[Welcome to AMC] “I Want to Bring Back Smiles to Patients”
Naim Sm Abuzarifa, Fellow from Palestine I have built 15 years of clinical experience in head and neck reconstruction across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Austria.
AMC Ranked World’s Top 10 in Six Clinical Specialties
Asan Medical Center, operated by the Asan Foundation (Chairman Chung Mong-Joon), was ranked among the world’s top 10 hospitals in six clinical specialties in Newsweek’s 2026 evaluation of the World’s Best Hospitals by Specialty. This marks the highest number of specialties ranked in the global top 10 among hospitals in Korea.
Elderly Inpatient Risks Predictable on First Day
Elderly patients are often vulnerable to various risks during hospitalization, such as delirium, falls, and complications. A patient assessment model developed by Korean researchers now makes it possible to accurately predict major risk factors on the very first day of admission in 8 out of 10 elderly patients.
Stent Procedures Proven Safe with Standard Drug Therapy
Coronary stenting is widely performed to widen narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. To prevent blood clots from forming at the site of stent placement, patients must take antiplatelet medication. For high risk patients, such as those with anatomically complex lesions that are difficult to treat or those with comorbidities like diabetes, there has been a growing call for personalized therapy involving high intensity drug treatment immediately after the procedure to reduce complications. However, it has not been clearly determined whether standard therapy or personalized therapy is more effective for these high risk patients.
Echocardiography Helps Heart Failure Patients
A research team led by Professor Sahmin Lee from the Division of Cardiology at Asan Medical Center analyzed echocardiographic results and quality of life data from 406 patients with heart failure.
