cancer Association (KCA)
Chairman, Education and Training Committee, Korean Society of Hematology (KSH)
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Member, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Member, American Society of Hematology (ASH)

Takeshi Omori

Current position

Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute

Bios

Dr. Takeshi Omori currently holds many positions. He is the Director of the Gastric Cancer Surgery Division, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka International Cancer Institute (2022) and the Director at the Gastric Cancer Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute (2020). He is Vice Director at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka International Cancer Institute (2018) and Vice Director at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases (2014). He graduated as a Medical Doctor from the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan in 1995. He graduated with a Ph.D. from the Osaka University of Graduate School of Medicine in 2007.

His research interest is the comparison of robotic gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Through his research, he has found that RG is a safe and feasible treatment for gastric cancer, with a shorter operative time, less blood loss, and lower postoperative morbidity than LG. The application of robotics in minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery may offer an alternative to conventional surgery.

Before Dr. Omori’s many notable positions, he was Staff Surgeon at the Department of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka between 2007-2014. He was working at the Department of Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan between 2002-2007. He was Staff Surgeon at the Department of Surgery, Otemae Hospital, Osaka, Japan between 1999-2002.

Jin Young Park

Current position

International Agency on Cancer (IARC)

Bios

Dr. Jin Young Park obtained her MSc from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK and her MPhil and PhD in Epidemiology from University of Cambridge, UK. She works as a Scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization in Lyon, France. Her research in the Early Detection, Prevention and Infections Branch involves a broad range of international epidemiological studies on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and gastric cancer with the ultimate aim to search for and implement effective strategies for prevention. She is the IARC principal investigator of large scale randomized clinical trials evaluating the role of H. pylori eradication with endoscopic follow-up in gastric cancer reduction, global gastric cancer risk factor surveys to understand the underlying burden of both exposures and outcome in a systematic way, and studies dedicated to identifying biomarkers for early detection of gastric cancer such as metabolic signatures.

Motohiro Hirao

Current position

Osaka National Hospital

Bios

Dr. Motohiro is currently the Vice Principal of the National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka Japan since 2021.

Dr. Motohiro received his degree in medicine from Osaka University, Faculty of Medicine in 1989. After the program, he was a Chief Surgeon at the National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital since 2008.

Dr. Motohiro has many qualifications including Physician certified by Japan Surgical Society, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, and The Japan Esophageal Society. Specialist of Japan Surgical Society, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, and The Japan Esophageal Society and Cancer therapist certified by Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy, and The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery.

He is a member of many professional societies such as Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, Japan Surgical Society, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, The Japan Esophageal Society, Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy, Japan Society of Clinical Oncology, Japanese Cancer Association.

His notable research articles include:
Hirao M, Hamakawa T, Nishikawa K, Takami K, Kato T, Miyamoto A, Miyake M, Doi T, Mano M. Distal gastrectomy for early gastric conduit carcinoma after Ivor–Lewis Esophagectomy. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021; 69(2): 405-408
Mitani S, Kadowaki S, Hasegawa H, Wakatsuki T, Hara H, Tajika M, Nishikawa K, Hirao M, Takahari D, Chin K, Muro K. Systemic chemotherapy for gastric cancer with early recurrence after adjuvant S-1 monotherapy: a multicenter retrospective study. Int J Clin Oncol. 2019 Oct;24(10):1197-1203.
Hirao M, Yamada T, Michida T, Nishikawa K, Hamakawa T, Mita E, Mano M, Sekimoto M Peritoneal Seeding after Gastric Perforation during Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Cancer. Dig Surg 2018; 35: 457-460

Chikara Kunisaki

Current position

Cancer Genomic Medicine of Medical Center, Yokohama City University

Bios

Dr. Kunisaki is currently the Director of Cancer Genome Medicine at the Medical Center at Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan since 2020.

Dr. Kunisaki received his degree in medicine from Yokohama City University School of Medicine in 1984. He also received a Ph.D. from Yokohama City University (The mechanism of acute gastric mucosal lesion in obstructive jaundice rat) in 1993. Dr. Kunisaki completed his residency in surgery at the Yokohama City University Hospital.

After the program, he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology Surgery at the Yokohama City University since 1992. He was an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University since 2005. He was Professor, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama University since 2008. He was Vice President of Yokohama City University Medical Center since 2015. He was Director of Cancer Center of Medical Center at the Yokohama City University since 2018.

Dr. Kunisaki is a member of many professional societies such as the Active member of International Gastric Cancer Association, Active member of ISS, Japanese Society of Surgery (Councilor), Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (Councilor), Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (Councilor), Japanese Cancer Association, Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology, Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy (Councilor), Japan Surgical Association (Councilor), Japanese Society of Endoscopic Surgery (Councilor), Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (Councilor), Japan Esophageal Society (Councilor).

Hee-Seok Moon

Current position

Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National Hospital

Bios

Dr. Moon is currently a Professor (since 2018) at the Division of Gastroenterology, Chungnam National Hospital in Daejeon, Korea.

Dr. Moon received his Medical Degree from Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea in 1999. He received his Master’s in Medicine at the Graduate School in Chungnam National University in Daejeon, Korean in 2004. He completed his Ph.D. also in Chungnam National University in 2011.

Dr. Moon has been an Assistant Professor, Division of gastroenterology, Department of internal medicine, Chungnam National Hospital in Daejeon, Korea from 2008-2012. He was Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National Hospital from 2013-2018.

Prominent papers published by Dr. Moon:
Which scoring system should be used for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding? Old or new? Jeon HJ, Moon HS, Kwon IS, Kang SH, Sung JK, Jeong HY. Jeon HJ, et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 May 24.
Validation of a new risk score system for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Kim MS, Moon HS, Kwon IS, Park JH, Kim JS, Kang SH, Sung JK, Lee ES, Kim SH, Lee BS, Jeong HY. Kim MS, et al. BMC Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun 17;20(1):193.
The AIMS65 Score Is a Useful Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Urgent Endoscopy in Patients with High AIMS65 Scores. Park SW, Song YW, Tak DH, Ahn BM, Kang SH, Moon HS, Sung JK, Jeong HY. Clin Endosc. 2015 Nov;48(6):522-7

Vivian E. Strong

Current position

Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Vivian E. Strong is a general surgeon with advanced training in minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopy and robotic surgery). She has been dedicated to applying her technical expertise and clinical interests primarily to patients with stomach (gastric) cancer and adrenal tumors. She is based in New York and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice for over 25 years and is highly rated in 12 conditions. Her top areas of expertise also include Hernia and Intestinal Leiomyoma.

She is currently Vice-Chair of Surgical Innovations and Outcomes, Department of Surgery of MSKCC(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) from 2021. She has also been Awarded Iris Cantor Endowed Chair in Surgery since 2019 as well as Attending Surgeon since 2017. She is also taking upon the positions of Co-Director of Cornell-MSKCC Upper GI Advanced MIS Fellowship in 2015, and MSKCC Surgery Clerkship Director for Cornell Medical Students in 2014. For the MSKCC, she worked as Assistant Attending Surgeon from 2005 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2017 respectively, and Director of the MSKCC Outcomes Program from 2010 to present.

Dr. Vivian E. Strong has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery(2005 – 2011), Associate Professor of Surgery (2011 – 2018), Associate Dean for MSKCC, Weill Cornell Medical College in 2017, which is still in charge of, and Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University since 2018, New York, the USA. She also worked as a Clinical Instructor in Surgery from 2004 to 2005, each for New York Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell University and Columbia University.

She has been received numerous Honors and Awards including the Award for Excellence in Medical Education teaching award given by Weill Cornell Medical College(2017), Exceptional Women in Medicine Award by Castle Connolly(2017-2021), New York Magazine Top Doctors (2016-2021), Top Doctors: New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly (2016-2021), National Young Researcher Award given by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons(SAGES) (2010), nominated to the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Guidelines Panel for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer (2007), and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Teaching Award (2003) and so on.

She is actively participating in medical projects, publishing more than 168 references and publications, and reviewing as one of the core members of Editorial Boards in America, for Annals of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research, Journal of Gastric Cancer, the official journal of KGCA, and Gastric Cancer.

Hee-Eun Lee

Current position

Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic

Bios

Dr. Lee currently works in two notable positions. She is an Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota and has been there since 2021. She is also a Senior Associate Consultant at the Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic and has been there since 2019.

Dr. Lee received her Doctor in Medicine from Konyang University College of Medicine, South Korea in 2002 and she received her Ph.D. from the Graduate School, Seoul National University in 2008.

Dr. Lee completed her internship at Samsung Medical Center in 2003, and finished her residency in Anatomic Pathology at the Seoul National University Hospital in 2007. She also completed her fellowship in Surgical Pathology, Breast Pathology at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in 2008.

After completing the program, she’s been a Visiting Clinician at the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota in 2013. She was a Resident at the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science from 2014-2018. She was also a Fellow at the RST Gastrointestinal and Liver P, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine from 2018-2019.

Do Hoon Lim

Current position

Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center

Bios

Dr. Lim currently works as a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University and has been there since 2013.

Dr. Lim completed his Pre-Medical Course at Seoul National University, Korea in 1986. He obtained his degree in medicine from Seoul National University Medical College, Korea in 1990 and he received his MMS from Hanyang University, Medical College in Seoul, Korea in 1999. Finally he received his Ph.D. from Chungbuk National University, Medical College in 2005.

