Best Heart Surgery Doctors in Republic of Korea for Australians

Professor Ahn Tae Hoon is the former President of the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology. He leads the Cardiovascular Centre at Na-Eun Hospital specializing in life-saving heart procedures.

• Performs cardiovascular interventional procedures including stenting for angina and heart attacks
• Completed clinical training at the prestigious Montreal Heart Institute in Canada
• Manages complex valvular heart disease and chronic heart failure cases
• Served as a Professor of Cardiology at several top-tier Korean university hospitals
• Chaired the organising committee for ENCORE SEOUL, a major international cardiology meeting

Dr Kim Duk Kyung specialises in radiofrequency ablation at the Samsung Medical Center to treat heart rhythm disorders.

• Focuses on cardiac arrhythmia treatments to restore normal heart patterns
• Uses radiofrequency ablation – a procedure using heat to destroy small areas of heart tissue causing irregular beats
• Practices at Samsung Medical Center – a major healthcare institution in South Korea
• Maintains a clinical focus on minimally invasive techniques for heart rhythm management

Professor Dong Ik Kim is a specialist vascular surgeon at Samsung Medical Center with unique expertise in stem cell therapy for heart disease.

• Focuses on using stem cell treatments to repair heart tissue
• Former Head of the Department of Blood Vessel Surgery at Samsung Medical Center
• Served as a Visiting Professor of vascular surgery in the USA
• Specialises in vascular procedures and innovative cardiac therapies

Professor Sung-Ho Kim, MD, MS, PhD, is a pediatric cardiologist and congenital heart disease specialist with more than 40 years of experience. He trained at Hanyang University College of Medicine (MD) and Hanyang University Graduate School (MS, PhD). He helped advance catheter-based treatment of ASD, VSD, tetralogy of Fallot, and other defects. This work reduced the need for open-heart surgery. He has performed more than 1,200 pediatric and congenital cardiac interventions.

He has led academic and clinical programs. He contributes to research and training. He also participates in professional cardiology societies and presents at international conferences.