Professor Hong Geun-sik of Ilsan Paik Hospital Neurology Department Elected as New Director of World Stroke Organization

Professor Hong Geun-sik, Department of Neurology, Ilsan Paik Hospital

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital announced on the 24th that Professor Hong Geun-sik of the Department of Neurology has been elected as a new director of the World Stroke Organization (WSO), the world's largest stroke expert organization.

Professor Hong will represent the Asia-Oceania region and serve as a WSO director until 2026, participating in decision-making related to stroke prevention, treatment research, and policy development at WSO.

Professor Hong previously served as the Public Relations Director and Academic Director of the Korean Stroke Society. He is currently the Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the Korean Stroke Society and Deputy Editor of the international academic journal Journal of Stroke (impact factor 8.632).

Additionally, he is actively engaged domestically and internationally, having published 192 papers in international journals on topics including comparative analysis of stroke prognosis evaluation, meta-analysis of stroke treatment, development of stroke clinical guidelines, and clinical trials and observational studies of stroke therapies.

Meanwhile, WSO was established in 2006 by merging the International Stroke Society (ISS) and the World Stroke Federation (WSF). It has 3,000 related experts worldwide and 90 member societies. Currently, about 20 elected directors operate across 10 regions.

WSO conducts various activities such as publishing the Journal of Stroke, operating the Stroke Education Academy, and running the "World Stroke Day" campaign to promote stroke prevention and the development of the latest treatments.

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