Dr. Lim completed his residency at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea in 1999. He completed two fellowships. The first was in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Seoul National University Hospital in 2000 and the second was in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Samsung Medical Center in 2001.

After completing the program, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University from 2001-2008. He was an Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University from 2008-2013. He was Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University from 2015-2019.

There are many notable publications by Dr. Lim, they include:
1.   DH Lim, DY Kim, MK Kang, YI Kim, WK Kang, CK Park, S Kim, JH Noh, JW Joh, SH Choi, TS Sohn, JS Heo, CH Park, JO Park, JE Lee, YJ Park, HR Nam, W Park, YC Ahn, SJ Huh. Patterns of failure in gastric carcinoma after D2 gastrectomy and chemoradiotherapy: a radiation oncologist's view. Br J Cancer 2004;91:11

2.   S Kim, DH Lim, J Lee, WK Kang, JS MacDonald, CH Park, SH Park, SH Lee, K Kim, JO Park, WS Kim, CW Jung, YS Park, YH Im, TS Sohn, JH Non, JS Heo, YI Kim, CK Park, K Park. An observational study suggesting clinical benefit for adjuvant postoperative chemoradiotherapy in a population of over 500 cases after gastric resection with D2 nodal dissection for adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;63:1279

Nam H, Lim DH, Kim S, Kang WK, Sohn TS, Noh JH, Kim YL, Park CH, Park CK, Ahn YC, Huh SJ. A new suggestion for the radiation target volume after a subtotal gastrectomy in patients with stomach cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;71:448

An-Na Seo

Current position

Department of Pathology, Chilgok Hospital Kyungpook National University

Bios

Dr. An Na Seo received her MD in 2010 and Ph.D. in 2013 from the College of Medicine, Kyungpook Graduate School in Korea. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Pathology at the School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University in Korea.

She subsequently pursued her fellowship in Pathology at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in Korea from 2012 to 2013, and she was appointed as Medical Professor in Pathology at the same medical institute from 2013 to 2014.

Acknowledging her contribution, she has been received awards including the Best Poster Award in the Korean Society Cytopathology (2008), the Young Investigator Award in the 5th Asia Pacific Lung Cancer Conference (2012), the Young Investigator Award in the Korea Medical Society (2014), and the Best Study Award in Kyungbook National University Chilgok Hospital (2014) (2016) respectively.

Naoki Okumura

Current position

Department of Surgical Oncology, Gifu University

Bios

Dr. Naoki Okumura is currently a specially-appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Surgical Oncology of Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. He achieved his M.D. and Ph.D. at the School of Medicine of Gifu University in 1996 and in 2002.

He started his professional career as a Research Fellow at Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute, Division of Endocrinology, Laboratory of Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, Saitama in Japan from September 1999 to December 2000 after his residency as he passed the Examination of the Japanese National Board of Medical Doctor in 1996. He worked for the Department of Surgery as a Staff Doctor at Tsubame Rosai Hospital, Niigata in Japan from 2002 to 2004 and he also was a Staff Doctor at the Department of Surgical Oncology at Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine from 2004 to 2006, where he eventually was appointed Associate Professor now. From 2006 to 2008, he carried out the Research Fellow’s duty working at Southwestern Medical Cancer at Dallas, the University of Texas in the USA. He then has been Staff Doctor(Sep 2008 – Oct 2008), and Assistant Professor(2008 – 2011) in the Department of Surgical Oncology of Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. He also continued his research as Visiting Fellow of the Department of Surgery at Yonsei University in Korea from April 2011 to March 2012 and then he gave lectures on his study, Surgical Oncology, at Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. He took upon the position of Director of Endoscopic Surgery at the Department of Surgery, Gifu Municipal Hospital from April 2016 to October 2019.

Ronan Kelly

Current position

The Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center

Bios

Dr. Ronan Kelly, M.B., B.Ch., M.B.A is the Director of the Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center and the W.W. Caruth Jr. Endowed Chair of Immunology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas Texas and the Chief of Oncology for the Baylor Scott & White Health System (NTx). As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White and their affiliated physicians treat tens of thousands of cancer patients across the state each year. Baylor Scott and White Health’s integrated network of cancer centers is the 3rd largest collection of Commission on Cancer-accredited centers in the United States and the largest network of hospital-based cancer programs in Texas. Dr. Kelly is a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M University and Professor Clinical Science Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN). He remains an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. He previously served as the Director of the Gastroesophageal Cancer Therapeutics Program at Johns Hopkins and as the Director of Global Oncology for John Hopkins International. In the latter role, he was responsible for improving the quality of cancer care in all John Hopkins-affiliated hospitals across four continents. He performs translational and clinical research encompassing the discovery and the development of new targeted and immunotherapeutic approaches in the prevention and treatment of gastroesophageal cancer and lung cancer. He is the National and International Principal Investigator on numerous ongoing phase II and phase III studies investigating single agent and combination checkpoint inhibitors in locally advanced and metastatic gastroesophageal cancer. Dr Kelly was the lead investigator and first author for the practice changing Phase III global CheckMate 577 study across 29 countries and 170 sites, which demonstrated the efficacy of adjuvant Nivolumab in resected stage II/III esophageal/gastroesophageal cancer post trimodality therapy. The results of the CheckMate 577 study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2021. Dr Kelly is the Founder and the Director of the Texas Immuno-Oncology Biorepository which is providing comprehensive, standardized and cutting edge immune monitoring across thousands of real-world cancer patients throughout Texas to enhance cancer therapy and improve biomarker discovery across a diverse community from multiple racial, genomic and social backgrounds. He is the Chair of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Quality and Value Taskforce which is seeking to improve the quality of lung cancer care across the World and he sits on the ASCO Measures Taskforce (lung cancer chair), Quality of Cancer Care Taskforce, International Quality Taskforce and the Clinical Practice Committee. He is currently leading a new initiative between ASCO and the IASLC to improve lung cancer care in Brazil and Spain. He is a taskforce member of the Gastroesophageal Cancer Committee of ECOG and the National Cancer Institute. Dr Kelly is author or co-author of more than 150 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts and book chapters.

Masanori Hatakeyama

Current position

University of Tokyo

Bios

Dr. Masanori Hatakeyama currently Laboratory Head of Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation in Tokyo, Japan. Prof Hatakeyama received his MB (Bachelor of Medicine) from the School of Medicine, Hokkaido University in 1981 and he received his Ph.D degree from the Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University in 1985. Subsequently, he also conducted his post-doctoral training at the Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1991 to 1994.

Dr. Hatakeyama’s research interest is in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of gastric cancer, specifically focusing on the role of Helicobacter pylori oncoprotein CagA, which is delivered into gastric epithelial cells via the bacterial microsyringe (type IV secretion system). He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Cancer Science, the Official Journal of the Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) (Impact factor 6.716; Q1 journal). He has published over 170 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and has an H-index of 59 with over 13,000 citations.

He received Incitement Award of the Japanese Cancer Association (1991), The JCA-Mauvernay Award (2006), Sagawa Special Award (2011), Medical Award of the Japan Medical Association (2014), Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Medical Prize (2016), The Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (2019), The Tomizo Yoshida Prize (2019), and The Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund Prize (2021).

Chang Ming Huang

Current position

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital Fujian

Bios

Dr. Huang currently works in many notable positions at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital in Fujian, China. He has been a Doctoral Supervisor since 2012, a professor since 2006 and the Chief Doctor since 2004. He specializes in performing laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients in more than 10,000 cases.

Dr. Huang received his Medical Degree from Fujian Medical University in Fujian China in 1985. He completed his residency at Fujian Medical University in Fujian China in 1993. After completing his program, he was an Attending Doctor at Fujian University Medical Union Hospital from 1993-1999. He was Associate Chief Doctor at the same institution in 2004. He was also Associate Professor at the same institution from 2000-2006.

Dr. Huang is a member of many prominent associations. They include Vice Chairman of Surgical Oncology Committee of Surgery Branch of China Medical Doctor Association, Vice Chairman of Metabolic Surgery Branch of China Association for the Promotion of International Medical and Health Care, Vice Chairman of the Digestive Tract Surgery Committee of the Medical and Health Exchange Association Across the Taiwan Straits, Vice Chairman of standing committee of Gastric Cancer Profession of Fujian Anti-Cancer Association, Standing Committee of Gastric Cancer Profession of China Anti-Cancer Association, Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee of Surgery Branch of China Medical Doctor Association, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery, Corresponding Editor Board of Chinese Journal of Surgery. He has also been awarded the first prize once, second prize twice and third prize three times for Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, and the ZIJIN Scientific and Technological Innovation award. Now he is currently undertaking several national and provincial scientific research projects.

Jong Seok Lee

Current position

University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Lee currently works as a Clinical Professor at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. He has been there since 2018.

Dr. Lee received his Doctor in Medicine from Seoul National University, Graduate College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea in 1995. He received his Master in Medicine in 2009 and he received his Ph.D. in 2011, both from Seoul National University. Dr. Lee was a Rotating Intern in 1996 and completed his residency in Radiology in 2000, both at the Seoul National University Hospital.

After completing the program, he was a Public Health Doctor while completing his national military service for the National Cancer Center, Korea and Planned Population Federation of Korea in 2003. He was a member of the faculty, Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea from 2003-2011. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor from 2011-2013 and he was a Clinical Associated Professor from 2013-2018 both at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea.

