Specialists who
care for you in person

With years of research in obesity and metabolic medicine,
our physicians stay with you from your first visit through treatment

Director Hong-chan LeeBoard-certified surgeon

A bariatric and metabolic surgeon who treats obesity and cancer
through a shared foundation: gut health.

Using specialized testing and working closely with our nutrition team,
he builds a personalized care plan for every patient.

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M.S. & Ph.D. in Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine
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2003 Passed the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
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2005 Columbia Univ., USA
St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital
Endoscopic & laparoscopic surgery fellowship
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2005–2008 Columbia Univ., USA
St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital
Professor of bariatric surgery
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2008 Visiting professor,
Ariake Cancer Research Hospital, Japan
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2008–2010 Professor of surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea
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2010 Director, Lee Hong-chan Surgery / Chan Bariatric Surgery · Director of Clinic B
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2019 First SCI paper on the gastric balloon in Korea
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2020 Certified in the BIB gastric balloon procedure · Endball key doctor and advisory board member
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2021 Korea advisory board member, BIB gastric balloon system
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2022 Special lecture, spring conference of the Korean Society of Obesity Health
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Present Director, WEBIEN Hospital

Full member, Korean Society of Intravenous Medicine (certified in IV therapy)
Full member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Full member, Korean Surgical Society
Full member, Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic Surgeons

Senior vice president, Korean Society of Obesity Health
Advisor, Korean Obesity Research Board
Adjunct professor at Seoul St. Mary’s, Hanyang University Medical Center, Soonchunhyang and Eulji hospitals
Adjunct professor, Dept. of Dietary Nutrition, Kwangwoon University

1
Effects of intragastric balloon on obesity in obese Korean women for 6 months post removal
Nutr Res Pract. 2021
2
A study of apoptosis-related genes in myeloma cells
Doctoral dissertation
3
Correlation of DNA ploidy and axillary lymph node changes with other prognostic factors in breast cancer
Master’s thesis
4
A clinical review of colon and rectal diseases after radiation therapy
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
5
Antidiabetic Effects of Gastric Banding Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
6
Nationwide Survey on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Korea: 2003–2013 Results
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The difference of glucostatic parameters according to the remission of diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
8
Visceral obesity is a negative predictor of remission of diabetes 1 year after bariatric surgery

M.D., Ewha Womans University College of Medicine
Internship, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Residency in Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Member, Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
Member, Korean Pain Society
Former head of anesthesia, Gowoonsesang Plastic Surgery
Former head of anesthesia, Apgujeong Topline Clinic

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