Invited Speakers
Airway Vista 2019 - Optimization of the Diagnosis and Management in Airway Diseases
Invited Speakers
Jorgen Vestbo
Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, UK
Peter Sterk
University of Amdsterdam, Netherlands
Parameswaran Nair
McMaster University, Canada
Paul W. Jones
University of London, UK
James Chalmers
GSK/British Lung Foundation, University of Dundee, UK
Michael Cho
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Masaru Suzuki
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Chun-Sik Park
Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital
Hae-Shim Park
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Yoon-Keun Kim
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Medical Center
Kwang Ha Yu
Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul
Yeon-Mok Oh
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Joon Beom Seo
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Yoon-Seok Chang
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Heung-Woo Park
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
Tae-Bum Kim
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Sei-Won Lee
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
TaeHoon Lee
Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
Yoo Seob Shin
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Chang-Hoon Lee
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
Woo-Jeong Song
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Hye Yun Park
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
Ki-Uk Kim
Pusan National University Hospital, Busan
Ji Ye Jung
Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul
Sung-Yoon Kang
Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon
Min-Kyu Kang
Chungbuk National University Hospital
Jorgen Vestbo
Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, UK
Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, UK
Jørgen Vestbo is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the Division of Infection Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester, and Respiratory Theme Lead for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
His main research interests are epidemiology and clinical research in COPD, including intervention research. He has worked on cohort studies in Denmark for many years and he co-chaired the 3-year ECLIPSE study aimed at better characterizing COPD. He has been on steering committees of several large COPD trials including The Copenhagen City Lung Study, TRISTAN, TORCH, SUMMIT, FLAME, TRILOGY/TRINITY/TRIBUTE and was PI on the recently published effectiveness trial, The Salford Lung Study.
He is on the Scientific Committee of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
His main research interests are epidemiology and clinical research in COPD, including intervention research. He has worked on cohort studies in Denmark for many years and he co-chaired the 3-year ECLIPSE study aimed at better characterizing COPD. He has been on steering committees of several large COPD trials including The Copenhagen City Lung Study, TRISTAN, TORCH, SUMMIT, FLAME, TRILOGY/TRINITY/TRIBUTE and was PI on the recently published effectiveness trial, The Salford Lung Study.
He is on the Scientific Committee of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
Peter Sterk
University of Amdsterdam, Netherlands
University of Amdsterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Peter Sterk, MD, PhD, is emeritus at the Dept. Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam. He was trained as clinical physiologist and works on replacing traditional diagnoses by individual bio-clinical phenotypes.
He is coordinator of the U-BIOPRED project, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) from the European Union (EU) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
He focuses on translational studies in the phenotyping, monitoring and targeted therapies of patients with chronic airways diseases. This includes molecular fingerprinting by transcriptomics and particularly non-invasive breathomics. The latter is currently bringing Data Driven Medicine to the clinic.
Parameswaran Nair
McMaster University, Canada
McMaster University, Canada
Dr. Nair is a Respirologist at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. He serves as a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Respirology at McMaster University, and a Research Leader of the Clinical Investigator Collaborative (CIC)-Severe Asthma within the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network.
Dr. Nair has been named as the third recipient of the Asthma Society of Canada’s Bastable-Potts Asthma Research Award.
Dr. Nair's research focuses on developing and applying non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation in the treatment of severe asthma and COPD.
His laboratory characterizes the types of bronchitis in airway diseases using measurements in sputum, develops novel biomarkers in sputum, identifies mechanisms of bronchitis and explores novel targeted therapies of bronchitis.
Dr. Nair has been named as the third recipient of the Asthma Society of Canada’s Bastable-Potts Asthma Research Award.
Dr. Nair's research focuses on developing and applying non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation in the treatment of severe asthma and COPD.
His laboratory characterizes the types of bronchitis in airway diseases using measurements in sputum, develops novel biomarkers in sputum, identifies mechanisms of bronchitis and explores novel targeted therapies of bronchitis.
Paul W. Jones
University of London, UK
University of London, UK
Paul Jones is Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of the Division of Clinical Science at St George’s, University of London in London, UK.
His first research training was as a physiologist, but he has worked in health status measurement for over 25 years, quantifying patients’ subjective experiences of their respiratory disease. He developed the St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and more recently the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT) and the EXACT exacerbation diary card, among others. His current research concerns the effect of COPD on cognitive function and brain structure.
He established the Cochrane Airways Group and was its first Coordinating Editor. He is on the Editorial Board of Chest, is an associate editor of the Journal of COPD and is a member of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Disease (GOLD) Science Committee.