He is a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology Korean Society of Molecular Imaging, Examination Committee of the Korean Institute for Accreditation of Medical Image, Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Audiovisual Equipment Committee, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 2006, Chair of the Radiation protection committee, Korean society of Radiology, CEO of Korean Institute for accreditation of medical image.

Sung Geun Kim

Current position

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Kim currently serves in many notable positions. He is Professor, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea since 2020. He is the Chief Program Director, Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea and has been there since 2014. He is Executive Director, Division of Performance Improvement at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital and has been there since 2021. He was the Director of Information Operation Headquarters Catholic Information Convergence Institute, Catholic Medical Center since 2020. He is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), Catholic Medical Center and has been there since 2020.

Dr. Kim received his Medical Degree from The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, in 1997. He received his Master’s from the Graduate School at The Catholic University of Korea in 2006 and he completed his Ph.D. from the same institution in 2011.

Dr. Kim completed his residency at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea in 2002. After completing his program, he was a Military Surgeon in the Army from 2002-2005. He was Chief, Department of Surgery, Seoul District Area Hospital, Ministry of National Defense from 2004-2005. He was an Instructor at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea from 2005-2007. He was Associate Professor, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea from 2012-2020.

Dr. Kim is a member of many prominent associations. They include Korean Surgical Society Korean Gastric Cancer Association, International Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, Korean Cancer Association, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Jong-Han Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery,
Korea University Guro Hospital

Bios

Dr. Kim is currently a Professor at the Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, South Korea.

Dr. Kim received his Medical Degree from Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea in 1996. He received his Master’s at the Graduate School at Korea University in 2001. He completed his Ph.D. also Korea University in 2007.

After completing his program, he was a Clinical Instructor at the Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital from 2005-2006. He was a Clinical Instructor at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Korea University Ansan Hospital from 2006-2007. From 2007-2011 he was an Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterological Surgery at Korea University Ansan Hospital. From 2011-2012 he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Oregon health and Science University (OHSU). He was Professor at the Division of Gastroenterological Surgery at Korea University Ansan Hospital from 2016-2018.

DDr. Kim is a member of many prominent associations. They include Korean Medical Association, Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Laparoscopic GI Surgery Study Group, Korean Society for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Korean Anti-Reflux Surgery Study Group, Korean Society for Surgical Oncology, Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Korean Esophageal and Junctional Cancer Study Group, Perioperative Intraperitoneal and Systemic Chemotherapy Study Group, Korean Society for Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Prominent papers published by Dr. Moon:

1.   DKim JH, Park SS, Kim J, Boo YJ, Kim SJ, Mok YJ, Kim CS. Surgical outcomes for gastric cancer in the upper third of the stomach. World J Surg. 2006 Oct;30(10):1870-6; discussion 1877-8.

2.   Kim JH, Park JM, Jung CW, Park SS, Kim SJ, Mok YJ, Kim CS, Chae YS, Bae JW. The significances of lymph node micrometastasis and its correlation with E-cadherin expression in pT1-T3N0 gastric adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2008 Feb 1;97(2):125-30.

3.   Kim JH, Boo YJ, Park JM, Park SS, Kim SJ, Kim CS, Mok YJ. Incidence and long-term outcome of young patients with gastric carcinoma according to sex: does hormonal status affect prognosis? Arch Surg. 2008 Nov;143(11):1062-7; discussion 1067.

Sun Young Rha

Current position

Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University

Bios

Sun Young Rha is a professor of Medical Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine and the director of Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System in Seoul, Korea.

Professor Rha is a clinical and translational researcher, mainly in the areas of Gastric cancer and GU cancer (renal cell and bladder carcinoma). Her research interests include therapeutic strategies and new drug development, genomics-based biomarker development and drug screening, and pharmacogenomics. She has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles. As a clinical researcher, she has been involved in various global Phase I-III clinical trials including many novel immune-oncologic agents, and worked as a main principal investigator for the Korean Cancer Study Group(KCSG). As a translational researcher, she is leading many projects of preclinical anticancer drug screening with potential mechanism evaluation and several correlative studies for target and biomarker development in gastric cancer and renal cell cancer.

Currently, Professor Rha is leading “Gastric cancer research team” and “phase I and early phase clinical trial team” of Yonsei Cancer Center. She is currently actively working as an executive committee member in many academic societies, including Korean Cancer Association (KCA), Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG), Korean Genomic Organization (KOGO), Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) and Korean Association of IRB (KAIRB). After establishing GU cancer committee in KCSG, currently, she is currently leading Gastric Cancer committee of KCSG as a committee chair for various clinical trials and translational research of gastric cancer. She is also an active member of ESMO GI faculty group and GI preceptorship for ESMO Asia

Min Chan Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Dong-A University

Bios

Dr. Min Chan Kim graduated from the College of Premedicine and Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea with his Doctor in Medicine in 1992. He completed his Master’s Degree in 1996 and his Ph.D. in 2000 both from Dong-A University Graduate School. Soon afterward in 2003, he became a Visiting Doctor and worked for Fujita Health University in Nagoya, Japan. From April 2009 to June 2010, he was one of the Research Fellows of NOTES Lab of the Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA.

From 2002 to 2004, he carried out the duty working at the Department of Surgery of Dong-A University College of Medicine and Dong-A University Medical Center. He has been Assistant Professor(2004 – 2008), Associate Professor(2008 – 2013), and Chief of Department of Surgery(2012 – 2017) in the same department of the institute as well. Now he took upon the position of Professor of the Department of Surgery at Dong-A University College of Medicine and Dong-A University Medical Center and Minimally Invasive and Robot Center in September 2013.

He has taken part in numerous international academic events and won many awards from various congresses and organizations including the International Academic Award given by the Korean Surgical Society (2004), the 15th Science and Technology Best Article Award organized by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2005), the 7th Hanlim Medical Award given by Dong-A University Medical Center (2007), the Best Professor Award given by Dong-A University Alumni Association (2008), the Best Academic Award given by the Department of Surgery, Dong-A University (2014), the Best Academic Award awarded by the Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2015), the Best Professor Award of Research Achievement by Dong-A University (2015), and Best Video Award awarded by IGCC (International Gastric Cancer Congress) (2017).

KEUN WON RYU

Current position

Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center

Bios

Dr. Ryu is currently the Chief Scientist and Specialist at the Center for Gastric Cancer, Department of Surgery, Surgical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Center, South Korea. He has been at his current position since 2019.

Dr. Ryu received his Premedical Degree in 1987 from Korea University, Seoul, Korea. He received his Medical Degree from Korea University, College of Medicine, in 1991. He completed his Ph.D. also at Korea University in 2000.

He completed his Internship (1992), Residency in Surgery (1996) and his Fellowship in Surgery (2001) at the Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. After completing his program, he was a Senior Scientist and Specialist at the National Cancer Center, Korea from 2001-2009. He was a Chief Scientist at the National Cancer Center from 2009-2016. He was Head of the Center for Gastric Cancer at the National Cancer Center from 2014-2017. From 2015-2017 he was Chief at the Referral Center, National Cancer Center. He worked as the Chief at the Common Cancer Branch at the National Cancer Center from 2017-2019. He gained his tenure and worked as the Chief Scientist and Specialist at the National Cancer Center from 2016-2019. He was also Chief at the Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center from 2017-2021.

Dr. Ryu is a member of many prominent associations. They include Member, Korean Surgical Society (KSS), Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA), The Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons (KSELS), Korean Cancer Association (KCA), Korean Society of Clinical Oncology (KSCO), Korean Society of Gastroenterology (KSG), Director of the Training and Examination Committee of KGCA (Guideline 2018), Director of the Scientific Committee of KGCA (KINGCA week 2020, 2021), Director of the Publication and Editorial Service Committee of KGCA (JGC, Editor-in-Chief), Director of the External Cooperation Committee of KSG, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gastric Cancer (JGC)

Joon Mee Kim

Current position

Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital

Bios

Dr. Joon Mee Kim is currently a Professor at Inha University School of Medicine, Korea. She graduated from the College of Medicine, majoring in Pathology, Korea University, Korea with an M.S. degree in Medicine in 1989, and she achieved her Ph.D. in Pathology from the College of Medicine, Korea University in 1992.

After her residency in the Department of Pathology at Korea University Hospital from 1987 to 1990, she worked as a Clinical Fellow in the department from 1990 and 1991. She was appointed a Professional Doctor by Inha University Hospital from April 1991 to February 1995 and also worked as an Instructor, Assistant professor, and Associate Professor at Inha University School of Medicine from March 1994 to 2005. Concurrently she focused on her research as a Research Visiting Fellow of the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute in Washington D.C., the USA from 2003 to 2004. From January to February 2009, she shared her medical insight as a Fellow with Western IRB (Institutional Review Board) in Olympia, U.S.A.

Dr. Kim has run as the President of Biobank of Inha University Hospital as well as the President of Biobank Research Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists.

In Seob Lee

Current position

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Asan Medical Center University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. In Seob Lee is an Associate Professor at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. He graduated from Ulsan University College of Medicine with his degree of M.S. in 2014 and Ph.D. in 2016 respectively.

