Current position:
Professor and Department Chair, full time teaching and clinical faculty: 2002.12.01 to present
Affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology,
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine,
EDUCATION
Medical School:
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3/81 to 2/87
Graduate School:
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Master of medicine degree 3/93 to 2/95
Ph.D degree 3/96 to 2/99
MEDICAL TRAINING
Internship: Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
3/87 to 2/88
Residency: Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
3/91 to 2/95
Fellowship: Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
3/95 to 2/96
EARLY CAREER
Instructor to Associate Professor:
Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
3/96 to 11/02
Visiting scholar
Department of Human Physiology, UC DAVIS
Department of Otolaryngology, UC Davis
Viral and Rickettsial Disease Lab, California Dept of Health
3/01 to 6/02
Area of interest
Rhinoplasty and septoplasty
Reconstructive nose surgery
Surgical management of empty nose syndrome
Basic research on the pathogenesis of paranasal sinusitis
Basic research on the role of rhinovirus in sinusitis
AWARD
Award for best research paper. Korean Otolaryngologic Society
Best free paper award in 5th Asian Research Symposium in Rhinology
2001.11. Award for outstanding academic achievement. Dankook University
2004.09. International research award, 50th American Rhinologic Society
2006.11. Award for scientific excellence, Korean Rhinologic Society
2010.04.23. Best publication activity award, presented by Korean Otolaryngologic Society
2010.03.23. Excellent research paper of the year award, Korean Rhinologic Soceity
2011.05.01. Best Academic Achievement Award. Korean Otolaryngologic Society
2015.09.25. JACQUES JOSEPH Award. EAFPS Annual Conference Cannes
2018.10.15. the Efrain Davalos Award. American Aademy of Facial Palstic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Conference. Dallas, USA
Activity in professional organization
Editorial board member –
1) Facial plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine,
2) Facial Plastic Surgery,
3) Auris Nasus Larynx
4) Past president of Korean Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
President of Pan-Asian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
President of Korean Academy of Viral Upper Respiratory Infection