Kim Kyung-hee, Director of the Heart Transplantation Center at Sejong Hospital in Incheon, Appointed the Deputy Director of the Adult Heart Transplantation Organization of the International Heart and Lung Transplantation Society
Apr 08, 2025
Kim Kyung-hee, director of the heart transplant center at Sejong Hospital in Incheon, has been appointed as the deputy director of the adult heart transplant organization of the International Heart and Lung Transplant Society for the first time among Asian medical staff.
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is the most prestigious international academic organization in the field of heart and lung transplantation. It connects medical staff and researchers around the world to share the latest treatments and research results.
The 'Adult Heart Transplantation Registry' is a key organization within the International Heart Transplantation Society that collects and analyzes data on heart transplant status, patient status, and treatment outcomes in each country and provides important grounds for improving future medical directions and treatment guidelines.
Kim's decision to appoint an Associate Director represents the outstanding medical technology status of Asia and Korea, especially Incheon Sejong Hospital.
Kim, the head of the center, is considered to have contributed to developing Korea's heart transplant field to the world-class level by actively participating in various international research and academic activities while conducting research on heart transplantation, treatment of severe heart failure, and rehabilitation and management of heart transplant patients at Sejong Hospital in Incheon.
Previously, Kim was the first Asian medical staff to be elected as the chairman of the International Heart and Lung Transplant Society guidelines in 2023, drawing attention by completely revising the heart transplant guidelines for the first time in 12 years. He is also an editor of the International Society for Cardiac Transplantation and a member of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Clinical Heart Association member steering committee.
In the future, Kim plans to more actively communicate the voices of Korea and other Asian regions to the international community as a deputy director and at the same time play a bridge role for the development of the domestic heart transplant field.
In particular, it plans to cooperate to inform the world stage of various cardiovascular diseases and transplant-related characteristics occurring in Asia and to prepare research and treatment strategies that meet international standards.
Kim Kyung-hee, Director of the Heart Transplantation Center, expressed his ambition, saying, `It is an honor to take an important position at the International Heart and Lung Transplantation Society, and I feel a heavy responsibility.' `We will promote research and clinical experience in the field of heart transplantation internationally in the future, and further strengthen the global academic network to imprint Korea's heart transplantation capabilities on the world.'
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is the most prestigious international academic organization in the field of heart and lung transplantation. It connects medical staff and researchers around the world to share the latest treatments and research results.
The 'Adult Heart Transplantation Registry' is a key organization within the International Heart Transplantation Society that collects and analyzes data on heart transplant status, patient status, and treatment outcomes in each country and provides important grounds for improving future medical directions and treatment guidelines.
Kim's decision to appoint an Associate Director represents the outstanding medical technology status of Asia and Korea, especially Incheon Sejong Hospital.
Kim, the head of the center, is considered to have contributed to developing Korea's heart transplant field to the world-class level by actively participating in various international research and academic activities while conducting research on heart transplantation, treatment of severe heart failure, and rehabilitation and management of heart transplant patients at Sejong Hospital in Incheon.
Previously, Kim was the first Asian medical staff to be elected as the chairman of the International Heart and Lung Transplant Society guidelines in 2023, drawing attention by completely revising the heart transplant guidelines for the first time in 12 years. He is also an editor of the International Society for Cardiac Transplantation and a member of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Clinical Heart Association member steering committee.
In the future, Kim plans to more actively communicate the voices of Korea and other Asian regions to the international community as a deputy director and at the same time play a bridge role for the development of the domestic heart transplant field.
In particular, it plans to cooperate to inform the world stage of various cardiovascular diseases and transplant-related characteristics occurring in Asia and to prepare research and treatment strategies that meet international standards.
Kim Kyung-hee, Director of the Heart Transplantation Center, expressed his ambition, saying, `It is an honor to take an important position at the International Heart and Lung Transplantation Society, and I feel a heavy responsibility.' `We will promote research and clinical experience in the field of heart transplantation internationally in the future, and further strengthen the global academic network to imprint Korea's heart transplantation capabilities on the world.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
