Gangnam Severance Hospital was founded in April 1983 as part of the expansion project at Yonsei University Medical Center, where modern innovative Korean medicine began to develop.
Gangnam Severance specializes in the treatment of various types of cancer, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology and general examination of the body.
Gangnam Severance was the first in Korea whi received JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation.
Gangnam Severance Hospital consists of 45 departments, including 3 specialized centers (oncology center, spinal treatment center and dental center).
Gannam Severance Hospital first performed spinal surgery with chemonucleolysis in 1984, and in 1996, doctors performed Korea’s first lung transplant, which is known as the most difficult transplant.
Gangnam Severance Hospital uses several high-tech systems, such as PACS, 3.0T MRI, 64-channel CT and PET.
Exactly in this clinic the da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system was launched for the first time in Asia.
The Cancer Center specializes in the treatment of cancer of the lungs, liver, breast, prostate, thyroid gland, pancreas, stomach, intestines, uterus, ovaries. He is recognized as the best cancer treatment in Asia.
The oncology center of the clinic consists of a 22-storey building and has 510 beds.
The main focus of medical work at the neurological department is the diagnosis and therapy of stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease.
Gangnam Severance is a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in South Korea.
Each year, a thousand coronary angiographies (vascular examination method) and 800 stenting procedures are performed at the center.
In 2013, Gangnam Severance was recognized as the best clinic for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Gangnam Severance Pediatric Clinic is the largest in Korea. It carries out diagnostics and specializes in the treatment of various diseases, including the treatment of cancer in children.
Gangnam Severance Hospital is rightfully considered the best medical center in Korea and is known far beyond its borders.
