Appointment of Directors for Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, Dental Hospital, and Hwasun County Nursing Hospital

(From left) Wan-sik Lee, Director of Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital, Hyunpil Lim, Director of Chonnam National University Dental Hospital, Hyungrok Kim, Director of Hwasun County Nursing Hospital. Provided by Chonnam National University Hospital

Chonnam National University Hospital has appointed Wasik Lee, Professor of Gastroenterology, as the 12th Director of Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital; Hyunpil Lim, Professor of Prosthodontics, as the 9th Director of Chonnam National University Dental Hospital; and Hyungrok Kim, Professor of Colorectal Surgery, as the 8th Director of Hwasun County Nursing Hospital. The term of office is two years, until February 29, 2028.

Chonnam National University Hospital held its 67th regular board meeting and the 97th written board meeting last month, where it passed the motion to appoint successors to the previous office holders whose terms had expired.

Wasik Lee, the newly appointed Director of Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, graduated from Chonnam National University College of Medicine in 1994 and received his Ph.D. in Medicine from the same university's graduate school in 2001. He has served as a Professor of Gastroenterology at both Chonnam National University Hospital and Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, focusing his medical practice and research on gastrointestinal cancer and endoscopy. He also served as Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at Chonnam National University Hospital from 2020 to 2025.

At Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, he was Head of the Medical Quality Management Department from 2013 to 2019, working to improve medical quality and establish a patient safety system. In particular, he has held major positions such as Head of Internal Medicine, Director of the Gastric Cancer Center, and Director of the Gastroenterology Center. Since last year, he has also played various roles in academic societies, including serving as a board member of the Korean Society of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Hyunpil Lim, the newly appointed Director of Chonnam National University Dental Hospital, graduated from Chonnam National University School of Dentistry in 2000 and received his Ph.D. in Dentistry from the same graduate school in 2010. Since joining the faculty at Chonnam National University School of Dentistry in 2009, he has served as Director of Education and Research, Director of Planning, and Director of Clinical Affairs at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital. He received the Academic Award from the Chonnam National University Dental Research Institute in 2012 and completed training at Stanford University School of Medicine in the United States from 2017 to 2018. He is also active in several academic societies, including the Korean Academy of Prosthodontics, the Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine, and the Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology.

Hyungrok Kim, the newly appointed Director of Hwasun County Nursing Hospital, graduated from Chonnam National University College of Medicine in 1987 and received his doctorate from the same graduate school in 1992. Since joining the faculty at Chonnam National University College of Medicine as an assistant professor in 2002, he has served as Director of Planning and Director of Clinical Affairs at Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, as well as President of the Korean Society of Coloproctology and President of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Surgical Society. He is also active in the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Korean Society of Coloproctology, and the Korean Cancer Association.

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