19 Best Doctors in Goyang

Professor Kim Jong-yeon is a gastroenterologist at Myongji Hospital. He treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, colon, and liver, including cirrhosis and hepatitis. He performs therapeutic endoscopy, such as endoscopic polypectomy. He also serves as Deputy Director of the International Healthcare Center.

He is a member of the Liver Failure Center. He works with teams in hepatology, liver cancer, and transplantation to provide coordinated care for advanced liver disease and for transplant candidates.

MD, Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine. Clinical Professor of Gastroenterology at Myongji Hospital. Member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, and the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Former resident and fellow at Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital.

Professor Hwang Sung-joo is Director of the Hair Transplant Center at Myongji Hospital. He is an internationally recognized hair restoration surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He performs FUT, FUE, and complex repair procedures. He has transplanted about 50 million hairs.

He was the first Korean President of the ISHRS. He founded and led the Asian and Korean hair restoration surgery societies. He received the ISHRS Platinum Follicle Award. He developed DCT (Depth Controlled Transplantation) and an implantation device to improve graft survival. He performed Korea’s first sister-to-sister hair transplant after bone marrow transplantation in 2005, and a mother-to-daughter transplant in 2025. He wrote a Korean textbook and co-wrote U.S. and Asian texts.

Dr. Min‑Kyung Lee, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist. She is an Associate Professor and Director of the Clinical Research Institute at Myongji Hospital.

Clinical focus includes diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia, and adrenal and pituitary disorders. She also performs thyroid ultrasound and biopsy.

Her research includes nationwide cohort studies on metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes (Scientific Reports 2020;10:2313; Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020;165:108237). She has also studied weight change and microvascular outcomes (Korean J Intern Med 2021;36(4):932–941).

Professional roles and memberships include the Scientific Committee of the Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis and Education Secretary of the Korean Society of Cardiometabolic Syndrome. She serves on the PR Committee of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. She is a lifetime member of the Korean Endocrine Society, the Korean Diabetes Association, and the Korean Association of Internal Medicine. She is also a member of the Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Dr. Hwang Ui Seok, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist. He is Director of the Arrhythmia Center at Myongji Hospital and a Clinical Professor of Cardiology. His expertise includes arrhythmias and syncope, radiofrequency catheter ablation, pacemakers and ICDs, and cardiac and vascular interventions. He also treats angina, heart failure, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

He earned his MD from Seoul National University. He completed his MS and PhD at the University of Ulsan. He finished his residency at Seoul National University Hospital. He trained as a fellow at Asan Medical Center. He also completed a research fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. He previously served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University.

He is a member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine and the Korean Society of Cardiology. His publications include a 2010 Circulation Journal paper on irrigated catheters for AF ablation and a 2007 Atherosclerosis paper on serial IVUS of ruptured plaques.

Dr. Wan‑Sung Kim, MD, PhD, is Director of the Thyroid Center and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Myongji Hospital, an educational partner of Hanyang University. He is a breast and thyroid surgeon. He treats cancer and benign disease and focuses on minimally invasive thyroid and adrenal surgery.

Expertise: endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy (transoral, axillary-areolar), thyroid radiofrequency ablation, ethanol ablation for thyroid lesions, and endoscopic or robotic adrenal tumor surgery.

He previously served as Head of Surgery at Myongji Hospital and Chuncheon Gangnam Hospital. He completed his residency and a breast and thyroid fellowship at Myongji. He holds an MD and MS from Catholic Kwandong University and a PhD from Kangwon National University. He is a member of the Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons, the Korean Breast Cancer Society, the Korean Surgical Society, and the Korean Surgical Ultrasound Society.

Dr. Jung Sang Jin is a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Myongji Hospital, an educational partner of Hanyang University. He specializes in joint replacement, knee conditions, lower-extremity trauma, diabetic foot, arthritis, and osteoporosis.

He earned his MD and MSc from Konyang University. He completed his internship and orthopedic residency at Konyang University Hospital. He then finished a hip and knee arthroplasty clinical fellowship at Samsung Medical Center. He also completed AO Recon advanced arthroplasty training in Davos. In addition, he finished the AO Trauma Masters and AO Recon Hip and Knee courses. He is a member of the Korean Orthopaedic Association, Korean Knee Society, Korean Fracture Society, Korean Society of Sports Medicine, Korean Hip Society, and AO Trauma and AO Recon. He has published on hip replacement outcomes. He received a KOA poster award in 2023.

