Best Basic Check-up Doctors in Republic of Korea for Australians

Dr. Son Dong-wan specializes in urologic oncology, urinary incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. He performs laser prostate surgery. He provides robotic and laparoscopic treatment for cancers of the prostate, bladder, ureter, and kidney. He also treats ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

His minimally invasive practice includes laparoscopic nephrectomy and prostatectomy. He performs cystoscopic TURBT and TURP. He offers ureteroscopic laser stone removal and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. He treats BPH, prostatitis, urinary stones, testicular cancer, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), overactive bladder (OAB), and male infertility.

Dr. Ahn Taehun is a cardiologist (MD, PhD) and Director of a Cardiovascular Center. He specializes in coronary artery disease, including angina and myocardial infarction. He also treats hypertension, heart valve disease, heart failure, and hyperlipidemia. His expertise includes interventional cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular imaging. He also manages atherosclerosis, arterial occlusive disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis.

He has held several leadership roles. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology (KSIC) and President of the Korean Society of Cardiology (KSC). He was Finance Director of the KSC. He led the Korean Vascular Intervention Society (KVIS) and the Korean Cardiovascular Complications Committee (KCCC) as President. He also chaired the Organizing Committee for ENCORE SEOUL (Endovascular & Coronary Revascularization).

Dr. Ha Heonyoung is the Director of Naeun Hospital. He is a preventive medicine specialist with 39 years of clinical experience.

Education: MD, Hanyang University College of Medicine. Master’s and Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University Graduate School.

Clinical focus: Hair Loss & Obesity Clinic for hair loss prevention, weight management, liposuction, and fat grafting. Anti-Aging & Wellness Clinic for chelation therapy and anti-aging programs. Advanced biotherapy using stromal vascular fraction (SVF) for hair loss treatment and immune system enhancement.

Professor Kim Ki-bong specializes in CABG, valve surgery, atrial fibrillation, and heart transplantation. He is Director of the Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Centers at Myongji Hospital. He pioneered advanced coronary bypass in Korea. He has extensive OPCAB experience and works on the TECAB team using the da Vinci Xi.

In 2025, his team performed Korea’s first totally endoscopic CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass. In August 2026, they achieved the nation’s first multivessel TECAB.

He is former Chair of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Seoul National University College of Medicine. He is also former Chief of the same department at Seoul National University Hospital. He serves on the Editorial Board of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of AATS, STS, and EACTS. He is a past President of the Korean Societies of Coronary Artery Surgery, Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias, and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. His research includes 130+ international and 140+ Korean papers. He has given 80+ international and 80+ Korean lectures. He earned his MD, Master’s, and PhD at Seoul National University.

Professor Park Jung-won is a leading Korean specialist in hepatocellular carcinoma with over 30 years of experience. He is the Director of the Liver and Liver Cancer Center and the Integrated Cancer Care Center at Myongji Hospital. He led Korea’s first HCC guidelines in 2003. He has also overseen their updates for about 20 years. His team validated proton beam radiotherapy for liver cancer, as published in the Journal of Hepatology. He has authored more than 200 SCI-indexed papers. He also helped lead global trials, including the 2025 CheckMate 9DW study, which showed improved outcomes with nivolumab plus ipilimumab for unresectable HCC.

MD/PhD, Seoul National University; Member, National Academy of Medicine of Korea; former President, Korean Liver Cancer Association; Chair, Korean HCC Guidelines Committee; Prime Minister’s and Health Minister’s commendations; Pfizer Medical Research Award and Roche Oncology Academic Award.

Dr. Chin Kyung Sun is a nephrologist. He is the Director of the Nephrology Center at Naeun Hospital. He graduated from Gachon University College of Medicine. He trained in nephrology at Gachon University Gil Medical Center and completed a fellowship there.

He is a Korean Society of Nephrology Certified Dialysis Specialist. He previously served as Head of Internal Medicine at Incheon Red Cross Hospital. He is an adjunct professor at Gachon University and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. He is a member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine and the Korean Society of Nephrology.

His clinical focus includes chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hematuria, and proteinuria. He also provides dialysis therapy and care for other kidney diseases.

Dr. Jang Hyun Kyung is a board-certified urologist. She completed her residency and clinical fellowship at Gachon University Gil Medical Center. She later served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at Korea University Ansan Hospital and at International St. Mary’s Hospital.

Her clinical interests include BPH, urolithiasis, urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction, and urinary tract infections. She also focuses on male urology, pediatric urology, and urologic ultrasound.

