Professor Lee Kyu-yeop of Kyungpook National University Hospital as the new chairman of the Korean Hearing Association...to become a world-class society
May 12, 2025
Lee Kyu-yeop, professor of otolaryngology at Kyungpook National University Hospital, was recently inaugurated as the 31st president of the Korean Hearing Association. The term of office is two years from May 2025.
Founded in 1966, the Korean Society of Audiences is the first academic organization specializing in audiology in Korea and has led the development of Korean audiology through academic activities covering all fields of audiology such as auditory physiology, pathology, diagnosis and rehabilitation. In particular, it has played an important role in introducing early diagnosis and rehabilitation programs for congenital hearing loss in Korea, and has steadily strengthened its social role through suggestions for auditory policies and educational programs for various age groups.
Lee Kyu-yeop, a graduate of Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, conducted research activities at the Graduate School of Kyoto University in Japan and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He served as the head of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at Kyungpook National University Hospital and is currently a professor of otolaryngology at Kyungpook National University Hospital. In addition, as the head of the research-oriented hospital development R&D project of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, he oversees the project of 'K-HOSPITH-based Glocalization Patient Care Platform'.
In addition, he is the head of Prime Mew Pharma, a bio venture company, and is taking the lead in developing treatments for hearing loss and metabolic diseases. In his inaugural address, Chairman Lee said, `I will make a leap to become an academic society that respects traditions but keeps pace with the demands of the times""We will share the values of audiology research and clinical practice with society, and develop it into the Korean Hearing Society in the world" he said.
Founded in 1966, the Korean Society of Audiences is the first academic organization specializing in audiology in Korea and has led the development of Korean audiology through academic activities covering all fields of audiology such as auditory physiology, pathology, diagnosis and rehabilitation. In particular, it has played an important role in introducing early diagnosis and rehabilitation programs for congenital hearing loss in Korea, and has steadily strengthened its social role through suggestions for auditory policies and educational programs for various age groups.
Lee Kyu-yeop, a graduate of Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, conducted research activities at the Graduate School of Kyoto University in Japan and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He served as the head of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at Kyungpook National University Hospital and is currently a professor of otolaryngology at Kyungpook National University Hospital. In addition, as the head of the research-oriented hospital development R&D project of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, he oversees the project of 'K-HOSPITH-based Glocalization Patient Care Platform'.
In addition, he is the head of Prime Mew Pharma, a bio venture company, and is taking the lead in developing treatments for hearing loss and metabolic diseases. In his inaugural address, Chairman Lee said, `I will make a leap to become an academic society that respects traditions but keeps pace with the demands of the times""We will share the values of audiology research and clinical practice with society, and develop it into the Korean Hearing Society in the world" he said.
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