Seoul · South Korea

Asan Medical Center (University of Ulsan College of Medicine)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center treats Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and intestinal Behçet's disease, running separate clinics for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's, for intestinal Behçet's, for IBD surgery and for clinical research. Gastroenterologists, surgeons, radiologists and specialist nurses meet as a multidisciplinary team to plan medical and surgical treatment together. Paediatric and adult gastroenterologists are both listed on the centre's staff, and the hospital runs an International Healthcare Center for patients coming from abroad.

What this unit is strong at

  • Four named IBD clinics — ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s, intestinal Behçet’s, IBD surgery, clinical research
  • Intestinal Behçet’s disease treated as a named service, which few IBD units offer
  • More than 100 operations for Crohn’s disease a year since 2010; over half done laparoscopically
  • Adipose-derived stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas
  • Paediatric and adult IBD gastroenterologists on the same centre’s staff
  • Multidisciplinary team meetings across gastroenterology, surgery, radiology and nursing
  • International Healthcare Center with English-language support

Services

  • Adult IBD
  • Paediatric IBD
  • IBD surgery
  • Biologics service
  • Clinical trials
  • Dietitian
  • Perianal Crohn’s
  • Complex IBD referral

The team

  • Byong Duk Ye, M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Gastroenterology; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    Inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

  • Sang Hyoung Park, M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Gastroenterology; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    Inflammatory bowel disease; colon disease

  • Yong Sik Yoon, M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease; robotic and colorectal surgery

  • Seak Hee Oh, M.D.

    Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease and nutrition

Where this came from

Everything on this page was read on the centre’s own published pages. Nothing here is inferred, and nothing is filled in where we could not find it.

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