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Gangnam Severance Hospital

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About the clinic

Gangnam Severance Hospital is a large multidisciplinary medical center in Seoul, South Korea. The hospital specializes in oncology, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, and check-up (complex diagnostics).

Gangnam Severance Hospital has received JCI accreditation, a global organization that evaluates the clinics across the globe for safety and high-quality medical services. That means the hospital complies with international healthcare standards.

The hospital is the 1st in South Korea to perform lung transplant.

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1885 Year of foundation

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Treatments prices in the clinic

Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
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Gastric polyps removal Price on request
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Laparoscopic nephrectomy $14200 - $17300
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Nephrectomy with Da Vinci Robot $23000 - $26200
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery $1113
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Genetic screening $2070
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hospital accreditations of quality

Joint Commission International  certificate for Gangnam Severance Hospital
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Korean Institute for Healthcare Accreditation certificate for Gangnam Severance Hospital
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KR, Korean Institute for Healthcare Accreditation certificate for Gangnam Severance Hospital
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Gangnam Severance Hospital: more details about the clinic

Republic of Korea, Seoul

Gangnam Severance Hospital was founded in 1983 on Yonsei University premises.

The hospital is situated in the Gangnam district. The distance between the medical center and the International Airport is 60 km.

 

Advantages of Gangnam Severance Hospital Seoul

  • Modern medical equipment. The hospital was the first in Asia to use the da Vinci Robotic System for minimally invasive surgeries through small incisions to 1-2 cm. The hospital provides PET-CT (positron emission tomography-computed tomography) for cancer diagnostics. Specialists apply 2 Tomotherapy devices to irradiate tumors with high accuracy.
  • International Healthcare Center. Gangnam Severance provides a one-stop service for international patient all around the world. A coordinator from the hospital supports a patient during his/her hospital stay.
 

Severance Hospital Gangnam in figures

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Oncology Department at Gangnam Severance Hospital

The Oncology Department of Gangnam Severance Seoul is a center where a patient can undergo diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation.

What diseases are treated in the Oncology Department?

Doctors of the hospital specialize in the treatment of breast, prostate, thyroid, lung, liver, stomach, colon, ovarian and uterine cancers.

✓  Tomotherapy —modern method for radiotherapy

Besides standard treatment options such as chemo- and radiotherapy, doctors apply Tomotherapy. Such a technology combines radiation therapy and computed tomography (CT).

The device helps to make 3D images of a tumor to deliver radiation beams directly to a damaged area. Healthy cells are not damaged due to the high accuracy of irradiation. Tomotherapy is applied for prostate, brain and spine cancers.

✓ Robotic surgeries

Surgical oncologists in Gangnam Severance Hospital apply the da Vinci System to remove prostate, colon, liver and gynecologic malignancies.

Specialists perform surgeries through small incisions up to 1-3 cm. Fine and flexible robotic instruments can remove even hard-to-reach tumors.

The advantages of the robotic procedure compared to open surgery are:

  • fast recovery
  • reduced pain
  • low risk of postoperative complications (infections, for instance).
 

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Robotic surgery using the da Vinci System

 

Check-up at Gangnam Severance Hospital

Specialists of the hospital have established 5 check-up programs:

✓ Basic check-up

20-40 years old patients can undergo this diagnostics. It helps to check functions of internal organs and detect disease liability.

Basic check-up includes:

  • standard tests (height, weight, blood pressure)
  • urine and stool test
  • determination of biological age
  • ophthalmological diagnostics (vision acuity check-up, eyeground imaging and intraocular tension tonography)
  • 5 blood tests (including tumor markers tests)
  • ECG (electrocardiogram)
  • X-ray and lung functions test
  • acumetry
  • EGDS (diagnostics of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum)
  • ultrasound diagnostics of the abdominal cavity organs
  • gynecological diagnostics.

 

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Diagnostics in Gangnam Severance Hospital

 

✓ Premium check-up for oncology

The check-up program is for 40-year-old men and women. The diagnostics help to detect cancer at early stages and even the disease liability.

