Professor Ha Seung-yeon of Gachon University Gil Hospital was elected as the next president of the Korean Pathological Association
Nov 17, 2025
Professor Ha Seung-yeon of the Department of Pathology at Gachon University Gil Hospital (Hospital Director Kim Woo-kyung) was elected as the next president of the conference at the 「77th Annual Fall Meeting of KSP, 2nd International Congress of KSP" hosted by the Korean Pathological Association from the 30th to 31st of last month at Lotte Hotel.
Professor Ha Seung-yeon's term is from January to December 2026 for one year.
The Korean Pathological Association is the largest pathology-related academic organization in Korea, which marks its 79th anniversary this year. This conference was held as the second international academic conference after last year. As in last year, most sessions were conducted in English, and more than 800 pathologists from home and abroad participated.
Professor Ha served as the director of pathology at Gachon University Gil Hospital in 1994, and completed training at Stanford University Hospital in 1997 and San Diego University Hospital in 2003-2004. From 2011 to the present, he served as finance, foreign cooperation director, international chairman, and chairman of the Korean Society of Pathology, and vice chairman of the Korean Society of Pathology in 2023. He is also taking the lead in transferring advanced medical technologies by giving lectures to pathology medical staff from overseas university hospitals such as Mongolia, Africa, and South America.
Professor Ha said "I am very honored to be in charge of leading the Korean Society of Pathology, which is becoming a world-class academic organization"We will promote the development of domestic pathology and make more efforts to improve the quality and proficiency of pathology tests as well as customized treatment in line with the digital pathology trend."
Professor Ha Seung-yeon's term is from January to December 2026 for one year.
The Korean Pathological Association is the largest pathology-related academic organization in Korea, which marks its 79th anniversary this year. This conference was held as the second international academic conference after last year. As in last year, most sessions were conducted in English, and more than 800 pathologists from home and abroad participated.
Professor Ha served as the director of pathology at Gachon University Gil Hospital in 1994, and completed training at Stanford University Hospital in 1997 and San Diego University Hospital in 2003-2004. From 2011 to the present, he served as finance, foreign cooperation director, international chairman, and chairman of the Korean Society of Pathology, and vice chairman of the Korean Society of Pathology in 2023. He is also taking the lead in transferring advanced medical technologies by giving lectures to pathology medical staff from overseas university hospitals such as Mongolia, Africa, and South America.
Professor Ha said "I am very honored to be in charge of leading the Korean Society of Pathology, which is becoming a world-class academic organization"We will promote the development of domestic pathology and make more efforts to improve the quality and proficiency of pathology tests as well as customized treatment in line with the digital pathology trend."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
