Yang Han-Kwang
Seoul, South KoreaDoctor's speciality:
Surgeon
About the doctor
Experience
40 years
Professional interests: gastrointestinal stromal tumor, gastrointestinal cancer.
Education
1984 – Doctor of Medicine degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
1988 – Master of Science degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
1991 – Ph.D. degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
In Korea, medical education is structured so that after obtaining a basic medical degree, a doctor can immediately enter a doctoral program (PhD), bypassing a master’s degree. This is due to the emphasis on scientific research in medicine, and such a sequence of degrees is not an error but a feature of the educational system.
Work experience
1991-1994 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, USA
1995-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, SNU College of Medicine
1997-1998 Visiting Research Fellow, Laboratory of Cellular Regulation and Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, USA
2001-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, SNU
2007-2016 Head of the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, SNUH
2011-2020 Chief Physician, Gastric Cancer Center, SNUH
2016-2018 Head of the Surgery Department, SNUH
Since 2016 – Surgeon, Department of Surgery, SNUH
2020 – CEO, Cancer Hospital, SNUH