After his residency at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital from 2004 to 2008, he served his duty as a public health doctor as an alternative military service from 2008 to 2011. Then he joined the Fellowship program provided by the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center from May 2011 to February 2013. After the program, he was appointed a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department from 2013 to 2018. He immersed himself in research work as a Visiting Scholar at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Beckman Research Institute, Monrovia, CA, U.S.A. from September 2019 to January 2021 as well.

Ji-Ho Park

Current position

Department of Surgery,Gyeongsang National University

Bios

Dr. Ji-Ho Park is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine. He received his Doctor of Medicine (2004) and his M.S (2009) both from Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.

After his residency from 2005 to 2009, he joined the Fellowship program provided by the Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital from May 2012 to February 2014. He also worked as a Clinical Instructor at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital from 2014 to 2015.

His specialized fields include surgical oncology (especially for gastric cancer), nutrition for surgical patients, laparoscopic & robotic gastric cancer surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery, surgical endoscopy, and gastric cancer tumor biomarker research.

Oh Jeong

Current position

Department of Surgery,Chonnam National University

Bios

Dr. Oh Jeong is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University College of Medicine, Korea. He received his Doctor of Medicine (1998) from Jeonbuk National University Medical School and his M.S. (2008) from University of Ulsan College of Medicine. With respect to his Ph. D, he graduated from Chonnam National University Medical School in 2012 respectively.

After completing his Internship (1999) and his Residency (2006) at Asan Medical Center, he was also trained as a Fellow of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2008) at the same institution. He started his career as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University College from 2008 to 2012. Then Dr. Jeong was appointed an Associate Professor from 2012 to 2019. Focusing on his medical research project, he fulfilled his work as a Visiting Scholar at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the U.S.A. from 2015 to 2016.

He has actively participated in many academic conferences and has received several academic awards including the Best Paper of the Year Award by the Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2007)(2008), Best Presentation Award by the Korean Society of Clinical Oncology (2008), Sanofi-Aventis Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2008), Medical Research Award by Chonnam National University (2010), Young Investigator Award by Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2012), Rosche Oncological Research Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2012), Sanofi-Aventis Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2012), Young Investigator Award from Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2013), Best Investigator Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2013), Covidien Best Investigator

Ho Seok Seo

Current position

Department of Surgery, the Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Ho Seok Seo is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea. He received his Doctor of Medicine (2008), M.S. (2015), and Ph.D. (2020) all from the Catholic University of Korea.

After completing his Internship (2009) and Residency (2013) at the Catholic University of Korea, he completed his Fellowship in the Department of Surgery (2019), at the same institution. Then Dr. Seo joined the Gastric Cancer Short-term Training Course organized by Shizouka Cancer Cencer, Shizouka, Japan in November 2016, and the Bariatric Surgery Short-term Training Course in BMI Center, Taichung, Taiwan in October 2018. He was appointed a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, the Catholic University of Korea from 2019 to 2021. In February 2012, he was also joined in the Short-term Training Courses on Esophageal Cancer from Osaka Red Cross Hospital in Osaka and Saga University Hospital in Saga, Japan respectively.

His medical interests include Surgical Oncology, Gastric Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Flexible Endoscopy, Hernia, Metabolic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Esophageal Reflux Disease and Bigdata and Artificial Intelligence.

Hyung Ho Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University

Bios

Professor Hyung-Ho Kim is a Professor and Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. His main interest is in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), performing clinical studies, and education related to MIS. In particular, he has vast experience in laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer and was in fact the very first to perform laparoscopic gastrectomy in Korea in 1996. He was also the first in the world to accomplish 500 cases of laparoscopic gastrectomy in 2006. He has an exceptional level of h-index, 60 h-index, with his publications of more than 210 so far as the main author.

Prof. Kim graduated from Busan National University College of Medicine with a Doctor in Medicine (1986) and his Master's (1991). He received his Ph.D. (1995) from Dong-A University College of Medicine. He has been appointed to several positions including Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Dong-A University, College of Medicine (1998-2003), Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine (2003-2009), and Overseas Expert and Consultant in the Minimally Invasive Center at the National University Hospital in Singapore (2004-2005). He also has been an Executive Director of the Information Committee of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2014-2015), a Director of the Scientific Committee of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons (2014-2016), Executive Director of the International Committee of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2016-2017), and Secretary-General of the Korean Surgical Society (2017-2018). From 2018 to 2020, he ran as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, and from 2018 to 2019, he served as the Korean Surgical Society as Director of Planning Committee, as well as the Korean Gastric Cancer Association as Auditor

You-Jin Jang

Current position

Department of Surgery,Korea University

Bios

Dr. You-Jin Jang is an Associate Professor (since 2018) in the Department of Surgery, Korea University Medical College. She graduated with a Doctor in Medicine (2003) a Master’s Degree (2006) and a Ph.D. (2009) all from Korea University.

After her Internship (2003-2004) and her Residency in Surgery (2004-2008) at Korea University Medical Center, she completed her Fellowship in Gastric Surgery from 2008 to 2010 organized by Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea. She worked as a Clinical Instructor of Gastric Surgery at Korea University Guro Hospital from 2010 to 2011, and she also worked as a Fulltime Instructor of Surgery at Korea University Medical College from 2011 to 2013. She then was appointed an Assistant Professor at Korea University Medical College from 2013 to 2018.

Dr. Jang focused on research as Simtiki Simulation Center Research Scholar of the medical education fellowship in John A. Burns Medical School, Hawaii, U.S.A., from 2018 to 2020.

Hyun Jeong Shim

Current position

Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Bios

Dr. Shim is currently an Associate Professor (since 2014) in the Division of Oncology of the Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Korea. She received her Doctor in Medicine (2002), her Master of Medical Science (2005) and her Doctor of Medical Science (2009) from Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.

After completing her Internship (2003) at Chonnam National University Hospital, she completed her residency (2007) in the Department of Internal Medicine at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital. She fulfilled the Fellowship Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital (2008). Dr. Shim was appointed a Clinical Instructor (2008.3-2010.2), and Clinical Associate (2010.3-2014.8) by the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital. Then she participated in Research Scholarship in City of Hope, organized by Beckman Research Center, Department of Cancer Biology, Duarte, CA, USA, from 2018 to 2020.

Acknowledging her commitment and contribution to the field, she received the Award Administered by the Minister of Health and Welfare in 2015.

Myeong-Cherl Kook

Current position

Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital

Bios

Dr. Myeong-Cherl Kook is a Staff Pathologist (since 2004) at the Department of Pathology and Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, Korea. He received his Doctor of Medicine (1992), Master of Medical Science (1995), Ph.D. (2001) from Seoul National University

After completing his Internship (1993) and his Residency (1997) both at Seoul National University Hospital, he held the position of Medical Officer for his military service from 1997 to 1998, and he served in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Scientific Investigation, Ministry of National Defense as a Medical Investigator from May 1998 to April 2000 afterward. He then was appointed an Instructor(2000-2002), and Assistant Professor(Sep 2002-Feb 2003) at the Department of Pathology, Cheju National University College of Medicine. From March 2003 to June 2004, he focused on research as a Research Fellow of the Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine as well.

Ye-Seob Jee

Current position

Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital Jeonju

Bios

Dr. Jee currently works in two positions. He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Korea and has been there since 2018. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery at the same institution and has been there since 2012.

Dr. Jee received his Doctor of Medicine from Dongguk University College of Medicine in 2003. He obtained his M.S. in 2009 and his Ph.D. in 2011 both from Dongguk University College of Medicine. He completed his Internship in 2004 and his Residency in 2008 both at the same institution. His Fellowship was completed in 2009 at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. After completing his program, Dr. Jee was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery at Dankook University from 2009-2012.

Dr. Jee is a member of many professional societies such as Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeon.

Min-Hee Ryu

Current position

Department of Oncology University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Min-Hee Ryu is a Professor as well as a Chief at the Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. He graduated from Seoul National University with his Master’s degree of Science in 1998 and University of Ulsan College of Medicine with his degree of Ph.D. in 2006.

After receiving CUM LAUDE by College of Medicine in 1994, Seoul National University during his internship, he finished his Internal Medicine residency at Seoul National University Hospital from 1995 to 1999, and he joined in Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology provided by Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine from 2002 to 2004. Then he was appointed an Assistant Professor(Mar 2004 – Oct 2009) and Associate Professor (Oct 2009 – Sep 2015) at the Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.

Sung IL Choi

Current position

Department of Surgery Kyung Hee Unversity Hospital Gangdong

Bios

Dr. Sung Il Choi is currently a Professor at Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital Gangdong. He received his Doctor of Medicine (1996) and his M.S (2000) from Kyung Hee University. Afterward, he achieved his Ph.D. (2005) from Sungkyunkwan University.

For additional study, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Anderson Center between 2014-2016. Beside the duties mentioned above, he holds the position of Association Director at Korean Gastric Cancer Association. He has written and compiled more than ten papers on gastrotomy and gastric cancers since 2018, including the latest one, Laparoscopic Surgery in Obese Gastric Cancer Patients, this year.

He has several experiences of positions, as being a Director of Medical Insurance Committee in Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, a Chair of External Cooperation Committee in Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, and a Chief Editor in Korean Hernia Society.

Beside the duties, he holds a position of Association Director at Korean Gastric Cancer Association.

Sung Hak Lee

Current position

Department of Hospital Pathology The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Sung Hak Lee currently works as a professor at the department of hospital pathology at Seoul St. Mary’s hospital (2022-present)

Dr. Lee received his Doctor of Medicine from The Catholic University of Korea in 2002. He received his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of Korea in 2013. Dr. Lee completed his residency in pathology at the Catholic Medical Center.

