;When initially diagnosed with esophageal cancer, due to the low survival rate, more often than not, patients are discouraged. However, recent study shows significantly higher survival rates through active treatments, which is expected to give hop...
Starting 2013, the Organ Transplant Center at Samsung Medical Center had 25% of cases of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy. In 2019, 93% of donors with anatomical variations, excluding minimally invasive surgeries, received pure laparoscopic hep...
After the first transplantation in 2018, the ophthalmology professor;s research team successfully announced its; positive outcomes for all six patients who had undergone artificial corneal transplantation (Boston KPRO) in the last two years.*The a...
Professor Lim Ho Yeong ;of the Division of Hematology and Oncology SMC published research in the international academic journal, Journal of Hepatology (IF 20.582), about the hyperprogression ;of cancer in some liver cancer patients treated with im...
An expert in the field of external ear reconstructive surgery, Professor Oh, Kap Sung has performed over 1,500 congenital microtia reconstructive surgery and has made boundless commitments to improve patient;s quality of life.As a prolific partici...
;The Heart Vascular and Stroke Institute receives the Grand Prize for the 2020 Medical Korea Awards in the general hospital sector. ;;The Heart Vascular and Stroke Institute was established in March 2014 and introduced the first integrated treatme...
;Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has performed 2,500 cases of laparoscopic hepatectomy on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The total number of operations on liver cancer, including benign tumors, reaches 4,000, an outstanding record globally, ...
;Samsung Medical Center was once again highly recognized for its service excellence, achieving first place in the general hospital sector of the 2020 KS-SQI (Korean Standard-Service Quality Index) hosted by the KSA (Korean Standards Association). ...
;Prof. Kim Yun Hee from the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, reveals that intensive rehabilitation treatment at the early stages of stroke is crucial in significantly improving the recovery of the patient...
;The Gamma Knife Center of Samsung Medical Center hits the 15,000 mark in gamma knife radiosurgeries, a first in Korea. More than 1,700 cases were recorded last year at the SMC and the figure is expected to surpass 1,800 this year.;;Gamma knife ra...
The Heart Failure Team of Samsung Medical Center, a leading cardiology institution in the Republic of Korea, announced the successful implantation of Abbott;s HeartMate 3; , the latest 3rd-generation left ventricular assist device (LVAD).;The devi...
;After declaring to be the world;s first 5G Smart Innovative Hospital in 2019, Samsung Medical Center is innovating its services once again to enhance patient experience and successfully respond to the rising number of novel infectious diseases.;T...