Professional memberships: Full member of the Korean Urological Association, the Korean Continence Society, the Korean Society of Pediatric Urology, the Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation, and the Korean Society of Urological Ultrasound. Current affiliation: Urologist, Gibbeum Hospital.

Dr. Song Hwayeong is a gastroenterologist. Areas of focus include gastrointestinal cancers (stomach and esophageal) and advanced endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ESD, and polypectomy). Dr. Song also treats digestive and liver diseases, including GERD, gastritis, hepatitis, H. pylori infection, and liver disease.

Dr. Song completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital. Dr. Song has served as Clinical Professor at Inje, Gachon, and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. Dr. Song is Director of the Gastroenterology Center at Naeun Hospital.

Accreditations: full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Korean Gastroenterology Association. Doping Committee Member, WKBL.

Selected papers: cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma; primary biliary cirrhosis with overlap syndromes; therapy for lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B; and clevudine in HBV-related cirrhosis.

Dr. Pak Seongjin is a gastroenterologist. He focuses on endoscopy and advanced procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, and ESD. He also treats digestive and liver diseases, including cirrhosis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, and Helicobacter pylori infection.

He earned his M.D. and M.S. in Internal Medicine from Chung-Ang University. He completed his internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology fellowship at Chung-Ang University Hospital.

He is a clinical professor at Gachon University College of Medicine and Inha University College of Medicine. He is a full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Gastroenterology Association, and the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association.

Dr. Kim Taegyun is a gastroenterologist. He focuses on pancreatobiliary diseases and cancers, including pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and cancer, cholecystitis, gallstones (cholelithiasis), and biliary tract cancer. He also performs advanced endoscopy, including ERCP. He treats gastrointestinal tumors, stomach and colon polyps, stomach cancer, and submucosal tumors (SMT).

Education and training: MD, Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine. MS in Medicine, University of Ulsan. Internship, Jeonbuk National University Hospital. Residency in Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center. Fellowships in Gastroenterology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital and Asan Medical Center.

Career: Attending physician and specialist at Gwangju Veterans Hospital and the Veterans Health Service Medical Center.

Dr. Jo Jeong-ho is a board-certified urologist at Goldman Urology Clinic (Gangnam Branch). He is also the CEO of Goldman Consulting. He graduated from Chonnam National University Medical School. He led the UN medical support team in East Timor (UNTAET). He also served as Head of Urology at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital.

He serves as Insurance Director for the Korean Urological Association of Practitioners and the Korean Association of Medical Practitioners. He is a member of the KMA Relative Value Research Group. In 2017, his clinic became a UroLift reference center and hosted visiting surgeons from overseas. His memberships include the Korean Urological Association (KUA), Korean Prostate Society, American Urological Association (AUA), and European Association of Urology (EAU).

Dr. Lee Min-jong is a board-certified urologist at Goldman Urology Clinic, Gangnam Branch. He has over 25 years of clinical experience. He graduated from Yonsei University. He completed a fellowship at Severance Hospital. He is an adjunct professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine. He previously served as Head of Urology at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital.

His research covers prostatitis and nocturia in primary care, bladder cancer diagnosis, pediatric urology, and male infertility. He presented at the Asia-Pacific Prostate Society meeting in 2014.

Memberships: Korean Urological Association; Korean Prostate Society; Korean Urolithiasis Society; Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology; American Urological Association (AUA).

Dr. Kim Jae-woong is a board-certified urologist at Goldman Urology Clinic, Gangnam Branch. He has over 20 years of clinical experience. He previously served as a urologist and clinical professor at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea.

He serves as an advisory physician for HoLEP prostate surgery (Lumenis) and for PCK shock-wave lithotripsy. He is a designated physician for the National STI Surveillance System. He is also the Education Director of the Korean Society of Urological Ultrasound.

Memberships: Korean Urological Association; Korean Prostate Society; Korean Endourological Society; Korean Continence Society; Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation; Korean Society of Urological Ultrasound.

Dr. Jung Sung Lee is a dental implant specialist at DIER Dental Clinic in South Korea. He focuses on full arch restoration and complex tooth replacement. Dr. Lee performs procedures using conscious sedation to help anxious patients. He works alongside certified anesthesiologists to ensure patient safety. His clinic holds KOIHA accreditation, the national healthcare quality standard in Korea.

• Over 15 years of experience in dental implant surgery.
• Performs All-on-4 and All-on-6 computer-guided implant procedures.
• Specializes in single tooth replacement and full-mouth dental restoration.
• Treats patients from the USA, Canada, and Australia at a KOIHA-certified center.