Samsung Changwon Hospital Recruits Cardiovascular Disease Expert Professor Kim Deok-gyeong

Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital has recruited Professor Kim Deok-gyeong from the Department of Cardiology at Samsung Seoul Hospital.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital has recruited Professor Kim Deok-kyung from the Department of Cardiology at Samsung Seoul Hospital, who is recognized as a leading expert in cardiovascular diseases in Korea. Professor Kim will begin cardiovascular disease treatment starting from the 5th.

According to statistics released by the Gyeongnam Provincial Government, Changwon City ranked first in Gyeongnam region in 2019 for mortality rates from circulatory system diseases such as heart disease and hypertensive diseases, accounting for 25%, indicating a high risk of death due to cardiac arrest.

Professor Kim graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine and obtained his master's and doctoral degrees from the same graduate school. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford University Medical Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Since 1994, he has been a founding member of Samsung Seoul Hospital, serving as head of the Department of Cardiology, leader of the Vascular Disease Team at the Cardiovascular Center, and director of the Vascular Center at the Heart and Cerebrovascular Hospital, leading the advancement of cardiovascular medicine in Korea.

In particular, Professor Kim is the first cardiologist in Korea specializing in Molecular Vascular Medicine. Through research uncovering the causes of rare intractable genetic diseases and hereditary cardiovascular diseases that require lifelong management, such as Marfan syndrome, Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis, aneurysms, and venous thrombosis, he has played a key role in developing new treatments.

Professor Kim stated, “Together with the excellent medical staff of the Cardiovascular Center at Samsung Changwon Hospital, who already possess expertise, I will actively treat cardiovascular diseases of local residents based on the know-how I have accumulated and contribute to the development of regional healthcare.”

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