After the program, he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Pathology at Seoul St. Mary’s hospital from 2014-2018. Then he was an Associate Professor in the same institute from 2018-2021. Prior to his professorship, he worked as a Visiting Scholar at Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics (CB2), University of Arizona and Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic from 2017-2018.

His research interests include Artificial Intelligence in Computational Pathology and Bioinformatics Analysis in Molecular Pathology.

Seong-Yeob Ryu

Current position

Department of Surgery, Chosun University Hospital

Bios

Dr. Ryu currently works in many notable positions. He is a Professor at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University Hospital and has been at his position since 2021. He is the Chief of Department of Surgery, School of Medicine at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Director of Division of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and he has been there since 2016. He is a Professor at the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University and he has been there since 2015.

Dr. Ryu received his Doctor of Medicine from Chonnam National University, College of Medicine, Korea in 1993. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Graduate School, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University in 2002. He completed his Residency at the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University in 1998 and he completed his Fellowship at the Division of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University in 2002. During this time, he was also a Physician in the Korean Army from 1998-2001. After completing his program, Dr. Ryu was an Instructor at the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University from 2002-2005. He was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine, Chonnam National University from 2005-2009. He was Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University from 2009-2014.

Dr. Ryu is a member of many professional societies such as Member, Korean Surgical Society, Education Committee, Korean Surgical Society, Surgical Operation Academy, Korean Surgical Society, Director of the Korea Gastric Cancer Association, Director of the Ethics Committee, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Member of Korean Society of Coloproctology, Member of Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Member of Korean Cancer Association, Member of Korean Society for the Study of Obesity

Jie Hyun Kim

Current position

Department of Internal,
Yonsei University

Bios

Dr. Kim is currently a Professor at Gangnam Severance Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea since 2020.

Dr. Kim received her Doctor of Medicine from Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea in 2000. She completed her Master of Medicine in 2004 and she also received a Ph.D. in 2009, both from the Graduate School at Yonsei University. Dr. Kim completed two terms as a Research Fellow in Gastroenterology at Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul in 2009 and the second in 2008 at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. She completed her Internship in 2001 and her Residency in 2005 both at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University. After completing her program, she was an Assistant Professor between 2009-2015 at Gangnam Severance Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, College of Medicine. She was a Visiting Professor at the Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea between 2016-2017. She was an Associate Professor at Gangnam Severance Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University between 2015-2020.

She is a member of many professional societies such as Director of research group for AI, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Director of Editorial Board, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Digestive Cancer Research, Associate Editor, Journal of gastric cancer, Scientific Committee, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, AI Research Group, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Editorial Board, Yonsei Medical Journal, Korean Medical Association, Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

Dong-Hoe Koo

Current position

Director, Clinical Trial Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Seoul, South Korea

Bios

Dr. Koo currently works in many notable positions. He is the Director at the Clinical Trial Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea and has been at his position since 2022. He is Deputy General Manager at the Department of R & D Management at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea and has been at this position since 2021. He is the Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea and has been at his position since 2017.

Dr. Koo received his Doctor of Medicine from Kyung-Hee University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea in 2002. He completed his M.S. in 2007 and he also received a Ph.D. in 2014, both from the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He completed his Internship at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea in 2003. In 2007, he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine in Seoul, Korea. He also completed two Fellowships thereafter. The first was his Fellowship in Oncology at the Asan Medical Center in 2011 and the second was his Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Seoul Korea in 2012. After completing his program, he was an International Doctor (Military Service) at the Korea International Cooperation Agency, Kampong-Cham Referral Hospital in Kampong-Cham, Cambodia from 2007-2010. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea from 2012-2013. He was Assistant Professor at the Division Hematology/Oncology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea from 2013-2017. He was a Visiting Scientist in Baltimore, Maryland, USA from 2016-2017.

Dr. Koo is a member of many professional societies such Korean GIST Study Group (KGSG), Planning Director, Korean Academy of Supportive Care in Cancer (KASCC), Public Relations Director, Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG), Deputy Director for General AffairsKorean Cancer Association (KCA), General Affairs Committee Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO), Scientific & International Cooperation Committee, Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA), Scientific & Planning Committee, Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFD), Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Review Committee National Pension Service (NPS), Advisory committee, Korean Association of Internal Medicine (KAIM), Korean Association of Institutional Review Boards (KAIRB), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Oh-Kyoung Kwon

Current position

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital

Bios

Dr. Oh Kyoung Kwon is an Associate Professor at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital. He completed his Doctor of Medicine (1998) a Master’s (2003) and Ph.D.(2008) all at Kyungpook National University School of Medicine.

After completing his internship in 1999 at Daegu Fatima Hospital, he completed his residency in General Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital in 2003. Then, he worked at St. Luke Hospital from May 2003 to April 2005.

Son Sang-Yong

Current position

Department of Surgery, Ajou University School

Bios

Prof. Sang-Yong Son is an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, Ajou University Hospital. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine with his Master’s Degree in 2014 and he is currently attending Seoul National University College of Medicine for his Ph.D. After his residency at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital from 2008 to 2012, he joined the Fellowship Program organized by the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from 2012 to 2015. He then worked as a Research/Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, Ajou University Hospital from 2015 to 2017. He was appointed an Assistant Professor in the department from 2017 to 2021 as well. Acknowledging his original research works, he had been received awards from various domestic medical conferences including the Best Oral Paper(2015)(2016)(2019), and the Best Poster(2014)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2020) by the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, the Best Oral Paper by the Korean Society of Surgical Oncology(2011), the Best Oral Paper by the Korean Association of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery(2012), the Best Oral Paper by the Korean Society of Surgical Oncology(2018), and the Best Oral Paper by the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery(2019).

Chan-Young Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University

Bios

Dr. Chan-Young Kim is a Professor at the Department of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (1995), Master’s (2000) and a Ph.D. (2005) all from the School of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University.

After his internship and residency at the General Surgery, Jeonbuk National University from 1995 to 2000, he joined the Korean Navy as a military surgeon (2000-2003). After his duty, he was trained in Fellowship Program organized by the Jeonbuk National University. Then he was appointed an Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor at Jeonbuk National University from 2003 to 2016.

Sung-Soo Park

Current position

Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine

Bios

Dr. Sung-Soo Park is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (1996), his Master of Medicine (2001) and his Ph.D. (2005) all from Korea University. After his Residency in the Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital from 1997 to 2001, he worked as Chief of the Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Seoul Hospital from 2001 to 2004. After his duty, he trained in the Fellowship Program of the Department of Surgery, Upper GI Section, Korea University Guro Hospital from 2004 to 2005. He then was appointed as Assistant Professor (2005-2010), and Associate Professor (2010-2014) at the Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine. Concurrently with his Professor position, he was also Chief of the Center for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, Division of Foregut Surgery, and Nutrition Support Team from Korea University, Anam Hospital. He has been actively participating in diverse medical congresses and received many awards including the Best Poster of the Session Prize by the International Gastric Cancer Congress(2005), Sanofi-Aventis Academic Award by the Korean Gastric Cancer Association(2006)(2008), Best Poster Award by the International Gastric Cancer Congress (2011), Covidien Academic Award by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (2013)(2014), and Outstanding Academic Award by Chinese Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (2019). Dr. Sung-Soo Park is also a member of numerous committees and medical associations in Korea and overseas including the Editorial Board of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (2009-present), Editorial Board of Journal of Gastric Cancer(2009-present), Board Member of the Korean Cancer Association (2011-present), Board Member of the Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (2011-present), Editorial Board of the World Journal of Surgical Procedures (2011-present), Editorial Board of the Journal of the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric

Hoon Hur

Current position

Department of Surgery, Ajou University

Bios

Dr. Hur currently works as a Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine at Ajou University and has been there since 2020.

Dr. Hur received his Doctor of Medicine in 2000 from The Catholic University of Korea. He received his Masters in 2005 and his Ph.D. in 2010 both from the Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea. After completing his Internship, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea in 2001, he completed his Residency at the same institution in 2005. He completed his Military Service, National Institution of Scientific Investigation between 2005-2008 and between 2008-2010 he completed his Fellowship at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea in 2010.

After completing his program, Dr. Hur was an Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, at Ajou University between 2010-2014. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center between 2013-2014. He was an Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine at Ajou University between 2014-2020.

Dr. Hur is a member of many professional societies such as The Korean Surgical Society, The Korean Gastric Cancer Association, The Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, The Korean Cancer Association, American Association for Cancer Research, European Association for Cancer Research.

Jun Ho Lee

Current position

Department of Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University

Bios

Dr. Lee currently is employed in two notable positions. He works as a Professor, Department of Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University and has been there since 2018. He is also the Chief, Division of GI Surgery, Samsung Medical Center and he has been there since 2018.

Dr. Lee received his Doctor of Medicine in 1993 from Yonsei University. He received his Masters in 2003 and his Ph.D. in 2007 both from Yonsei University Graduate School. After completing his Internship at Severance Hospital in 1994, he completed his Residency at the same institution in 1998. He completed two Fellowships. His first Fellowship in Surgery was completed at Yonsei University, Department of Surgery in 2002. His second Fellowship was completed at the Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center in 2003.