His first research training was as a physiologist, but he has worked in health status measurement for over 25 years, quantifying patients’ subjective experiences of their respiratory disease. He developed the St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and more recently the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT) and the EXACT exacerbation diary card, among others. His current research concerns the effect of COPD on cognitive function and brain structure.
He established the Cochrane Airways Group and was its first Coordinating Editor. He is on the Editorial Board of Chest, is an associate editor of the Journal of COPD and is a member of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Disease (GOLD) Science Committee.
James Chalmers
GSK/British Lung Foundation, University of Dundee, UK
GSK/British Lung Foundation, University of Dundee, UK
Professor James Chalmers is the GSK/British Lung Foundation Chair of Respiratory Research at the University of Dundee, Scotland and an Honorary consultant physician at Ninewells Hospital. His clinical and research interests are in difficult airways diseases, particularly bronchiectasis and COPD. He is chair of the European Bronchiectasis Registry (EMBARC) and chaired the recent European Bronchiectasis Guidelines. He is deputy chief editor of the European Respiratory Journal. In 2017 he won the Patrick Neil Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Romain Pauwels award from the European Respiratory Society for his contribution to bronchiectasis research.
Michael Cho
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Michael Hyosang Cho is a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He is also an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
He received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then completed a residency in internal medicine and a chief residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary disease at BWH. He is board certified in critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonary disease.
Dr. Cho’s clinical research investigates the risk factors and heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), specifically focusing on the role of genetics in susceptibility to cigarette smoking. He has led studies on both common variants and novel phenotypes of COPD, during which he has identified chromosome and phenotype variants through machine learning and DNA sequencing. Dr. Cho has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health.
He received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then completed a residency in internal medicine and a chief residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary disease at BWH. He is board certified in critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonary disease.
Dr. Cho’s clinical research investigates the risk factors and heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), specifically focusing on the role of genetics in susceptibility to cigarette smoking. He has led studies on both common variants and novel phenotypes of COPD, during which he has identified chromosome and phenotype variants through machine learning and DNA sequencing. Dr. Cho has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Masaru Suzuki
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Professor Masaru Suzuki is an assistant professor in First Department of Medicine at Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. He studied in Hokkaido University school of Medicine from 1994 to 2000 and was honoured with the degree Ph.D by the university.
He has been trained postdoctoral training by Professor James C. Hogg lab at UBC James Hogg Research Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
He has a keen interest in respiratory research and a member of American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese Respiratory Society, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine and Japanese Society of Allergology.
He has been trained postdoctoral training by Professor James C. Hogg lab at UBC James Hogg Research Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
He has a keen interest in respiratory research and a member of American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese Respiratory Society, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine and Japanese Society of Allergology.
Yeon-Mok Oh
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Yeon-Mok Oh, M.D. Ph.D, is a professor and head of Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been trained in Univ. California San Francisco as a fellowship, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston as a visiting professor.
Currently, he is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Study Group, Korean Asthma Study Group and American Thoracic Society
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been trained in Univ. California San Francisco as a fellowship, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston as a visiting professor.
Currently, he is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Study Group, Korean Asthma Study Group and American Thoracic Society
Hae-Shim Park
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Dr. Hae-Sim Park is the Professor of the Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea. She is Director of Research Institute for Innovative Medicine/ Research-driven Hospital Project of Ajou University Medical Center.
In clinical science, she has been recognized as a top-ranked allergy specialist in Korea and devoted as national and regional principal investigators in early clinical trials, and real-world studies for asthma and allergy based on clinical big data. She is working as a leading author of major textbooks including Middleton’,s textbook of allergy, and has been invited numerous times to lecture before major international academic meetings.
She has served on the editorial boards and as reviewers of several first class journals including Clinical Experimental Allergy, Allergy, J Allergy Clin Immunol and Eur Resp Journal. She has become an Editor-in-Chief of the Allergy Asthma Immunol Research since 2014 (SCI, IF: 3.8) and devoted to promote this journal to international scale.
Chun-Sik Park
Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital
Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital
Choon-Sik Park, M.D., Ph.D. is a professor in Division of Allergy and Pulmonology Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital.
He had been studied in Seoul National University and trained as fellowship at Pulmonary Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
He was a Chairman, Korea Academy of Occupational Asthma, Lung Disease and Editor-in-Chief, Allergy Asthma & Immunology Research Journal. Currently he is also active as a Director, Biobank for Respiratory and Allergy Diseases of Korea and Board member of directors, Korea Asthma Allergy Foundation.
He had been studied in Seoul National University and trained as fellowship at Pulmonary Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
He was a Chairman, Korea Academy of Occupational Asthma, Lung Disease and Editor-in-Chief, Allergy Asthma & Immunology Research Journal. Currently he is also active as a Director, Biobank for Respiratory and Allergy Diseases of Korea and Board member of directors, Korea Asthma Allergy Foundation.
