Curriculum Vitae

Hyunwook Kwon, M.D., Ph.D.

Tel: 82-10-3305-8486
82-02-3010-3486
Email: hwkwon@amc.seoul.kr

Education
Hanyang University, chemical engineering: 1996-1998, only halfway through college
Military service: 1998 - 2000
Hallym University, school of medicine: 2003-2009, Korea M.D. 2/18/2009
University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Master of Medical Science, Feb 2014
University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Doctor of Medical Science, Feb 2021

Graduate training

Internship
Asan Medical Center 1/3/2009 – 28/2/2010

Residency Training
Asan Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Seoul, Korea:3/1/2010 – 2/28/2014

Fellowship Training
Asan Medical Center, Division of vascular surgery, Department of Surgery
1/3/2014 – 2/28/2015
Asan Medical Center, Division of kidney & pancreas transplantation, Department of Surgery
1/3/2015 – 2/29/2016
Work experience
Clinical assistant professor, Division of vascular and transplantation, Department of Surgery
Hallym University of medicine: 1/3/2016-2/28/2017
Clinical Instructor, Division of kidney and pancreas transplantation, Department of Surgery
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine: 1/3/2017-28/2/2019
Assistant professor, Division of kidney and pancreas transplantation, Department of Surgery
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine: 1/3/2019-229/2/2024
Associate professor, Division of kidney and pancreas transplantation, Department of Surgery
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine: 1/3/2024-present

Korean Medical License: Feb 2009 (#102072)
Korean Board of General Surgery: Feb 2014(#7144)

Committee Activities:

1. The Korean Society for Transplantation: Academic Committee Member (2023-present)
2. The Korean Society for Pancreas and Islet Transplantation: Academic Committee Member (2023-present)
3. The Korean Society for Transplantation: Insurance Committee Member (2019 – present)
4. Member of American Society of Transplantation (AST)
5. Member of The Transplantation Society (TTS)

Publications
Immunoprotective Effect of Liver Allograft on Patients with Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation
Kim JY, Kim HB, Kim JM, Kwon HE, Kim YH, Ko Y, Sung FS, Jung JH, Baek CH, Kim H, Park SK, Shin S, Kwon H. Ann Transplant. 2024 Feb

Post-operative recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis according to pre-transplant treatment after kidney transplantation
Kwon HE, Kim YH, Lee SA, Lee JJ, Ko Y, Shin S, Jung JH, Sung FS, Baek CH, Kim H, Park SK, **Kwon H.**BMC Nephrol. 2023 Mar 15;24(1):53

Prognostic Value of Pre- and Post-Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Among Renal Transplant Recipients.
Jang Y, Park S, Lee H, Kim YH, Lee JP, Park SK, Jung IM, Ha J, Lim CS, Kim YS, Kwon H, Kim YC.
Transplant Proc. 2022 Mar 9:S0041-1345(22)00128-2 Online ahead of print.
 
Hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer-related mortality after kidney transplantation with rituximab treatment.
Lee H, Kim YH, Lim SJ, Ko Y, Shin S, Jung JH, Baek CH, Kim H, Park SK, Kwon H.
Ann Surg Treat Res. 2022 Jan;102(1):55-63. doi: 10.4174/astr.2022.102.1.55. Epub 2022 Jan 3.PMID: 35071120 

Pure T-cell mediated rejection following kidney transplant according to response to treatment.
Kwon H, Kim YH, Ko Y, Lim SJ, Jung JH, Baek CH, Kim H, Park SK, Shin S, Cho YP.
PLoS One. 2021 Sep 3;16(9):e0256898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256898. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34478461 

Acute Rejection and Infectious Complications in ABO- and HLA-Incompatible Kidney Transplantations.
Ko Y, Kim JY, Kim SH, Kim DH, Lim SJ, Shin S, Kim YH, Jung JH, Park SK, Kwon H, Han DJ.
Ann Transplant. 2020 Oct 6;25:e927420. doi: 10.12659/AOT.927420.

Pneumocystis pneumonia occurrence and prophylaxis duration in kidney transplant recipients according to perioperative treatment with rituximab.
Kim YH, Kim JY, Kim DH, Ko Y, Choi JY, Shin S, Jung JH, Park SK, Kim SH, Kwon H
BMC Nephrol. 2020 Mar 11;21(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01750-8.