After completing his program, Dr. Lee was a Senior Scientist at the Gastric Cancer Branch, National Cancer Center between 2007- 2012. During his employment as an Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Sunkyunkwan University School of Medicine between 2012-2018, he was also a Visiting Scholar at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between 2015-2016.

Kyo Young Song

Current position

Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Song currently works as a Professor in the Department of Surgery at The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul and has been there since 2013.

Dr. Song received his Doctor of Medicine in 1995 from The Catholic University of Korea. He received his Masters in 2000 and his Ph.D. in 2009 both from the Graduate School of the Catholic University of Korea. Korea University Graduate School. After completing his Residency in Surgery at the Catholic Medical Center in 2000, he completed his employment at the Military Hospital in 2003. He completed his Clinical Fellowship in the Department of Surgery at The Catholic University of Korea in 2005.

After completing his program Dr. Song was an Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, at the Catholic University between 2005-2009. He was a Visiting Investigator, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA between 2008-2009. He was an Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, The Catholic University Korea between 2010-2013.

Dr. Song is a member of many professional societies such as Member, Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Korean Cancer Association, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons, International Gastric Cancer Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Young-Dong Yu

Current position

Department of Surgery, Korea University

Bios

Dr. Yu currently works in two notable positions. He is a Chief, Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine. He has been employed in this position since 2021. He is also Professor of Surgery at the same institution and department since 2019.

Dr. Yu received his Preliminary Medicine and Doctor of Medicine in 2000 from Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul Korea. He received his Masters in 2003 and his Ph.D. in 2011 both from the Korea University Graduate School. After completing his Internship in 2001 at the Korea University Medical Center, he completed his Residency also at the same institution in 2005. He completed his Clinical Fellowship in 2011 in Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. In 2019, he completed a Research Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and HBP Surgery, Department of Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA.

After completing his program Dr. Yu was a Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea between 2008-2011. Between 2013-2014 he was an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Korea University College of Medicine. He was an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation at the Korea University College of Medicine between 2014-2019.

He is a member of many professional societies such as Korean Medical Association, Korean Surgical Society, Korean Association of HBP Surgery, Korean Society for Transplantation, Korean Association for the Study of Liver Transplantation, Korean Pancreas Surgery Club.

Dong Wook Shin

Current position

Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University

Bios

Prof. Dong Wook Shin is currently an associate professor in Department of Family Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, and Supportive Care Center in Samsung Medical Center since 2017. He was assistant professor in Seoul National University Hospital (2010- 2017), and Chief of Hospice and Palliative Care Branch of National Cancer Control Institute of National Cancer Center, Korea (2007-2010).

Prof. Shin graduated from College of Medicine, Seoul National University, obtained MBA (Master of Business and Administration) degree from School of Business, Kyung Hee University, and earned DrPH (Doctor of Public Health) degree from Catholic University.

Prof. Shin was trained in Family Medicine, and his current clinical focus is Cancer Survivorship and Supportive/Palliative Care. He also received doctoral degree in public health with major of clinical epidemiology, and his current research methodology includes healthcare claims data analysis and patient survey.

Prof. Shin has authored around 300 articles in international scientific journals, including Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Internal Medicine, Hepatology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Annals of Oncology, and Cancer. His notable research articles on gastric cancer include:

Yihong Sun

Current position

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Bios

Dr. Yihong Sun is currently a Professor at Shanghai School of Medicine, Fudan University. Beside the main duty as a professor, he holds several other positions at Fudan University, Shanghai. He is a Chef of Department of General Surgery, and a Vice President of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated in the same university.

Also, he belongs to several organizations regarding gastric surgery, anti-cancer, and general medical science. He was a President-elect at Surgery Committee of Shanghai Medical Science Academy, and a Vice President of Gastric Cancer Specialty, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association (CACA). He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS), and a committee member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and Gastrointestinal Surgery Committee of Chinese Medical Science Academy. He also holds his job as a secretary at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Committee of Chinese Medical Science Academy.

His specialized fields include general anti-cancer, especially gastrointestinal surgery.

Han-Mo Yoo

Current position

Department of Surgery, the Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Yoo is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at The Catholic University, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital and has been there since 2015.

Dr. Yoo received his Doctor in Medicine from Wonkwang University School of Medicine in 2005. He completed his Masters in 2012 and his Ph.D. in 2015 both at the Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Yoo completed his Internship in 2006 and his Residency in Surgery in 2010 at the Catholic Medical Center, Korea. He completed a Clinical Fellowship at the Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, in 2013.

After completing his program, he’s been a Visiting Doctor at the Shizuoka Cancer Center in Shizuoka Japan in 2011. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea from 2013 to 2015.

He is a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Society, International Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Korean Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Jeong Hwan Yook

Current position

Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Yook is currently a Full Time Instructor, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul Korea since 1996.

Dr. Yook received his Doctor in Medicine from Seoul National University, College of Medicine in 1986. He received a Ph.D. from Korea University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Yook completed an Internship and Residency in the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital in 1991. He completed his fellowship at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea in 1996.

After the program, he’s Visiting Professor in the First Department of Surgery at Kagoshima University from 1999-2000.

He is a member of many professional societies such as Korean Surgical Society, Korean Society of Traumatology, Korean Cancer Society, Korean Gastroenterological Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, International Gastric Cancer Association, Fellow of American College of Surgeon

Jun-Won Chung

Current position

Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University

Bios

Dr. Chung is currently a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Gachon University Medical Center and he has been there since 2021.

Dr. Chung received his Doctor in Medicine from Kyung Hee University School in 1997. He completed his Masters in 2008 and his Ph.D. in 2012 both at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea. Dr. Chung completed his Internship and his Residency at Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He completed a Fellowship at the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

After completing his program, he’s been working at the Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center since 2010. He has been working as an Associated Professor since 2017 at the same institution.

Dr. Chung has received certifications from Korean Board of Medicine, Korean Board of Internal Medicine, Korean Board of Gastroenterology, Korean Board of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

He is also a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research.

Yoonjin Kwak

Current position

Department of Pathology, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Kwak is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. She has been at her current position since 2022. Dr. Kwak received her Doctor of Medicine in 2011 from Korea University College of Medicine. Her Graduate School was successfully completed at Seoul National University in 2015. Her Residency was completed in the Department of Pathology at Seoul National University Hospital in 2016. Her Clinical Fellowship was completed in the Department of Pathology at Seoul National University Hospital in 2018. After completing her program, Dr. Kwak was a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital between 2018-2022. Among her many notable publications, include:

1. Kwak Y, Lee HE, Kim WH, Kim DW, Kang SB, Lee HS. The clinical implication of cancer-associated microvasculature and fibroblast in advanced colorectal cancer patients with synchronous or metachronous metastases. PloS one 2014;9:e91811.
2. Seo AN, Kwak Y, Kim DW, et al. HER2 status in colorectal cancer: its clinical significance and the relationship between HER2 gene amplification and expression. PloS one 2014;9:e98528.
3. Kwak Y, Nam SK, Seo AN, et al. Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Gene Copy Number and mRNA Expression in Primary Colorectal Cancer and Its Clinicopathologic Correlation. Pathobiology: journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology 2015;82:76-83.

Jun Haeng Lee

Current position

Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University

Bios

Dr. Lee is currently a Professor at the Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. He has been at his current position since 2013. Dr. Lee received his Doctor of Medicine in 1992 from Seoul National University College of Medicine. His M.S in 2002 and his Ph.D in 2005 were both successfully completed at Seoul National University, College of Medicine Graduate School. He completed his Internship at Seoul National University Hospital in 1993. His Residency was completed in the department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital. His Clinical and Research Fellowship was completed in the Department of Medicine at Samsung Medical Center in 2002. He completed two placements as a Visiting Investigator. The first placement was at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo Japan in 2004 and the second was at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle USA between 2006-2008. After completing his program, Dr. Lee was a Director of Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Battalion, First Division of The Korean Marine Corps, Pohang, Korea between 1997-1998. Between 1998-2000, he was Director of the Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Armed Forces Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea. After completing his service as a Gastroenterologist at the Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in 2002, he was a Clinical Assistant Professor at Samsung Medical Center in 2003. Between 2003-2007, he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine at the Samsung Medical Center. Between 2007-2013, he was promoted to Associate Professor at the same institution.

Sang Uk Han

Current position

Department of Surgery, Ajou University

Bios

Dr. Han currently holds two notable positions. He has been a Professor at the Department of Surgery, Ajou University since 2009 and he’s also the Chairman of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association since 2021. Dr. Han received his Doctor in Medicine from Seoul National University, College of Medicine in 1988. He received his Masters in 1998 and his Ph.D. in 2000 both from Seoul National University. After the program, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Ajou University from 1999 to 2004. He was a Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis from 2001-2003. After fulfilling his duty as a Research Fellow, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Ajou University from 2004-2009. He is a member of many professional societies beside the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, such as Korean Surgical Society, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Cancer Association, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, Korean Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Korean Association of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (KLASS).

Noriyuki Inaki

Current position

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Breast Surgery, Kanazawa University

Bios

Dr. Inaki is currently a Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Breast Surgery, Kanazawa University. He has been there since 2021.

Dr. Inaki received his Doctor of Medicine in 1997 from Kanazawa University. He graduated from the Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University in 2003 where he received his Ph.D.

