Professor Lee Hwal was appointed as the Director of Convergence Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital

Mar 10, 2025

Seoul National University Hospital announced that Professor Lee Hwal of the Department of Radiology has been appointed as the head of the Convergence Medical Technology Institute. The term of office is two years from March 8, 2025 to March 7, 2027.

Lee Hwal, the new head of Convergence Medicine, has served as the head of innovative medical device research and head of the Innovative Medical Device Demonstration Support Center at Seoul National University Hospital, overseeing medical device research and empirical evaluation, and has supported the development of next-generation diagnostic and treatment technologies based on advanced technologies such as medical XR, medical robots, imaging medical devices, and 3D bioprinting.

He is currently the international cooperation director of the Korean Society of Radiology (KSR) and the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance (KSMRM), and serves as an executive director of the International Society of Radiology (ISR), vice chairman of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI), and secretary-general of the Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology (AOSR). In addition, he served as chairman of the Korean Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (KOSCI) and editor-in-chief of Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI), continuing active research and academic contributions in the field of radiology.




Professor Lee plans to lead the convergence and research of innovative medical technologies in Seoul National University Hospital and accelerate the development of medical technologies in the future.



Professor Lee Hwal was appointed as the Director of Convergence Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital
Lee Hwal, the new head of the Convergence Medical Technology Institute at Seoul National University Hospital








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