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Korea's First 3,000 Robotic Colorectal Cancer Surgeries

The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Asan Medical Center recently became the first in Korea to surpass 3,000 robotic surgeries for colorectal cancer. This milestone comes 16 years after the introduction of robotic surgery for colorectal cancer treatment in 2010.

“I Will Not Stop Challenging for Kidney Transplantation”

I am a urologist currently receiving training in both living and deceased donor kidney transplantation at the Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Asan Medical Center. I am learning robotic surgery and gaining experience in procedures rarely seen in Ghana, such as retroperitoneal tumor excisions that are rarely performed in Ghana. I am also acquiring practical knowledge and skills in patient preparation, complication management, and long-term postoperative care. Beyond clinical work, I am also gaining practical experience in research methodologies, statistics, and scientific writing. I plan to submit four research papers during my training period.

World’s First 9,000 Liver Transplantations

Over the past 30 years, the relentless efforts of Korean medical teams to save patients with life-threatening end-stage liver disease have written a new chapter in history by achieving the world’s first 9,000 liver transplantations. Through 9,000 life-and-death challenges, a terminally ill baby has grown into a healthy young adult, and a father in his forties who once awaited death has lived to experience the joy of welcoming grandchildren. Countless lives have blossomed like miracles.

Asan Medical Center MOU Extension with the U.S.

The University of Minnesota Medical School, Which Trained Korean Doctors 70 Years Ago, Collaborating with South Korea on Living Donor Liver Transplantation Since 2015. On April 11th, MOU Extended for Ongoing Research and Education in Liver Transplantation and Related Field with the University of Minnesota Medical School “Collaboration on Living Donor Liver Transplantation with the U.S., Once a Medical Mentor, Demonstrates the Elevated Status of Korean Medicine”

AMC Launches ‘Heavy Ion Therapy System’ in 2031

Asan Medical Center Launches ‘Heavy Ion Therapy System,’ Set To Begin Operation Starting in 2031. Agreement Sign with Toshiba Consortium on the 7th, Establishing Cutting-Edge Treatment Environment to Provide Precision Medicine for Patients with Intractable Cancer. AMC President Seung-Il Park “Expanding Access to Cancer Treatment and Advancing the Standard of Cancer Treatment in Korea”