3 Best Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Clinics in Incheon — AUD Prices

Professor Sungho Kim pioneered catheter-based heart treatments in Korea, completing more than 1,200 successful cardiac interventions for children and adults.

• Specialises in minimally invasive repairs for ASD and VSD using thin tubes to avoid open-heart surgery
• Manages complex cases including tetralogy of Fallot and congenital heart abnormalities
• Provides long-term follow-up care for patients transitioning from childhood into adulthood
• Holds a PhD from Hanyang University and trains the next generation of cardiologists

Professor Jeong Yoon Kim heads the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Sejong Hospital. She specializes in managing congenital heart defects in infants and adolescents.

• Trained at Severance Hospital – one of South Korea's top-tier tertiary medical centres
• Expert in echocardiography – uses sound waves to create live heart images for accurate diagnosis
• Manages septal defect repairs (ASD and VSD) and specialized valvuloplasty procedures
• Coordinates multidisciplinary care with pediatric cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists
• Focuses on long-term follow-up care to ensure ongoing medical safety for young patients

Dr Jieun Ban specialises in non-surgical interventions for congenital heart defects and rhythm disorders at Sejong Hospital – a KOIHA-accredited cardiac centre.

• Performs cryoablation to treat irregular heartbeats using extreme cold instead of open surgery
• Expert in catheter-based repairs for atrial septal defects (ASD) and ventricular septal defects (VSD)
• Uses specialised paediatric echocardiography for detailed heart assessments in infants and adolescents
• Collaborates with cardiac surgeons to provide peri-procedural and long-term follow-up care