“Premium Oncology” package consists of “Basic check-up” and such additional diagnostics:

  • CT (computed tomography) of the chest
  • CT of the abdominal cavity and pelvis
    colonoscopy (colon diagnostics) with sedation
  • ultrasound diagnostics of thyroid
  • HPV (human papillomavirus) test
  • for women — ultrasound diagnostics of breasts and genital organs
  • for men — ultrasound diagnostics of the prostate gland.

✓ Cardiovascular diagnostics

Cardiovascular check-up program includes “Premium Oncology” package (except the abdominal and pelvis CT) plus 3 procedures — 3D-CT, ultrasound diagnostics of the heart, atherosclerosis test.

✓ Brain blood vessels diagnostics

Check-up includes the program “Premium Oncology”, MRI of the brain, MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) of the vessels and test for atherosclerosis.

✓ VIP program

This is the most extended program among other check-ups which helps to check the whole state of your health. The program consists of "Basic check-up", additional diagnostics (PET-CT, MRI, ultrasound diagnostics) and doctors’ consultations.

 

Neurosurgery Department at Severance Gangnam

Doctors of the department specialize in microsurgical interventions on the brain and spine. 1,300 surgeries are performed here each year.

✓ Spinal Hospital

The doctors in Gangnam Severance Hospital specialize in surgical treatment of scoliosis.

Over 700 operations have been performed — this is the biggest quantity of surgeries in South Korea.

Doctors apply microsurgical and endoscopic methods which reduce pain, scars, and shorten hospital stay.
A doctor performs microsurgical operations with special microscope. This instrument increases the spine area and helps neurosurgeons to perform more accurate operations.

Endoscopic surgeries are conducted through small incisions. Doctors apply thin instruments and mini-cameras to treat hernia, protrusions, and scoliosis. After minimally invasive interventions, a patient recovers faster than after open surgeries.

 

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Neurosurgery in Gangnam Severance Hospital

 

Neurology Department in Severance Gangnam Hospital

Specialists of the Neurology Department provide diagnostics and treatments for such diseases as:

  • brain stroke;
  • epilepsy;
  • Parkinson’s disease;
  • motor disturbance;
  • dementia.

The Neurology Department has being accepted patients from 1984.

 

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Medical team of the Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department at Gangnam Severance

 

Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department

Gangnam Severance Hospital is a leading medical facility in South Korea for cardiovascular diseases treatment.

About 1,000 coronarographies (diagnostics of vessels) and 800 stentings (the placement of a stent into a vessel) are carried out each year.

In 2013, Gangnam Severance Hospital was considered as world-class medical center for heart attack treatment and coronary artery bypass surgery.

 

Awards and Achievements

  • The best medical center for international patients in 2014 according to the Korea Tourism Organization.
  • An award from the Prime Minister of South Korea for a great contribution into Korean medicine according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare in South Korea, 2015.

 

Services for international patients

The hospital provides transfer if a patient’s treatment bill is over 5 mln of South Korean wons (about $ 4,400).

A patient can choose a ward if he/she requires a hospital stay.
During check-up, a patient stays in a hotel near the hospital. Accommodation is included in a VIP check-up package.

The hospital offers a free service of an interpreter.

The hospital provides an accelerated program for international patients to speed up their treatment. A patient starts undergoing diagnostics and treatment from the first day in the hospital. If surgery is required, a doctor appoints it in the nearest date.

 

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Reception in Gangnam Severance Hospital

 

  • Transfer
  • Accommodation
  • Language assistance
  • One-stop service
Additional services
Language assistance
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Accommodation
Hotel (apartments) near the clinic, billed daily

Patient reviews

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미소미소

Feb 26, 2020
저는‥갑상선암 김수영 교수님의 친절함과 섬세함때문에‥오는데‥그담당 간호사.윤ㆍ이 간호사의 이병원 저병원 자주다녔지만‥이런 간호사 처음 본다‥ 별하나도 주기싫어요

Eugenia Leigh

Dec 30, 2019
교육수련중이라는 의사에게 매우 불쾌한 경험. 이곳 교육에 인성 교육은 포함되지 않는가. 환자를 내려보는 그 눈빛은 평생 잊지 못할 것이다.

