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Liver Transplant Surgeon

Professor

Graduation,

Daegu, South Korea

Works at Yeungnam University Medical Center

33 years of experience

About Dr. Sungsoo Yoon

  • Dr. Sungsoo Yoon is a well-established Liver Transplant Surgeon with experience of more than 33+ years in the field.
  • He is a Chairman of the Information Committee of the Korean Surgery Society, Endoscopes Laparoscopic Society Legislation, and Daegu Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery Research. 
  • He is also an Executive Director of the Korean Society for Oncology Surgery and Vice President of the Korea Endoscopy Laparoscopic Society.
  • He graduated from Yeungnam University Medical School in 1987 and received his internship at the same university.
  • He also pursued his training at the USA Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital (MSKCC) in New York, USA
  • Dr. Sungsoo has tremendous knowledge of Hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery, liver transplantation, robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, splenectomy, etc.
  • He has published his articles in several indexed national and international journals for his work in liver transplant.

Location Location

Daegu, South Korea

Special Interest

Chronic Liver Specialist Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Laparoscopic surgery

Dr. Sungsoo Yoon's

  • Graduation, 1987, Yeungnam University Medical School

1997 Best Paper 8: Medicine, Yeungnam University Ph.D. Title: Effect of Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, glutamine, and antibiotics on intestinal bacterial translocation 2007. 9 Best Paper Award: The 17th International Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery (IASGO) 2007 IASGO in Roumania: Winner of free paper session 1st Prize: Title: Quantification of liver cell viability after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat liver World Knocked listed in 2013 (Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who, 2013 Nomination) 2013 “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” in IBC, Cambridge England

1. Lee SC, Yun SS, Suh BY, Kwun KB : Noninvasive uation of chronic venous insufficiency. The journal of Korean Vascular Society 5(1), 97-103, 1989
2. Chung YW, Lee SC, Yun SS, Kim WD, Park DI, Lee SJ, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Effects of drugs on
angiogenesis. The Journal of Korean Cancer Association 22(2), 267-273, 1990
3. Lee SC, Yun SS, Chung YW, Kim HJ, Kwun KB : Changes of fat bolism after massive
hepatectomy. The Journal of Korean Surgical Society 38(4), 428-434, 1990
4. Lee SJ, Lee SI, Yun SS, Kim HJ, Suh BY, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Changes in estrogen and
progesterome receptors of the breast cancer tissue according to the surgical devascularization. The
Journal of Korean Surgical 39(2), 181-188, 1990
5. Yun SS, Shin MJ, Song SK, Kim HJ, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Renal protection for ishemic and reperfusional injury in rats. The Journal of Korean Surgical Society 41(5), 628-634, 1991
6. Shin MJ, Yun SS, Kim SW, Kim JH, Huh YS, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Anal pressures in hemorrhoids and posthemorrhoidectomy with lateral internal sphincterotomy. K.C.P.S. 7(2), 135-140, 1991
7. Kim HJ, Yun SS, Doh BS, Suh WS, Song SK, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Significance of arterial Ketone Body Ratio(AKBR) in hepatic resection. The Journal of Korean Surgical Society 43(6), 1992
8. Park DY, Yun SS, Suh, BY, Kwun KB : Clinical experience on 100 cases of living-donor renal transplantation. The Journal of the Korean Transplantation Society 8(1), 45-53, 1994
9. Chai SC, Do BS, Yun SS, Lee WJ, Huh YS, Suh BY, Sung EK : The effect of autogenous endothelial cell seeding for inhibition of intimal hyperplasia to anastomotic site. The Journal of Korean Vascular Society 10(1), 9-14, 1994
10. Chai, SC, Yun SS, Lee WJ, Suh BY, Kwun KB : A case report of carotid atrery occlusive disease with amaurosis fugax. The Journal of Korean Vascular Society 10(1), 1994
11. Kim HJ, Yun SS, Kwun KB, Chang JC : Significance of hepatic resection for hepatocellular
carcinoam presecting with bile duct tumor thrombosis. Proceeding of 2nd World Congress of the International H-B-P Association, 297-301, 1996
12. Kim HJ, Yun SS, Jeon YS, Shim MC, Kwun KB : Changes of serum IL-1 , IL-6 and TNF- after hepatectomy. The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 29(2), 1997
13. Doh HS, Kim HJ, Yun SS, Sim MC, Kwun KB : Changes of the serum hepatocyte growth factor levels after hepatectomy. The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 30(4), 1997
14. Kwun KB, Kim SW, Song IH, Yun SS, Choi JH : The effect of GM-CSF on the survival and the changes in the liver and lung in septic mice. The Journal of the Korenal Surgical Society 53(2), 1997
15. Kim GW, Yun SS, Kim DS, Kim SU, Kim HJ, Su BY, Kwun KB : The results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis. The Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 55(4), 1998
16. Kim HJ, Yun SS, Im MK, Ko JW, Kwun KB, Lee TY : LOH(loss of heterozygosity) of the P16 gene and its clinicopathological relationship in hepatocellular carcinoma. The Journal of Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery 2(2), 1998

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Dr. Sungsoo Yoon is Liver Transplant Surgeon with 33 years of experience.

More About Liver Transplant Surgeon

Liver transplant surgeons are specially trained doctors who perform the surgery and provide care before and after the transplant.

Investigations like Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen or pelvis, Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen or pelvis, Dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE), Ultrasound, Electrocardiogram, Colonoscopy, Mammogram, and blood tests.

You can get but in there is poor prognosis.

For the liver donor, criteria includes a compatible blood type and body size having no serious medical condition such as liver disease, diabetes, heart disease, or cancer and should be aged between 18 to 60 and for liver recipient a OPTN's computer system is followed which matches the donor's organs to potential recipients.

Usually, about 75% of people who undergo liver transplant live for at least five years.

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