Yoon-Keun Kim
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Medical Center
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Medical Center
Yoon-Keun Kim received his M.D. in 1987 and PhD degree in Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 1995 from the Seoul National University of College of Medicine
When was an Assistant and Associate Professor from 1999 to 2006, he had worked research focused on the immunopathogenesis of asthma and allergy. He demonstrated that non-eosinophilic asthma is induced by both Th1 and Th17 cell responses, whereas eosinophilic asthma by Th2 cell response.
Especially, he has elucidated the role of extracellular vesicles derived from microbes on the pathogenesis of inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Establishing MD Healthcare Inc. in October of 2014, Yoon-Keun aspires to provide a platform for integrative health service consisting of diagnosis, prevention, analysis, and nutrition which will lead to improvement of overall health for the population.
When was an Assistant and Associate Professor from 1999 to 2006, he had worked research focused on the immunopathogenesis of asthma and allergy. He demonstrated that non-eosinophilic asthma is induced by both Th1 and Th17 cell responses, whereas eosinophilic asthma by Th2 cell response.
Especially, he has elucidated the role of extracellular vesicles derived from microbes on the pathogenesis of inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Establishing MD Healthcare Inc. in October of 2014, Yoon-Keun aspires to provide a platform for integrative health service consisting of diagnosis, prevention, analysis, and nutrition which will lead to improvement of overall health for the population.
TaeHoon Lee
Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
Taehoon Lee, M.D. Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
He had trained clinical fellowship in Allergy, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, and at the same time in Pulmonology, Seoul National Univ. Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
He is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease
He had trained clinical fellowship in Allergy, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, and at the same time in Pulmonology, Seoul National Univ. Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
He is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease
Sung-Yoon Kang
Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon
Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon
Sung-Yoon Kang, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea.
He had studied in Pusan National University School of Medicine and Seoul National University School of Medicine. Currently he is in the Ph.D. course. At Seoul National University School of Medicine.
He is a member of Korean Medical Association, Korean Association of Internal Medicine, The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
He had studied in Pusan National University School of Medicine and Seoul National University School of Medicine. Currently he is in the Ph.D. course. At Seoul National University School of Medicine.
He is a member of Korean Medical Association, Korean Association of Internal Medicine, The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Min-Kyu Kang
Chungbuk National University Hospital
Chungbuk National University Hospital
Min-Gyu Kang is a Clinical assistant professor of Chungbuk national university hospital. He had a fellowship of allergy and clinical immunology at Seoul Nat’l University Hospital. He was awarded Korean Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Outstanding Research Award.
Currently, he is a member of Korean Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and European Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Currently, he is a member of Korean Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology and European Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Ki-Uk Kim
Pusan National University Hospital, Busan
Pusan National University Hospital, Busan
Dr. Kim is a respirologist at Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH). She serves as an associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Respirology at Pusan National University (PNU). She received her medical degree from School of Medicine at PNU. She then completed a residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary disease at PNUH. She is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Dr. Kim’s clinical research investigates the risk factors of depression and physical inactivity in patients with COPD.
Ji Ye Jung, M.D. Ph.D.
Ji Ye Jung, M.D. Ph.D. is an associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
She is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine and a member of The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.
She is a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine and a member of The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.
Sei-Won Lee
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Sei Won Lee, MD, PhD is associate Professor of department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been visiting Yale University as a visiting professor for 2years. Now he is a chief of School Affair Department, University of Ulsan.
He is interested in understanding the role of secrete membrane vesicle in the pathogenesis and prevention of COPD and Non-pharmacologic treatment of emphysema with bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and pulmonary rehabilitation.
He is also active as a member of American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, and Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been visiting Yale University as a visiting professor for 2years. Now he is a chief of School Affair Department, University of Ulsan.
He is interested in understanding the role of secrete membrane vesicle in the pathogenesis and prevention of COPD and Non-pharmacologic treatment of emphysema with bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and pulmonary rehabilitation.
He is also active as a member of American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, and Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.
Chang-Hoon Lee
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Chang-Hoon Lee, M.D. is an Assistant/Associate Professor, Seoul National University Hospital since 2008. Between 2004 and 2007, he was an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Kwang Ha Yu
Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul
Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul
Kwang Ha Yoo. M.D.,PhD. is a Vice president of Konkuk University Medical Center and a professor, Dept. of Pulmonology and Allergy, Konkuk University, School of Medicine.
He had been trained as internship at Konkuk University Hospital and as fellowship at Clinical Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA.
