Professor Shim Gye-sik is the president of the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrine Studies…invigorating academic exchanges at home and abroad
Nov 04, 2025
Professor Shim Gye-sik of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital was inaugurated as the 16th president of the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology. The term of office is two years from November 2025.
Founded in 1995, the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrine is a professional academic organization established for the diagnosis, treatment, and research development of pediatric endocrine diseases. It actively conducts academic exchanges and clinical research at home and abroad, shares the latest knowledge on endocrine diseases in children, such as growth disorders, adolescent development abnormalities, thyroid diseases, and diabetes, and contributes to medical development and improvement of patient treatment. This year, an international academic conference was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the conference, and it has continued its active activities by publishing a 30-year history on October 25.
Professor Shim Gye-sik is in charge of the treatment and research of growth and adolescent-related diseases. In relation to precocious puberty, studies on factors, hormones, and receptors associated with early growth plate closure are continuously being studied to identify the mechanism of adolescent rapid growth and plate closure based on research experience using genetically modified and transgenic mice at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
Shim Gye-sik, the new chairman, expressed his gratitude for the passion and dedication of senior professors and members who have been the driving force behind the development of the society, and for the harmonious atmosphere in which they help and lead each other"In this tradition, the society will continue to develop and expand opportunities for young members to demonstrate their capabilities to play an important role in domestic and international conferences." he said. "We will promote the internationalization of academic conferences and the listing of academic journals as an SCIE, and further promote academic exchanges at home and abroad to take a leap forward as a Korean pediatric endocrinology society in the world." conveyed his aspirations.
He served as the director of pediatric and adolescent department at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, the director of education and research department, the head of information strategy department, the head of planning and coordination department, and externally, he served as the insurance director of the Korean Pediatric Endocrine Society, finance director, general affairs director, academic director, vice president, legal director of the Korean Pediatric Youth Association, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's four major disease security experts, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's medical device clinical expert, and the children's hospital facility equipment review committee of the Public Medical Headquarters.
Founded in 1995, the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrine is a professional academic organization established for the diagnosis, treatment, and research development of pediatric endocrine diseases. It actively conducts academic exchanges and clinical research at home and abroad, shares the latest knowledge on endocrine diseases in children, such as growth disorders, adolescent development abnormalities, thyroid diseases, and diabetes, and contributes to medical development and improvement of patient treatment. This year, an international academic conference was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the conference, and it has continued its active activities by publishing a 30-year history on October 25.
Professor Shim Gye-sik is in charge of the treatment and research of growth and adolescent-related diseases. In relation to precocious puberty, studies on factors, hormones, and receptors associated with early growth plate closure are continuously being studied to identify the mechanism of adolescent rapid growth and plate closure based on research experience using genetically modified and transgenic mice at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
Shim Gye-sik, the new chairman, expressed his gratitude for the passion and dedication of senior professors and members who have been the driving force behind the development of the society, and for the harmonious atmosphere in which they help and lead each other"In this tradition, the society will continue to develop and expand opportunities for young members to demonstrate their capabilities to play an important role in domestic and international conferences." he said. "We will promote the internationalization of academic conferences and the listing of academic journals as an SCIE, and further promote academic exchanges at home and abroad to take a leap forward as a Korean pediatric endocrinology society in the world." conveyed his aspirations.
He served as the director of pediatric and adolescent department at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, the director of education and research department, the head of information strategy department, the head of planning and coordination department, and externally, he served as the insurance director of the Korean Pediatric Endocrine Society, finance director, general affairs director, academic director, vice president, legal director of the Korean Pediatric Youth Association, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's four major disease security experts, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's medical device clinical expert, and the children's hospital facility equipment review committee of the Public Medical Headquarters.
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