Doctors in Republic of Korea — Page 12

As a specialist at the clinic, Moon Jong Chang brings 25 years of orthopaedic experience dating back to his 1992 residency at Seoul National University Hospital. His focus is knee surgery and joint replacement, supported by fellowships in joint replacement in Louisville and sports medicine training at Johns Hopkins. He also completed research fellowships in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, bridging surgical care with evidence-focused outcomes.

As a specialist at the clinic, Tae Kyun Kim is the TK Chief Physician (TK Kim MD, Ph.D) with a clinic-highlighted 16,000 knee surgery experience, including 7,000 cases from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. His knee-focused practice is reinforced by fellowships in joint replacement in Louisville and sports medicine and biomedical engineering training at Johns Hopkins. He also serves in academic leadership roles at Seoul National University and maintains long-term memberships in major Korean orthopaedic societies.

Kim Taegyun is a specialist at the clinic and works within the knee program centered on knee surgery and rehabilitation. The clinic’s materials highlight a cumulative 16,000 knee surgeries (including 7,000 cases from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital), and Kim’s academic work includes knee arthroscopy and knee arthroplasty outcome topics. He is also listed in clinic news for knee arthroplasty awards in 2019, 2024, and 2026.

Seodaun is a specialist at the clinic working in the TK ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SRP center as a health exercise manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine and completed a master’s program at Korea National Sport University. His role is focused on exercise education and rehabilitation support, backed by certifications including 건강운동관리사, 생활스포츠지도사, and KACEP.

Jo Hwarang is a specialist at the clinic working in the TK ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SRP center. His background includes Sports Medicine education at Korea National University of Transportation. In the SRP program, he supports rehabilitation planning through consultation aimed at creating a treatment plan.

Han Hee-su is a specialist at the clinic working in the TK ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SRP center as a health exercise manager. He studied Sports Health Management at Sangmyung University (Seoul campus) and holds multiple exercise and rehabilitation-related certifications, including 생활스포츠지도사, KACEP, FPM, DNS, CBS, and IKN. His SRP role focuses on exercise-based health management that supports long-term recovery.

Eom Soonchan is a Director at Umnagumo Plastic Surgery and Chief Physician of the Tokyo Nagumo breast-specialist clinic. He is a Korean Board of Plastic Surgery specialist with Plastic Surgery training at Kyoto University Hospital and a Surgical Sciences PhD from Kyoto University. His clinical focus is breast augmentation with implant-based approaches.

Wonjin is a Plastic surgeon at the clinic and is listed as Director for multiple clinics on the team page. His Seoul National University Hospital training includes Outstanding Intern selection in 2009 and Outstanding Specialist Doctor selection in 2011. His education includes a PhD in Plastic Surgery and an AI-focused DBA through the Swiss Management Institute.

Koo Youn-Taek is the Founder & Head Surgeon at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, where the same board-certified specialist stays with patients from first consultation through surgery and recovery. He focuses on Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, with clinic content highlighting eye techniques such as 부분절개, 뒤밑트임, and 자연유착. His PhD in Plastic Surgery is listed from Seoul National University.

Kim Jung Hwan is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, part of a team where the same specialist stays with patients from consultation through recovery. His research includes a 2022 Archives of Plastic Surgery Best paper on a new lower blepharoplasty technique for elderly patients using bony fixation of the sub-orbicularis oculi fat pad. He is affiliated with Dongguk University College of Medicine in Gyeongju in publication records.

Lee Hyun Gun is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, part of the clinic’s model where the same specialist stays with patients from consultation through recovery. His profile links him to Konyang University College of Medicine and presents him as Board Certified. He is listed among the surgeons available for in-clinic consultations in Gangnam, Seoul.

Yun Jin Myung is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, part of the clinic’s model where the same specialist stays with patients from consultation through recovery. She has a 2022 Archives of Plastic Surgery Best paper for a new lower blepharoplasty technique for elderly patients using bony fixation of the sub-orbicularis oculi fat pad. Her profile also lists 2022 Korean Society of Hand Surgery awards for conference presentations.

Baek RM is listed on the medical team at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, with a technique focus described as “Limited incision with thorough elevation palatoplasty.” His profile is associated with cleft palate surgery, including palatoplasty. He appears in the clinic’s team listing together with Koo YT and Kim BK.

Chung JH is part of the medical team at Wonderful Plastic Surgery, contributing to peer-reviewed plastic surgery case work. His profile is tied to reconstructive plastic surgery expertise and the clinic’s consultation-based treatment planning. Patients can meet him through the clinic’s medical staff roster in Seoul.

Dong Lark Lee is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon on the Wonderful Plastic Surgery team, with documented technique development in lower blepharoplasty. His research includes a new lower blepharoplasty technique for elderly patients using bony fixation of the sub-orbicularis oculi fat pad, and his publication record covers complex reconstructive cases such as Fournier’s gangrene treated with colostomy and VAC. He is affiliated with Dongguk University College of Medicine (Gyeongju) in publication records.

Hwang JH is listed on the medical team at Wonderful Plastic Surgery under Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His publications include scar-formation research after lower eyelid incision for inferior orbital wall reconstruction (Arch Craniofac Surg, 2021) and a case series on post-reconstruction seroma treated with Viscum album extract in a pressure ulcer patient. His profile also includes a 2022 Archives of Plastic Surgery Best paper recognition.

Tae Jung Jang is a pathology-focused contributor at the clinic, with published work on hidradenitis suppurativa after subdermal excision for axillary osmidrosis (Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg, 2020). His case-report authorship also includes 2018 burn and wound literature, such as a Fournier’s gangrene report treated with colostomy and vacuum assisted closure. His publication affiliations include Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.

Hea Kyeong Shin (M.D., Ph.D.) is listed on the Wonderful Plastic Surgery medical team, bringing both plastic/reconstructive work and specialist training in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Her research profile is associated with 28 research works, and her publication topics include adhesive skin closure and thumb reconstruction with a double flap. She holds full memberships in major anesthesia and pain societies, including the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists and Korean Pain Society.