I am a cardiology clinician researcher. I am an assistant professor in the cardiovascular center at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. My clinical specialty is interventional cardiology, which I treat patients with coronary and valvular heart disease with invasive procedures as well as medical measures.
My research interest primarily lies in cardiovascular disease prevention. My recent studies mainly focused on hypertension, physical activity, and air pollution. In addition, I have been investigating on the role of novel risk factors such as oral health and microbiome. I'm also interested in natural language processing and mobile health. I have extensive experience in nationwide database such as KNHANES and Korean National Health Insurance Service data.
I underwent residency and fellowship training at Seoul National University Hospital. I received my Ph.D. from Seoul National University College of Medical in 2020, where I was advised by Dr. Tae-Jin Youn. In 2020, I'm having a sabbatical year working at Google as a visiting scholar. I am participating in Expert Comittee of National Council on Climate and Air Quality (2019-2020).
Here is a formal bio in the third person. My name is hard to pronounce for non-Korean speakers. You can also call me Shawn. My pronouns are he/him/his.
2016-present Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Korea
2020-present Visiting researcher, Google Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA
2013–2016 Clinical Fellow, Cardiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2011–2013 Medical Officer, Ministry of National Defense, Seoul, Korea
2010–2011 Medical Officer, UN Command Security Battalion of Joint Security Area (JSA)
2006–2010 Residency in Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2005–2006 Internship, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2015–2020 Postgraduate School, Seoul National University (PhD)
2009–2014 Postgraduate School, Seoul National University (Master of Medical Science)
2001–2005 Seoul National University College of Medicine (MD)
1998–2001 Premedical Course, College of Liberal Arts & Science, Seoul National University