Sung-Gyu Lee — Seoul
- Workplace: Republic of Korea, Seoul, Asan Medical Center
Dr. Sung-Gyu Lee is a transplant surgeon at Asan Medical Center in Seoul. He performed the first liver transplant from a living donor in Korea and developed the dual-lobe living donor liver transplant technique. This method uses two donors for one recipient to increase safety and success rates.
- Works at Asan Medical Center, ranked among the World's Best Smart Hospitals.
- Performs liver transplant surgery for adult and pediatric patients.
- Works at a facility that treats over 180,000 patients every year.
- Participates in a transplant program with a 98% success rate.
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Prof. Sung-Gyu Lee is a specialist in transplantology at Asan Medical Center in Seoul. He is a figure in South Korea's organ transplant field. The specialist operates within one of the largest medical facilities in the country.
Clinical Practice and Environment
Dr. Lee treats patients at Asan Medical Center. This hospital manages over 180,000 patients every year. It holds 2,705 beds for inpatient care. The facility earned rankings in Newsweek World's Best Hospitals from 2020 through 2022.
The hospital also received recognition as a World's Best Smart Hospital in 2023. These credentials reflect the technical environment where Dr. Lee performs transplants.
Accreditations and Standards
The specialist works under rigorous international and national quality standards. His practice at Asan Medical Center adheres to the following certifications:
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Korean Institute for Healthcare Accreditation (KOIHA)
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