Dong Sup Yoon

Prof. Dong Sup Yoon

Yonsei University Health System

Biography

Dr. Dong Sup Yoon is a renowned surgeon-scientist and academic leader both at home and abroad. He is the President & CEO of Yonsei University Health System, a position he has held since August 2020. He is also a professor of the Department of Surgery at Yonsei University College of Medicine. Dr. Dong Sup Yoon earned his M.D. from Yonsei University College of Medicine. After completing his residency training and fellowship at Gangnam Severance Hospital, a teaching hospital of Yonsei University College of Medicine, he received a postdoctoral fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA. Dr. Yoon came back to Gangnam Severance Hospital as an instructor in the Department of Surgery in 1997 and had dedicated a large portion of his career there more than 30 years. From 2008 to 2010, he served as vice dean of Yonsei College of Medicine for Gangnam Severance Hospital and subsequently served as director of Planning and Management for the following four years. He spent the next four years as chief of the Department of Surgery, before becoming the director of Gangnam Severance Hospital in 2018. As the President & CEO, Dr. Yoon oversees over 12,500 faculty and staff members across Yonsei University Health System, one of the Asia's largest academic medical centers encompassing three general hospitals, five specialized hospitals, a college of medicine and nursing, and multiple research centers and institutes.

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Honors and Awards

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Faculty Recognition Award

Yonsei University College of Medicine

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Korean Minister of Health and Welfare's Awards for Quality Improvement & Health Service Dedication

Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea

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Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award

Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Experience

President, CEO or Director

Yonsei University Health System

01 Aug 2020 - present

President, CEO or Director

Yonsei Gangnam Severance Hospital

01 Aug 2018 - 01 Jul 2020

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine

01 Mar 2017 - 01 Jul 2018

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

Department of Surgery, Yonsei Gangnam Severance Hospital

01 Mar 2014 - 01 Feb 2017