Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital invites professors Kim Byung-sik and Kim Hee-sung, experts in gastric cancer surgery...Strengthen capacity for minimally invasive treatment
Sep 09, 2025
Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Director Kim Hyung-soo) announced that professors Kim Byung-sik and Kim Hee-sung, who are experts in the field of gastric cancer surgery in Korea, invited to strengthen their medical capabilities for severe diseases, began treating them in earnest this month.
The two professors have the highest level of expertise in the field of laparoscopic and robotic surgery for various gastrointestinal diseases as well as gastric cancer. The recruitment is expected to further strengthen the capacity of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital for minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery.
Professor Kim Byung-sik is a domestic gastrointestinal surgery authority who graduated from Seoul National University School of Medicine and has devoted himself to gastric cancer surgery at Asan Medical Center for more than 30 years. He served as the president of the Korean Society of Gastric Cancer and is considered a master of anastomosis that excises and connects organs in the stomach without external exposure. So far, Professor Kim Byung-sik's surgery team has performed more than 10,000 laparoscopic anastomotic stomach cancer surgery, holding the highest record in Korea.
Professor Kim Hee-sung is a laparoscopic and robotic surgery expert who has been actively engaged in clinical and research activities in gastric cancer and obesity surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul for more than 20 years. The two professors, who have been working as a team for a long time together, are expected to create synergies in patient care through 'dual treatment system' at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital in the future.
The dual treatment system is an integrated treatment system in which two gastrointestinal surgeons participate in the entire process, from outpatient treatment to surgery to postoperative management. Patients can receive more precise and optimized treatment through the collaboration of two experts. Endoscopy is also performed directly by a gastrointestinal surgeon, and a 'one-stop treatment system' has also been established to complete the entire process of treatment, examination, diagnosis, and surgery within an average of 3 weeks.
Professor Kim's team specializes in minimally invasive procedures based on intra-body anastomosis using laparoscopy and robots. Compared to conventional open surgery or laparoscopic in vitro anastomosis, the incision range is small, so there are fewer pain and complications, the speed of recovery and hospitalization are shortened, and it is also excellent in terms of beauty. It is also applicable to patients with advanced gastric cancer, so radical cancer surgery is possible by precisely resecting the lymph nodes around the stomach.
In addition, the online community and the patient care hotline system 'Call Phone' system were operated to strengthen the patient-centered medical communication system. Patients and guardians can communicate directly with the professor in charge at any time, increasing the continuity and satisfaction of treatment.
"It is meaningful to serve the two professors who are experts in gastric cancer surgery and have been working with each other for a long time. Based on dual treatment systems and advanced robotic surgery, we will provide optimized treatment to each patient with gastric cancer to provide world-class medical services beyond Korea," said Kim Hyung-soo, head of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital.
The two professors have the highest level of expertise in the field of laparoscopic and robotic surgery for various gastrointestinal diseases as well as gastric cancer. The recruitment is expected to further strengthen the capacity of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital for minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery.
Professor Kim Byung-sik is a domestic gastrointestinal surgery authority who graduated from Seoul National University School of Medicine and has devoted himself to gastric cancer surgery at Asan Medical Center for more than 30 years. He served as the president of the Korean Society of Gastric Cancer and is considered a master of anastomosis that excises and connects organs in the stomach without external exposure. So far, Professor Kim Byung-sik's surgery team has performed more than 10,000 laparoscopic anastomotic stomach cancer surgery, holding the highest record in Korea.
Professor Kim Hee-sung is a laparoscopic and robotic surgery expert who has been actively engaged in clinical and research activities in gastric cancer and obesity surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul for more than 20 years. The two professors, who have been working as a team for a long time together, are expected to create synergies in patient care through 'dual treatment system' at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital in the future.
The dual treatment system is an integrated treatment system in which two gastrointestinal surgeons participate in the entire process, from outpatient treatment to surgery to postoperative management. Patients can receive more precise and optimized treatment through the collaboration of two experts. Endoscopy is also performed directly by a gastrointestinal surgeon, and a 'one-stop treatment system' has also been established to complete the entire process of treatment, examination, diagnosis, and surgery within an average of 3 weeks.
Professor Kim's team specializes in minimally invasive procedures based on intra-body anastomosis using laparoscopy and robots. Compared to conventional open surgery or laparoscopic in vitro anastomosis, the incision range is small, so there are fewer pain and complications, the speed of recovery and hospitalization are shortened, and it is also excellent in terms of beauty. It is also applicable to patients with advanced gastric cancer, so radical cancer surgery is possible by precisely resecting the lymph nodes around the stomach.
In addition, the online community and the patient care hotline system 'Call Phone' system were operated to strengthen the patient-centered medical communication system. Patients and guardians can communicate directly with the professor in charge at any time, increasing the continuity and satisfaction of treatment.
"It is meaningful to serve the two professors who are experts in gastric cancer surgery and have been working with each other for a long time. Based on dual treatment systems and advanced robotic surgery, we will provide optimized treatment to each patient with gastric cancer to provide world-class medical services beyond Korea," said Kim Hyung-soo, head of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