After completing his program, Dr. Inaki was a Guest Surgeon, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tuebingen University, Germany between 2004-2006. He was a Lecturer at the Department of Telesurgery and Geomedicine, Graduate School of Medical Science between 2006-2007 at Kanazawa University. After completing his position as a Chief Surgeon between 2007-2018 at Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, he was an Associate Professor at the Department of Gastroenterological and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Juntendo University between 2018-2021.

Dr. Inaki is a member of many professional societies such as Board Certified Member of Japan Surgical Society, Specialized Board Certificated Member of Japan Surgical Society, Specialized Board Certificated Member of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Specialized Board Certificated Member of Japan Gastroenterological Society, Specialized Board Certified Surgeon in Gastroenterology, Board Certificated Member of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, General Clinical Oncologist by Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy, Specialized Board Certificated Member of Japan Esophageal Society, DaVinci system training certificate as a console surgeon (Certified Mentor of Gastrectomy and Esophagectomy), Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Myoung-Won Son

Current position

Department of Surgery, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University

Bios

Dr. Son is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital, Korea. He has been there since 2018. Dr. Son received his Doctor in Medicine in 2003, his M.S in 2008 and his Ph.D. in 2017 all from Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine. He completed his Internship in 2004, at Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital. He completed his Residency in the Department of Surgery in 2008 at Soonchunhyang University Hospital and his Fellowship in 2013 from Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Korea. He was a Korean Army Surgeon between 2008-2011. After completing his program, Dr. Son was an Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital between 2013-2018. He is a member of many professional societies such as Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Korean Hernia Society, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeon, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, International Gastric Cancer Association

Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

Current position

Department of Gastroenterology, University of Tokyo

Bios

Dr. Fujishiro currently holds two notable positions. He is a Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. He is also a Visiting Professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Nagoya University. He has been at both positions since 2021. Dr. Fujishiro graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1995 where his main research area was gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (especially gastrointestinal tumors). He completed three residencies. The first residency was completed in Internal Medicine at the University of Tokyo Hospital in 1996. His second residency was also completed in Internal Medicine at the Hitachi General Hospital in 1997 and his final residency was completed in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at the National Cancer Center Hospital in 2000. After completing his program, Dr. Fujishiro was Staff Member in Gastroenterology at the University of Tokyo between 2000-2009. Between 2009-2018 he was Associate Professor of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery at the University of Tokyo. He was Professor of Hepatology at Nagoya University from 2019-2021. He has also held two academic appointments at foreign universities. They are Visiting Professor at Soochow University, Suzhou, China and Visiting Professor at Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China.

Yong Chan Lee

Current position

Division of Gastroenterology, Chonnam University

Bios

Dr. Lee currently holds three notable positions. He is a Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine and has been there since 2008. He is the Editor and Chief at Gut and Liver (SCIE) and has been there since 2020. He is also the Chairman of Academic Committee at National Academy of Medicine of Korea (NAMOK) and has been there since 2022. Dr. Lee received his Licensure in Medicine in 1987. He received Diplomat status from the Korean Board of Internal Medicine in 1991. He was admitted into the Gastroenterology Subspeciality Board and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Subspecialty Board in 1997. After receiving his various accreditations, Dr Lee was an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine between 1997-2003. He was an Exchange Professor at the Department of Medicine, New York University, USA between 2000-2002. After completing his overseas employment, he was an Editor-in-Chief at the Korean Journal of Gastroenterology between 2005-2007. He was a Secretary General at the Korean Colleges of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research and Director (GERD Club) at the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility both between 2010-2012. He was Director of the Ethics and Quality Control Committee at the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy between 2011-2013. He was Deputy Editor of Gut and Liver (SCIE) between 2010-2020. He was Associate Editor, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology between 2012-2020. He was Vice President of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association between 2013-2014. He was President of the Korean Colleges of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research between 2017-2019. He is a member of many professional societies such as Member, Korean Medical Association, Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Korean Society of Oncology, Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Asian-Pacific Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Motility, Korean college of Helicobacter research and practice, American Gastroenterology Association.

Eung-Hyeok Cho

Current position

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital

Bios

Dr. Eung-Heok Cho (Arthur Cho) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. He graduated from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York with his Medicinal Chemistry degree in a combined Bachelor’s and Master’s program in 1999. He then achieved a degree of Ph.D.(2018) from the Department of Medicine, Yonsei University Medical School.

After his internship at Gangnam Severance Hospital from 2004 to 2005, he worked as a resident at Severance Hospital from 2005 to 2009. He also worked as a lecturer(2009-2012) and clinical research assistant(2012-2014) at Severance Hospital. Then he was appointed to an Assistant Professor(2014-2020) before he joined a research program organized by UCLA, Molecular Pharmacology from 2019 to 2020.

Moonwon Yoo

Current position

Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan

Bios

Dr. Yoo holds two notable positions. The first is a Clinical Professor and the second position is Division Director at Asan Medical Center in Korea. He has been at both positions since 2019. Dr. Yoo received his Doctor in Medicine in 1998. In 2003, he completed his Internship and Residency in the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. In the same year, he was appointed to the Korean Board of General Surgery. Between 2003 to 2006 he was a Medical Officer for his military service in the Korean National Army. After completing his program, he was a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital between 2006-2008. Between 2008-2009 he was a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery for Konkuk University Medical Center. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Asan Medical Center between 2012-2014. He was then promoted to Clinical Associate Professor between 2014-2019 at the same institute and division. He is a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Gastric Cancer Association; Director of the Finance Committee, Korean Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Director of the Public Relation Committee, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology; Member, Editorial Committee.

Do Joong Park

Current position

Division of Surgery, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Park holds two notable positions. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Surgery, at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital since 2019. He is also Professor, Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine since 2021. Dr. Park received his Doctor in Medicine in 1998 from the School of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He received his MS GI Surgery in 2004 and his Ph.D. GI Surgery from the same institution in 2006. His Internship was completed in 1999, his Residency was completed in 2003 and his Fellowship was completed in 2005 and 2006 all from Seoul National University Hospital. After completing his program, he was an Instructor in Surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between 2006-2007. He was an Assistant Professor in Surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between 2007-2012. He was a Research Fellow, Surgical Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2012. He was a Visiting Investigator in Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 2012-2013. Between 2012-2017 he was an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. He was a Professor in Surgery between 2017-2019 at the same institution.

Dr. Park is a member of many professional societies such as Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Cancer Association, The Korean Society of Gastroenterology, International Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity, Korean Society of Traumatology, Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association, Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group, The Korean Society of Gastroenterology, International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, Korean Surgical Skill Study Group.

Jin-Jo Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Kim is currently a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University, Korea. He has been there since 2016. Dr. Kim received his Doctor in Medicine in 1994 from the College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. His Internship was completed in 1995 and his Residency was completed in 1999 both at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea. His Fellowship in Surgery was completed at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea in 2003. After completing his program, he was an Instructor in Surgery at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital between 2003-2005. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia between 2007-2008. Between 2005-2010 he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery at Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital. He was a Visiting Professor at Fujita Health University in 2008. He was then promoted to Associate Professor at Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital between 2011-2015.

Dr. Kim is a member of many professional societies such as Chairman Korean Esophageal and Junctional Cancer, Study Group Editor-in-Chief Foregut Surgery, Chairman Surgical Oncology Forum, Korean Antireflux Surgery Study Group, Director Editorial Committee, The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Director Financial Affairs Committee, The Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Steering Committee Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group, The Korean Medical Association, The Korean Surgical Society, The Korean Gastric Cancer Association, The Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

Yoo Min Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Yonsei University

Bios

Dr. Kim is a Clinical Assistant Professor, the Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System. She has been in that position since 2019. Dr. Kim received her Doctor in Medicine from Yonsei University College of Medicine in 2004. She received her BS in 2011 and a Ph.D. in 2017 all from Yonsei University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Kim finished an Internship at the Severance Hospital at Yonsei University in 2007. She completed her Residency in 2011 and her Fellowship in 2013 both at the Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University. After the program, she’s been an Attending Physician at the Department of Surgery, Dong-A University between 2013-2014. She was an Assistant Professor, the Department of Surgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University between 2014-2019. The fields she specializes in are upper gastrointestinal surgery, surgical oncology especially Gastric Cancer and minimally invasive upper gastrointestinal surgery (laparoscopy and robotic).

Wan Sik Lee

Current position

Division of Gastroenterology, Chonnam University

Bios

Dr. Lee is currently a Professor in Internal Medicine, at the Division of Gastroenterology, Chonnam University Medical School, Chonnam University Hwasun Hospital, Korea. He was been there since 2014. Prior to this position, he was a Visiting Scholar between 2011-2013, Radiology, MIPS (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford), Stanford University, USA.