He also works hard as a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Korean Academy of Asthma Allergy Immunology and Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
He had been trained as internship at Konkuk University Hospital and as fellowship at Clinical Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA.
He also works hard as a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Korean Academy of Asthma Allergy Immunology and Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
Woo-Jeong Song
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Dr. Woo-Jung Song is an allergist physician-scientist at Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.
His current interests are focused on 1) cough hypersensitivity and 2) adult-onset asthma. He is seeking for novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools for cough hypersensitivity syndrome and chronic refractory cough. He is also interested in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of adult-onset severe asthma, recently in relation to staphylococcal superantigens and nasal polyps.
He is also working in the field of evidence-based medicine for asthma, cough, and allergic diseases. He is a main contributor to recent international and domestic clinical practice guidelines for chronic cough, chronic urticaria, asthma and airway diseases.
His current interests are focused on 1) cough hypersensitivity and 2) adult-onset asthma. He is seeking for novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools for cough hypersensitivity syndrome and chronic refractory cough. He is also interested in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of adult-onset severe asthma, recently in relation to staphylococcal superantigens and nasal polyps.
He is also working in the field of evidence-based medicine for asthma, cough, and allergic diseases. He is a main contributor to recent international and domestic clinical practice guidelines for chronic cough, chronic urticaria, asthma and airway diseases.
Hye Yun Park
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
Hye Yun Park, M.D. Ph.D. is an associate Professor in Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine , Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
She has a thorough knowledge about Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
she was awarded Young Schweitzer Award and Best Fellow Presenter in Internal Medicine.
she was awarded Young Schweitzer Award and Best Fellow Presenter in Internal Medicine.
Heung-Woo Park
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
Heung-Woo Park, M.D. is a professor of the Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He was educated at Seoul National University College of Medicine and got his PhD degree at the same university in 2006. He gained clinical and research experiences at the Seoul National University Hospital. He had a chance to spend one and half year (2012/8-2014/2) as a visiting scholar at the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, US.
His major research activities are 1) genomics and pharmacogenomics of asthma, 2) the pathogenesis of innate immune-mediated asthma, and 3) characterization of elderly asthma. He has published about 80 peer-reviewed articles on asthma pathogenesis, phamacogenomics, and innate immune response.
Joon Beom Seo
University of Ulsan College of Medicine
University of Ulsan College of Medicine
Joon Beom Seo is a professor of Radiology and a Director of Medical Imaging and
Intelligence Reality Laboratory, University of Ulsan College of Medicine. He is a Head
of Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging R&D Center, Asan Institute for Life
Sciences at the same time.
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been trained in Seoul National
Univ. Hospital. He attended Physician of Radiology Gil Medical Center from 2000 to
2001 and visited National Jewish Health, Denver as a research fellow from 2008 to
2009.
Currently, he is an Editorial Board of Korean Journal of Radiology and a board member
of Radiographics. Also, he is a chest panel at the RSNA and a reviewer, Radiology,
AJR, Investigative Radiology, European Radiology, RadioGraphics, European Journal
of Radiology.
Tae-Bum Kim
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Tae-Bum Kim is a professor of Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Department of
Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
He had studied at Seoul National University and had been trained in Seoul National
Univ. Hospital and Asan Medical Center.
Currently, he is an editorial member of Allegy,Asthma& Immunology Research journal
and a member of Korean Association of Internal Medicine, The Korean Academy of
Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Korea Asthma Allergy Foundation and The
Korean Association of Immunologists
Yoo Seob Shin
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon
Dr. Yoo Seob Shin is a Professor of the Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at
Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
He had studied at Ajou University College of Medicine and got a MS, PhD at the same University.
He got a fellowship at Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Yonsei University Medical
Center and a postdoctoral fellow at National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA from 2008 to 2011.
He is a member of Korean Association of Doctor since 1999, Korean Academy of Internal
Medicine and Korean Academy of Asthma and Allergic Diseases. He has been writing over 25 papers.
Yoon-Seok Chang
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Yoon-Seok Chang, M.D., Ph.D. is a professor of the Division of Allergy & Clinical
Immunology at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University
College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
He was educated at Seoul National University College of Medicine and got his PhD degree at
the same university in 2003. He gained clinical and research experiences at the Seoul
National University Hospital. His major research activities are 1) epidemiologic study on
allergy including asthma, rhinitis, food allergy, drug allergy, and anaphylaxis 2) pathogenesis
on allergic diseases, and 3) education on allergy for health professionals, patients, and
community.
He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and 12 book chapters. He received
many awards including Excellence in Science and Technology award (The Korean Federation
for Science and Technology Societies) and Commendations from the Governor of Gyeonggi-
do, and the Minister of Health and Welfare, Korea.