Professor Lee Seok-gu is a leading liver transplant surgeon at Myongji Hospital. He has performed about 2,000 liver transplants. He achieved Korea’s first transfusion-free liver transplant. He performed hepatocyte transplantation in a one-month-old infant. He led the first clinical use of a bioartificial liver for acute liver failure. He also performed living-donor transplants in Egypt and trained teams in Vietnam.

He is Professor of Surgery at Myongji Hospital and former Director of the Organ Transplantation Center at Samsung Medical Center. He earned his MD and MSc from Seoul National University and his PhD from the Catholic University of Korea. He completed a fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard and transplant training at Johns Hopkins. He served as president of three national societies in transplantation and pediatric surgery. His honors include the Chong Kun Dang Award, the Pfizer Clinical Medicine Award, and the Astellas Investigator Award. He has 447 publications and 13 book chapters.

Dr. Hyuk‑Jai Shin, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Myongji Hospital in South Korea. He is also Director of the Breast Center and Vice President for Medical Affairs. His work focuses on breast cancer, benign breast disease, robotic and endoscopic breast surgery, and systemic therapy. He chairs the Korean Breast Cancer Society group for robotic and endoscopic minimally invasive surgery. He is a full member of ASCO.

He earned his MD and PhD from Dankook University. He completed a breast fellowship and served as a principal proteomics researcher at Seoul National University Hospital. He received endoscopic training at Kameda Hospital in Japan. He was an exchange professor at the University of Melbourne and a visiting surgeon at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He previously led the Breast & Thyroid Center and the Precision Medicine Center at Myongji Hospital. His publications include first‑author chapters in Translational Research in Breast Cancer (Chapter 30, pp. 567–590, Springer) and the Textbook of Surgical Ultrasound (Chapter 3‑3, VABB). He also co‑authored a nationwide VABB survey (Anticancer Research, 2012; 32(12):5459–64).

Professor Kim Hyun-hoe is a urologic cancer surgeon. He specializes in prostate and kidney cancer and robotic surgery. He directs Myongji Hospital’s Robotic Surgery Center and the Prostate & Kidney Cancer Center. He performed Korea’s first single-incision laparoscopy. At SNUH, he led more than 2,300 da Vinci cases over five years. He now uses the da Vinci Xi system.

He holds an MD, MS, and PhD from Seoul National University. He is a former director of SNUH Robotic Surgery and the Urology/Prostate Cancer Center. He is a past president of the Korean Society of Endourology and Robotics. He is a council member of the Korean Urological Association. His awards include the WCE Best Laparoscopy/Robotic Paper and the KUA Best Paper. He has also received several national academic honors. He contributes to next‑generation da Vinci research with Seoul National University and Intuitive Surgical. This was the first such collaboration in Asia.

Professor Park Jung-won is a leading Korean specialist in hepatocellular carcinoma with over 30 years of experience. He is the Director of the Liver and Liver Cancer Center and the Integrated Cancer Care Center at Myongji Hospital. He led Korea’s first HCC guidelines in 2003. He has also overseen their updates for about 20 years. His team validated proton beam radiotherapy for liver cancer, as published in the Journal of Hepatology. He has authored more than 200 SCI-indexed papers. He also helped lead global trials, including the 2025 CheckMate 9DW study, which showed improved outcomes with nivolumab plus ipilimumab for unresectable HCC.

MD/PhD, Seoul National University; Member, National Academy of Medicine of Korea; former President, Korean Liver Cancer Association; Chair, Korean HCC Guidelines Committee; Prime Minister’s and Health Minister’s commendations; Pfizer Medical Research Award and Roche Oncology Academic Award.

Dr. Kim Jin Gu is a Korean orthopedic surgeon who specializes in knee surgery and sports medicine. He is the Medical Director and the Sports Medicine Center Director at Myongji Hospital. His main areas are ACL reconstruction, meniscus surgery and transplantation, knee arthroscopy, and knee replacement. He offers pre‑treatment online consultations for international patients.

In 2022 he surpassed 3,000 ACL reconstructions over more than 25 years of practice. He trained at the University of Pittsburgh. He introduced advanced ACL techniques. His team uses the CUVIS Joint robot for precise knee replacement. He serves as Vice President of the Korean Society of Sports Medicine. He is a council member of the Korean Knee Society and the Korean Arthroscopy Society. He serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. His awards include Best Paper and Most Cited (Korean Knee Society), Best Paper (Korean Arthroscopy Society), and Best Doctor (Korean Athletic Trainers Association). He earned his MD from Seoul National University. He completed his MS and PhD at Inje University. He is the lead author of Knee Arthroscopy—Up‑to‑Date Guide (Springer).

