Education and experience
- 1993 Graduated from the School of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
- 2002 M.D., School of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
- 2006 ~ 2008 Training at Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2002 ~ Present Professor of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, working at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Introduction
He is an infectious disease specialist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and is Korea's leading clinical scientist in infectious diseases, especially those occurring before and after chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in immunocompromised patients such as acute and chronic leukemia, aplastic anemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. As of December 2023, he has actively published more than 300 domestic and international papers (200 SCI-ranked papers).
His interests include the treatment of bacteria, fungi, and viruses and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; the study of antibiotic effectiveness using pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; research on preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic technologies for invasive fungal infections; and vaccine development and clinical trials.
External activities
- Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Head of Infection Control, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Chief of Internal Medicine
- Director, Center for Transplantation and Coordination, Catholic Hematology Hospital
- Director, Vaccine-Bio Research Institute, Catholic University of Korea
- Office of Admissions, Songeui Medical Campus, Catholic University of Korea
- Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Academic Director (2010-2011), Training Director of (2012-2013), Publishing Director (2014-2023), Chairman (since December 2023)
- Infection & Chemotherapy, Editor-in-Chief (2014-present)
- Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Early discovery of Unmet Medical Needs for General Affairs Director (2019-2021) and Finance Director (2021-2023)
- Korean Vaccine Society, Academic Director (2017-2019)
- Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors, Planning and Evaluation Committee Member
Awards
- 2001 Outstanding Paper Award, Korean Association of Internal Medicine
- 2004 Academic Award, Graduate School, Catholic University of Korea
- 2002, 2003, 2011 Academic Award, Korean Society of Infectious Diseases
- 2017 Minister of Health and Welfare Award
- 2020 Minister of Science and ICT Award
- 2021 Prime Minister's Award
- 2021 St. Mary's Hospital Award, Catholic University of Korea
