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General Director of Severance Hospital
Ha Jong-won
Beyond Treatment: Emphasizing 'Patient Respect' and Pioneering Medical Digitalization
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Last Updated on Aug 28, 2023
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General Director of Severance Hospital
Life Summary
Ha Jong-won is the director of Severance Hospital.
He assumed office in August 2020 and has been serving his second term since 2022.
He is interested in providing safe and efficient digital medical services through the integration of IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) technology and medical information systems in the digital transformation era.
Born on February 18, 1964, he graduated from Gyeonggi High School and Yonsei University College of Medicine. He obtained his master's and doctorate degrees from the Graduate School of Yonsei University.
In 1995, he was appointed to the Department of Internal Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine and has served as the director of the Intensive Care Unit at Severance Cardiovascular Hospital and the director of External Affairs.
He has been active as the chairman of the Vascular Research Group of the Korean Society of Cardiology, the president of the Korean Society of Echocardiography, the founding president of the Korean Society of Vascular Medicine, and the chairman of the Planning Committee of the Korean Hospital Association.
His specialties include diagnosing heart diseases using cardiac ultrasound and treating valvular diseases and heart failure.
He gained attention for his paper published in the Harrison textbook, known as the bible of internal medicine.
#SeveranceHospital #HaJongwon #digitalhealth #IoMT #cardiology #heartdisease #YonseiUniversity #medicalinnovation #heartfailure #valvulardisease
He assumed office in August 2020 and has been serving his second term since 2022.
He is interested in providing safe and efficient digital medical services through the integration of IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) technology and medical information systems in the digital transformation era.
Born on February 18, 1964, he graduated from Gyeonggi High School and Yonsei University College of Medicine. He obtained his master's and doctorate degrees from the Graduate School of Yonsei University.
In 1995, he was appointed to the Department of Internal Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine and has served as the director of the Intensive Care Unit at Severance Cardiovascular Hospital and the director of External Affairs.
He has been active as the chairman of the Vascular Research Group of the Korean Society of Cardiology, the president of the Korean Society of Echocardiography, the founding president of the Korean Society of Vascular Medicine, and the chairman of the Planning Committee of the Korean Hospital Association.
His specialties include diagnosing heart diseases using cardiac ultrasound and treating valvular diseases and heart failure.
He gained attention for his paper published in the Harrison textbook, known as the bible of internal medicine.
#SeveranceHospital #HaJongwon #digitalhealth #IoMT #cardiology #heartdisease #YonseiUniversity #medicalinnovation #heartfailure #valvulardisease