Asan Medical Center Seoul

Asan Medical Center Seoul is the largest medical institution in Korea, which was opened in 1989. The total area of ​​85,000 square meters is designed for 2,715 beds and outpatient departments. Annually, doctors serve more than 935,000 patients. The medical center ranks first in the KS. SQI rating by the Korean Standards Association and the National Customer Satisfaction Index. Also, it occupies a leading position in successful liver, kidney, pancreas, and heart organ transplantation, according to KONOS, and in successful operations of the most common types of cancer in the HIRA list. In addition, the clinic received the grand prize for the KMAR global management standard. Hospitals gained worldwide recognition because of their progressive views on medicine and the use of unique cure methods. Doctors became the first to perform a living donor liver transplant using a modified graft, a double living donor liver transplant, and an exchange liver transplant. Also, due to its popularity, Asan Сlinic Seoul has successfully performed 5,000 liver transplants, 600 heart transplants, 4,000 kidney transplants, and 300 pancreas transplants as of 2015. Based on the hospital, the heart institute, considered the most experienced among Korean medical institutions, also achieved substantial success. Many surgical interventions allowed the development and publication of an improved technique for stenting the left main coronary artery in the internationally respected New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, cardiac surgeons perform the most substantial volume of percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in Asia. Doctors also became pioneers in the country in performing mitral balloon valvuloplasty and coronary artery stenting and the first in Asia in a cardiac rehabilitation program in Asia, approved by the American Association. Korea's unique Crohn's and ulcerative colitis clinic was established in 1993, in which more than 50% of intestinal surgeries are performed using a gentle laparoscopic approach. Also, since 2007, surgeons have been using DaVinci robotic methods of surgical intervention and have the experience of conducting more than 600 successful operations per year. Asan Medical Center in Seoul treats adults' and children's most common diseases, including oncology, endocrinology, cardiology, and general surgery. Patients also have the opportunity to consult on any health issue at the outpatient level. In addition, specialists conduct various clinical studies to introduce the most effective treatment methods with gentle and individualized approaches.