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Achieves 0% mortality for esophageal cancer surgery

Esophageal cancer surgery involves removing esophagus together with the tumor and reconstructing it using either stomach or colon. Surgical procedures take time because a wide range of incision is required and patients are often aged.

Love for humankind, what keeps me going

Professor Sung Sunwoo used to pack his luggage three times a year before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak to treat patients in underdeveloped countries, and this passion for people extends in his clinic as well.

Global AMC, ‘Full-scale’ expansion of virtual consultation for international patients

Asan Medical Center (AMC) is offering virtual medical consultations for international patients. Last year, AMC participated in the ‘ICT-based Pre-consultation and Post-care Pilot Project’ hosted by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) and provided virtual consultations to 102 Mongolian patients.

Low-dose administration of pretreatment medication for kidney transplant is irrelevant to cancer

Rituximab is used during the pretreatment process of high-risk kidney transplantations to eliminate rejection reactions such as blood type mismatch or tissue incompatibility.

Asan Medical Center, World’s Top 30 in “World’s Best Hospitals 2022” by Newsweek

Asan Medical Center of ASAN Foundation (Chairman Chung Mong-Joon) is the one and only Korean hospital to be named among top 30 in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2022” rankings.