7 Best Transplantology Doctors in Republic of Korea

Professor Lee Seok Gu is a pioneer of liver transplantation at Myongji Hospital, having performed approximately 2,000 liver transplants. He successfully conducted South Korea's first entirely bloodless liver transplant.

• Completed transplant surgery training at Johns Hopkins University in the USA
• Introduced the first bioartificial liver for patients with acute liver failure
• Successfully performed hepatocyte transplants on infants as young as one month
• Former President and Chairman of the Korean Society for Transplantation

Professor Kim Ki Bong is a leading cardiac surgeon at Myongji Hospital who specialises in heart transplantation and complex coronary surgery. He is a pioneer in South Korea for minimally invasive techniques that reduce patient recovery times.

• Directs the Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Centres at Myongji Hospital
• Performs coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and heart valve surgery
• Member of the team that performed Korea's first totally endoscopic robotic bypass
• Served as President of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Published 130+ papers in international journals on cardiac outcomes

Professor Hwan Song Uk leads the Thoracic Surgery Department at Myongji Hospital, specialising in life-saving heart and lung transplants.

• Performs heart and lung transplantations for patients with end-stage organ failure
• Expert in ECMO support – provides temporary heart and lung function during critical surgery
• Uses da Vinci Xi robotic-assisted surgery for high-precision cardiothoracic procedures
• Serves as a Director for the Korean Scientific Society for Liver Transplantation Research
• Former Head of Department at Seoul National University Hospital – South Korea's premier medical institution

Professor Kim Dong-sik is a leading figure in liver transplantation at Korea University Anam Hospital. He brings elite international expertise from fellowships at Top Korean and American institutions.

• Specialises in liver transplants and abdominal transplantation
• Trained at the University of Cincinnati – a premier American transplant centre
• Completed a fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery at Asan Medical Center
• Awarded the Fellows Excellence in Research Award at the Transplant Summit
• Regular member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

Professor Jung Cheol-woong is a specialist in kidney transplant surgery at Korea University Anam Hospital. He brings elite international training to his transplant cases.

• Completed a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Cincinnati in the USA
• His fellowship was accredited by the American Society of Transplantation
• Trained in transplant surgery at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong
• Member of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
• Belongs to the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

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.