James Woo

Nov 3, 2019
주차가 정말 불편하다뭐 어쩔 수 없는 거지만..

Ilse de Mucha

Sep 19, 2019
I was scared to go to the hospital based on some of the comments written here, so I wanted to write my own review for people who might have to go. I went to Gangnam Severance hospital due to an emergency on a Wednesday at around 10pm. I was very quickly attended by a nurse. My Korean is fairly good, but some medical terms are hard to understand, but everyone I talked to was able to communicate what had to happen effectively. Many of the nurses spoke English, and so did both the doctors I saw. Every single person in the hospital was kind and efficient, from the staff at the front desk to the nurses and doctors. Yes, there was no excessive kindness or coddling, but there is a language barrier, and they are very busy. I have had to go back for some follow ups and I have felt extremely well taken care of and I appreciate everyone who I have interacted with. If you are a foreigner hesitating in going, please be assured that people are looking out for you there and you will receive good care. The only reason I am not giving it a whole 5 stars is because I was at the hospital for around 7 hours. This is not a problem and I understand my case involved many different parts, but some people might find this troublesome. The follow ups were around an hour each. Thank you severance for easing my pain!

Keep it Real

Sep 15, 2019
Dr. Park, head of the Oral surgery Dept. is the best in the business. He extracted both my complicated wisdom teeth without any complications. Highly recommend his services!!

YEONBAI LEE

Sep 8, 2019
치과대 교정과 최악이었습니다고객의 말을 무시하는 태도...실력은 모르겠지만제가 경험한 이 곳의 고객 응대 방식은 수준이 정말 낮았습니다

강기웅

Jun 13, 2018
아버지가 방광수술을 한 병원입니다.(요루 4급)

# KwonGGongchi

Apr 4, 2025
In the ophthalmology department, all the teachers and nurses I like it because they are friendly. ☺️👍🏼 I am receiving good care even after surgery. It makes you feel. examination, treatment Everything is organized systematically! good!! #Buy with my own money #Buy with my own money #Eye hospital #Cataract #Cataract Surgery #Professor Eunyoung Choi #Saury #Saury film #Gangnam Severance

Kevin Kim

Mar 9, 2020
종합병원중에서도 가격은 제일 비싼 병원.

ZELDA

Aug 12, 2018
미국인 사업가 루이세브란스에 의해 창립된 병원으로 연세대학교 의과 대학 기독교 소속 병원이다.평일 아침은 항상 환자들로 만원 이므로, 진료 30분 전에 미리 도착하여 접수 하여야 하며,거의 오전 진료가 끝이다.< 오후에는 교수님들 거의 수술 일정임>종합병원 의사의 진단서 없이는 진료가 불 가능하고 크게 3개동으로 구성되는데 암병동부터 소아기과, 입원실까지 다양하게 구성되어 있다. 상급병동이다 보니, 진료비 및 수술비가 많이 비싸고, 2018년 7월부터 2인실 의료보험 적용으로 1박당 입원비 10만원 정도 였다.1인실의 경우, 1박당 최소 45만원 부터 최대 100만원이 넘는 병실도 있으며, 고급 병실은 모두 8층에 위치하고 있고, 8층의 병실은 조용하고, 간호사도 엘리트이다.오후 6시 이후에는 2동 중앙 로비에서 음식을 먹거나, 소파를 붙여서 쉬는 보호자가 많고, 병원에서도 지방 환우 가족을 많이 배려해줘서 지내기는 편했다.병원내 편의점이 1개 밖에 없다보니, 가격도 비싸고, 음식도 제한적인데, 컵 라면은 팔지 않으니, 미리 준비하는게 좋다.또한 병원을 나와서 주변 500미터 근처에 동네마트가 있으니, 거기서 사는것도 좋은 방법인듯 하다.모든 환자들이 아프지 않았으면 좋겠다.

211 Eonju-ro, Dogok 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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