Pathology
The Department of Pathology at Asan Medical Center is dedicated to achieving the highest standards in patient diagnosis, research, and education. As part of Korea’s largest hospital, the department provides comprehensive diagnostic pathology services across a wide spectrum of subspecialties, including gastrointestinal pathology, breast pathology, gynecologic pathology, pulmonary pathology, genitourinary pathology, neuropathology, endocrine pathology, bone and soft tissue pathology, head and neck pathology, hematopathology, dermatopathology, perinatal pathology, pediatric pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, and more, utilizing advanced techniques such as immunologic testing, electron microscopy, and molecular diagnostics [PCR, FISH, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)].
Our faculty members possess an international reputation for diagnostic skill, established through publication of major medical textbooks and journals. The department has fully implemented digital pathology system since 2022, enabling rapid, accurate diagnoses for over 130,000 surgical pathology cases which is approximately 900,000 slides annually.
Our faculty conducts research across the spectrum of biomedical inquiry, including basic research for understanding human disease mechanisms, translational research that applies advances in experimental science to pathology diagnostics and therapeutics, and clinical research that improve the current medical practices.
Additionally, the department is dedicated to educating the next generation of pathologists and promoting the field of pathology in Korea and around the world through its robust residency and fellowship programs in affiliation with the University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
Licenses and Accreditations
- We are the first pathology department in Korea to develop, analyze, operate, and report quality control (QC) clinical indicators with monthly QI meetings, which began in 1998., We have been running QC systems across 12 pathology-related fields since initiating quality improvement (QI) activities in 1997
- In 2015, we became the first pathology department in Korea to be certified as a KOLAS-accredited medical testing institution for our operations, specifically under ISO 15189 and KOLAS accreditation
- In 2017, we were the first in Korea to clinically implement the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) system
- We are the first pathology department in the world to achieve full implementation of a digital pathology system
Diagnostic excellence and study achievements
- Our clinical faculty members have an international reputation for diagnostic expertise, as evidenced by their publications in major medical textbooks and journals
- We conduct 240,000 pathology tests annually, the highest volume among all national institutions
- Since 2022, we have processed an average of 565 endoscopic specimens, 1,771 surgical resection specimens, and 755 immunological tests daily. All diagnostic glass slides are fully scanned, archiving annual data volume of 1.2 PB
Training program and education
- Our comprehensive residency and fellowship training programs in anatomic pathology prepare trainees for success in diagnoses, research, and academic leadership
- Our training program provides a robust, hands-on educational experience by our faculty with the benefit of extensive exposure to a diverse and high-volume case mix, including rare and complex diseases, ensuring a well-rounded training
- The Asan Medical Center Surgical Pathology Update course has provided up-to-date knowledge of pathology and molecular diagnostics to the pathology community of the nation, including residents, fellows of various academic institutions, and active pathologists
Doctors
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Go, Heoun-jeong - Departments
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Pathology , Hematologic Cancer & BMT center
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Pathology
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Gong, Gyungyub - Departments
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Pathology , Breast Cancer Center
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Breast Pathology, Endocrine Pathology, Cytopathology
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KIM DEOK HOON - Departments
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Pathology , Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine
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Kim, Chong-jai - Departments
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Pathology
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Pediatric Pathology
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Kim, Ji-hun - Departments
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Pathology , Liver Center, Liver Cancer center, Biliary & Pancreatic Cancer Center, Colorectal Cancer Center, Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine
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Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology
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Nam, Soo-jung - Departments
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Pathology , Parkinson Alzheimer Center, Brain Tumor Center
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Yangsoon Park - Departments
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Pathology , Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine
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Pathology
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Park, Young-soo - Departments
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Pathology , Esophageal Cancer Center, Stomach Cancer Center
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Gastrointestinal Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology
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Park, Chan-sik - Departments
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Pathology , Skin Cancer center
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Dermatopathology, Lymphoreticular Pathology
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Sung, Chang-ohk - Departments
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Pathology , Gynecologic Cancer Center, Brain Tumor Center
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Genomic Pathology, Molecular Pathology
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Son, Woo-chan - Departments
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Pathology
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Pathology
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Song, Dong-eun - Departments
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Pathology
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Endocrine Pathology, Cytopathology
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SONG MINJEONG - Departments
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Pathology
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SONG. IN-HYE - Departments
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Pathology , Liver Cancer center, Hematologic Cancer & BMT center
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Song Joon seon - Departments
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Pathology , Marfan Clinic, Head and Neck Cancer Center, Esophageal Cancer Center, Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcoma center, Lung Cancer Center
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Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology, Head & Neck Pathology, Cardiovascular pathology
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SHIN JINHO - Departments
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Pathology , Biliary & Pancreatic Cancer Center
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BOKYUNG AHN - Departments
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Pathology , Urologic Cancer Center, Lung Cancer Center
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Lee, Hee Jin - Departments
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Pathology , Breast Cancer Center
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Pathology, Breast Pathology
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Jang, Se-jin - Departments
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Pathology , Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Lung Cancer Center
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Pulmonary Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Molecular Pathology
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Byung-Kwan Jeong - Departments
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Pathology , Biliary & Pancreatic Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Center
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JEONG JI SEON - Departments
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Pathology
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Cho, Yong-mee - Departments
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Pathology , Urologic Cancer Center
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Renal Pathology, Genitourinary Pathology
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JO UIREE - Departments
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Pathology , Gynecologic Cancer Center
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Jo Jeong Hyeon - Departments
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Pathology
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CHO HAEYON - Departments
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Pathology
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Chun, Sung-min - Departments
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Pathology , Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine
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Choi, Jene - Departments
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Pathology
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Molecular Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology
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Hwang, Hee-sang - Departments
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Pathology , Marfan Clinic, Lung Cancer Center, Hematologic Cancer & BMT center
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Hong, Seung-mo - Departments
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Pathology , Biliary & Pancreatic Cancer Center, Colorectal Cancer Center, Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine
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Gastrointestinal Pathology