Jae-Moon Bae

Current position

Department of Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University

Bios

Dr. Bae holds two notable positions. He has been a Professor, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine since 2007. He is also the President of the Korean Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (KSPEN) and has been there since 2022. Dr. Bae received his Doctor in Medicine in 1986. He received his Ph.D. from Seoul National University in 1995. His Internship and Residency was completed at the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital in 1991. He was a Visiting Scientist in 1998 at the National Cancer Center East Hospital, Japan. Between 2000-2001 he was a Guest Researcher at NCI- Lab of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, NIH, USA. After completing his program, he was a Captain in the Korean Army for his mandatory military service between 1991-1994. He was Professor, Ewha Women’s University, College of Medicine, Seoul between 1994-2001. Between 2001-2007 he held several positions. The first was as the Head of Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Korea. The second was as the Chief, Gastric Cancer Branch, Research Institutes. The third was Deputy Director, National Cancer Center Hospital. The fourth and final was Director, Office Planning & Coordination, National Cancer Center. Between 2011-2013, he was the Director and Chief, Management and Supporting Office, Samsung Cancer Center, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Samsung Medical Center. Between 2016-2018, he was the President of the Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and nutrition (KSSMN). He was the Director of the Gastric Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center between 2019-2021. He was the Vice President of the Korean Cancer Society (KCA) between 2020-2021. He was then promoted to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA) between 2019-2021. He was also Chairman, Board of Directors, Korean Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (KSPEN) between 2020-2022.

Han-Kwang Yang

Current position

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Yang is involved in several large scale RCT’s for gastric cancer treatment. He was Korean PI of REGATTA study (Phase III study for the role of gastrectomy in stage IV gastric cancer with a single incurable factor; a collaboratory study between JCOG and KGCA). He is an investigator for CLASSIC trial, KLASS trials as well as the Korean PI of a phase II study for the role of neoadjuvant imatinib treatment in large gastric GIST (a collaborator study between Japan and Korea). He is the founding chairman of KLASS (Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group). His translational research interests are gastric carcinogenesis, DDS, familial gastric cancer, biomarkers and developing PDX model for gastric cancer. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Korean Cancer Association, Secretary General Elect of IGCA, Honorary fellow of American Surgical Association, Honorary member of European Surgical Association, Honorary International Fellow of Japanese Society of Endoscopic Surgery and a member of Korea Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST). He is editor or editorial member of ‘Gastric Cancer’ (the official journal of International Gastric Cancer Association), Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, Annals of Surgery etc. Dr. Yang gave over 300 invited lectures to international meetings and oversea institutes with occasional live demonstration of gastrectomy (open, laparoscopic or robotic).

Minsuk Kwon

Current position

Department of Hematological Oncology, Ajou University

Bios

Dr. Minsuk Kwon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Hematological Oncology, in Ajou University School of Medicine. He graduated from Chung-Ang University with his Master’s in Medicine in 2014, and from Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), with Ph.D. in Oncology Immunology in 2019.

After his Internship and Residency for 5 years in Chung-Ang University Hospital from 2010 to 2015, he moved on to Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for further study as a Professional Researcher of Oncology Immunology. After 4 years as a Researcher from 2015 to 2019, he worked as a Clinical Instructor of Hematological Oncology in Samsung Seoul Hospital for 2 years. At last, since 2021, he became a Professor in Ajou University, first as an Assistant Medical Professor, and now as an Assistant Professor since this year.

Jae-Joon Kim

Current position

Department of Oncology/Hematology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Bios

Dr. Jae-Joon Kim is a Clinic Professor at the Department of Oncology/Hematology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Busan, Korea. He graduated from the University of Pusan National University with his Bachelor’s degree in 2009 and he achieved his Master’s degree from University of Ulsan in 2020. He is doing his Ph.D. medical course of Pusan National University School of Medicine from March 2020.

After his internship at Pusan National University Hospital from 2009 to 2010, he worked as a resident at the Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center from 2010 to 2014. He then joined a fellowship program of the Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center from 2017 to 2018. With his Ph.D. course, he was appointed to an Assistant Professor at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital and he has worked for the institute since then.

You Na Kim

Current position

Department of Surgery, Ewha Women’s University

Bios

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Ewha Women’s University College of Medicine, Ewha Women’s University Mokdong Hospital

Dr. Kim is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Ewha Women’s University College of Medicine, Ewha Women’s University Mokdong Hospital since 2020.

Dr. Kim received her Master's Degree in 2010 from Gyeongsang National University and her Ph.D. in 2020 from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. She completed her Internship in 2011, Residency in 2015, and her two Fellowships in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

After completing her program, Dr. Kim was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery Ewha Women’s University College of Medicine, Korea University of Anam Hospital between 2019-2020.

Byung Wook Kim

Current position

The Catholic University of Korea

Bios

Dr. Kim is currently appointed at three notable positions. He is a Professor of Medicine at Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea and has been there since 2012. He is appointed in his second position as a Research Vice-President, at the same institution and has been there since 2019 and in his third position, he is the Secretary General, Korean College of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research. Dr. Kim received his Doctor in Medicine in 1990 and his Ph.D. in 2001 both from the Catholic University of Korea. He received his Ph.D. from Diplomat status from the Korean Board of Internal Medicine in 1991. After receiving his various accreditations, Dr Kim was appointed as the Director of the Scientific Committee, Korean College of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research between 2016-2018. Next he was the Director of Guidelines at the Korean Society of Gastroenterology between 2017-2019. After completing his appointment, he was promoted to the Director of Endoscopic Sedation Committee at the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy between 2019-2021. His research interests include gastric cancer, H. pylori & peptic ulcer disease, therapeutic endoscopy, and Gut microbiota.

Sang Hoon Ahn

Current position

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University

Bios

Dr. Ahn is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Seoul National University and has been at his position since 2019. Dr. Ahn received his Doctor of Medicine 2003 and his Masters in GI Surgery in 2013 both from Seoul National University. He is currently working on completing his Ph.D. at the same institution and began this program in 2013. After completing his Internship in 2004 and his Residency in 2008, Dr. Ahn was appointed as an Army Surgeon at the Armed Force Yang Ju Hospital between 2008-2009. Then he was appointed as a General Surgeon at the Korean Hospital in Bagram Airforce Field in 2009. After completing his duty as an Army Surgeon at the Armed Force Yang Ju Hospital between 2009-2011, he fulfilled his service as a Clinical Fellow at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between 2011-2012. Finally, before his current position, he was an Assistant Professor at Seoul National University Bundang University Hospital between 2012-2019. He is a member of many professional societies such as the Korean Surgical Society, Korean Gastric Cancer Association (Informatics and Electronics Board), Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group, Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Korean Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA), Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons, Korean NOTES Society

Honggang Yu

Current position

Chief of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University

Bios

Dr. Yu holds many notable positions. He is currently the Chief of Gastroenterology at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. He is Professor and M.D. Tutor. He is Chairman at the Hubei Digestive Endoscopy Intervention Quality Control Center and an Evaluation Expert of National Digestive Endoscopy Improvement System.

Dr. Yu is a member of many professional societies. They include Standing Committee Member of Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Chairman of Big Data Group of Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy and Chairman Elected of Hubei Society of Digestive Endoscopy.

Ik Yong Kim

Current position

Professor, Wonju Severance-Christian Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine

Bios

Dr. Ik Yong Kim is a professor at the Department of Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea. He graduated from Yonsei University with his degree of Ph.D. in medicine. After his internship and residency at Wonju Severance Christian Hospital of Yonsei University, he worked as a coloanal surgeon. His research interests include Surgical Oncology, Clinical Oncology, Laparoscopic, Colon, Cancer Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Robot Colorectal Surgery From August 2006 to February 2008, he focused on his research as a Research Fellow under the instruction of Dr. Whelan’s Laboratory at the Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, in New York, USA. After the fellow program, he was appointed as a Head Professor at the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital from March 2008 to February 2014. As well as his duty as the chief of the surgery dept., he also fulfilled his calling as a Chief Surgeon from March 2009 to February 2017 for the same institute. From March 2010 to February 2017, he was also a head of the Robotic Surgery Center at Wonju Severance Christian Hospital as well as head of the Office of Education and Training from March 2013 to February 2017. In March 2019, he was appointed as the chief of the medical department of the institute for three years. Dr. Ik Yong Kim has taken on several presidential positions for many associations and organizations including the Korean Geriatric Surgery Society, Korean Surgical Society, Korean Society of Coloproctology, Korean Surgical Infection Society, Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons, and Korean Society of Surgical Oncology. He has various memberships in medical societies including the Korean Cancer Association and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons(ASCRS).

Yong Chan Lee

Current position

Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Bios

Dr. Lee currently holds three notable positions. He is a Professor in the College of Medicine at Yonsei University (2008-). He is the Editor-in-Chief at Gut and Liver (SCIE) (2020-). He is also the Chairman of Academic Committee at National Academy of Medicine of Korea (NAMOK) (2022-). Dr. Lee received his Licensure in Medicine in 1987. He received Diplomat status from the Korean Board of Internal Medicine in 1991. He was admitted into the Gastroenterology Subspeciality Board and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Subspecialty Board in 1997. After receiving his various accreditations, Dr Lee was an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University, College of Medicine between 1997-2003. He was an Exchange Professor at the Department of Medicine, New York University, USA between 2000-2002. After completing his overseas employment, he was an Editor-in-Chief at the Korean Journal of Gastroenterology between 2005-2007. He was a Secretary General at the Korean Colleges of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research and Director (GERD Club) at the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility both between 2010-2012. He was Director of the Ethics and Quality Control Committee at the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy between 2011-2013. He was Deputy Editor of Gut and Liver (SCIE) between 2010-2020. He was Associate Editor, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology between 2012-2020. He was Vice President of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association between 2013-2014. He was President of the Korean Colleges of Heliobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research between 2017-2019. He is a member of many professional societies such as Member, Korean Medical Association, Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Korean Society of Oncology, Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Asian-Pacific Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Motility, Korean college of Helicobacter research and practice, American Gastroenterology Association.