Professor Kim Ki-bong specializes in CABG, valve surgery, atrial fibrillation, and heart transplantation. He is Director of the Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Centers at Myongji Hospital. He pioneered advanced coronary bypass in Korea. He has extensive OPCAB experience and works on the TECAB team using the da Vinci Xi.

In 2025, his team performed Korea’s first totally endoscopic CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass. In August 2026, they achieved the nation’s first multivessel TECAB.

He is former Chair of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Seoul National University College of Medicine. He is also former Chief of the same department at Seoul National University Hospital. He serves on the Editorial Board of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of AATS, STS, and EACTS. He is a past President of the Korean Societies of Coronary Artery Surgery, Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias, and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. His research includes 130+ international and 140+ Korean papers. He has given 80+ international and 80+ Korean lectures. He earned his MD, Master’s, and PhD at Seoul National University.

Dr. Tae-Yung Jung, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Urology at Myongji Hospital and Director of the Medical Cooperation Center. Myongji Hospital is an educational partner of Hanyang University. He previously served as an Associate Professor at Kwandong University College of Medicine.

His clinical focus includes urinary tract stones (urolithiasis), voiding dysfunction, prostate-related urinary symptoms, and overactive bladder.

He has published several papers on urinary stones and voiding disorders. He earned his MD and MS from Hanyang University and his PhD from Chungnam National University. He is a member of the Korean Urological Association, Korean Endourological Society, Korean Prostate Society, Korean Continence Society, and Korean Urological Oncology Society.

Dr. Jeyul Yang, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Planning at Myongji Hospital, an educational partner of Hanyang University. His clinical focus includes brain tumors, pediatric neurosurgery (congenital malformations, tumors, disorders, and plagiocephaly), epilepsy surgery, cerebral hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, and neurosurgical trauma.

Credentials: MD, Dong-A University. Master’s in Medicine and completed doctoral coursework, Seoul National University. Training includes an internship and a fellowship at Seoul National University Hospital. He completed his residency at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and a fellowship at the National Cancer Center.

Accreditations/Achievements: Member of KNS, KSNO, and ISPN. Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery member and Director of Educational Support. Awards include the Woong-Hun Academic Award (2022), Ahae Outstanding Research Award (2019), and JSPN–KSPN Excellent Presentation Award (2018). Selected publications include caudal duplication syndrome (2021), secondary neurulation (JKNS 2021), occult tethered cord syndrome (2021), and disulfiram plus cisplatin in AT/RT (2020).

Professor Byung-in Lee is a neurologist and epilepsy specialist. He directs the Lee Byung-in Epilepsy Center at Myongji Hospital. He earned his MD at Yonsei University. He studied neuroscience at Indiana University. He completed a neurology residency at the University of Minnesota. He finished a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.

He previously directed the Epilepsy Center at Inje Haeundae Paik Hospital. He also led the Neurology Center at Severance Hospital. He is Honorary President of the Korean Epilepsy Society. He is President of the Korean Neurological Association. His awards include the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the Korean Epilepsy Society and the 2014 Songpa Medical Award. His research focuses on epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. He has published many papers, including in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (2020), Journal of Neurology (2020), and BMC Neurology (2019). He contributed to Clinical Epileptology and wrote chapters on epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs.

Dr. Yu Ho Doh is a dentist at Seoul Today Dental Clinic in South Korea. He holds double degrees from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. His background includes Neuroscience and Applied Math and Statistics. He earned his dentistry degree at Seoul National University. Dr. Doh specializes in dental implants and restorative procedures.

• Performs All-on-6 implants, bone grafts, and surgical tooth extractions.
• Provides same-day zirconia crown installations using an on-site laboratory.
• Treats patients at a clinic serving over 16,000 people annually.
• Works within a multilingual team focused on international patient care.

Dr. Hyun Suk Seo is a dentist and orthodontist at Seoul Today Dental Clinic in Goyang. He performs prosthetics and orthodontics. Dr. Seo works at a facility that treats over 16,000 patients annually. The clinic holds a formal business registration from the South Korean healthcare authorities.

Dr. Seo performs corrective dental treatments and prosthetic procedures. He is part of a team of six doctors. The clinic has 11 beds for patient recovery and stays. It is located in a major medical hub in South Korea.