Effect of simultaneous presence of anti-blood group A/B and -HLA antibodies on clinical outcomes in kidney transplantation across positive crossmatch: a nationwide cohort study.
Kwon H, Kim JY, Kim DH, Ko Y, Choi JY, Shin S, Jung JH, Kim YH, Han DJ; Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Study Group.
Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 3;9(1):18229. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54397-3.

Relationship of Lower-extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Density at CT Venography to Acute Pulmonary Embolism and the Risk of Postthrombotic Syndrome.
Jeong MJ, Kwon H Noh M, Ko GY, Gwon DI, Lee JS, Kim MJ, Choi JY, Han Y, Kwon TW, Cho YP.
Radiology. 2019 Dec;293(3):687-694. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019190358. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

The results of HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation according to pre-transplant crossmatch tests: Donor-specific antibody as a prominent predictor of acute rejection.
Kwon H, Kim YH, Kim JY, Choi JY, Shin S, Jung JH, Park SK, Han DJ.
Clin Transplant. 2019 May;33(5):e13533. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13533. Epub 2019 Apr 6.

Impact of diabetes duration on heart failure in Korean patients without clinical cardiovascular disease.
Noh M, Kwon H, Jung CH, Lee SW, Lee JY, Kim MJ, Han Y, Kwon TW, Cho YP
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Mar;98(9):e14742. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014742.

Impact of pretransplant donor-specific antibodies on kidney allograft recipients with negative flow cytometry crossmatches.
Kwon H, Kim YH, Choi JY, Shin S, Jung JH, Park SK, Han DJ.
Clin Transplant. 2018 Apr 20:e13266. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13266. [Epub ahead of print]

Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in subjects with asymptomatic mild carotid artery stenosis.
Kwon H, Kim HK, Kwon SU, Lee SW, Kim MJ, Park JW, Noh M, Han Y, Kwon TW, Cho YP.

Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 16;8(1):4700. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23125-8.
Effects of postimplantation systemic inflammatory response on long-term clinical outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Kwon H, Ko GY, Kim MJ, Han Y, Noh M, Kwon TW, Cho YP.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Aug;95(32):e4532. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004532.

Analysis of 4000 kidney transplantations in a single center: Across immunological barriers.
Kwon H, Kim YH, Choi JY, Sung S, Jung JH, Park SK, Han DJ.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Aug;95(32):e4249. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004249.

Impact of subclinical coronary artery disease on the clinical outcomes of carotid endarterectomy.
Kwon H, Moon DH, Han Y, Lee JY, Kwon SU, Kang DW, Choo SJ, Kwon TW, Kim MJ, Cho YP.
J Neurosurg. 2017 May;126(5):1560-1565. doi: 10.3171/2016.3.JNS16287. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Impact of Shaggy Aorta in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Following Open or Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.
Kwon H, Han Y, Noh M, Gwon JG, Cho YP, Kwon TW.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016 Nov;52(5):613-619. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.08.010. Epub 2016 Sep 24.

Anatomical Features and Early Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from a Korean Multicenter Registry.
Kwon H, Lee DY, Choi SJ, Park KH, Min SK, Chang JH, Huh S, Jeon YS, Won J, Byun SJ, Park SJ, Jang LC, Kwon TW.
Vasc Specialist Int. 2015 Sep;31(3):87-94. doi: 10.5758/vsi.2015.31.3.87. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm in giant cell arteritis.
Kwon H, Han Y, Son DH, Cho YP, Kwon TW.
Ann Surg Treat Res. 2015 Oct;89(4):224-7. doi: 10.4174/astr.2015.89.4.224. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Comparison of surgical and endovascular salvage procedures for juxta-anastomotic stenosis in autogenous wrist radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula.
Kwon H, Choi JY, Ko HK, Kim MJ, Kim H, Park H, Han Y, Ko GY, Kwon TW, Cho YP.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2014 Nov;28(8):1840-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.06.060. Epub 2014 Jul 7.

Lectures & Conference Presentations
2017 – Asian Transplantation Week (ATW), Seoul, Korea

• Steps of Multiple Deceased Organ Harvesting: Pancreas
• Impact of Pretransplant Donor-Specific Antibodies on Kidney Allograft Recipients with Negative Flow Cytometry Crossmatches
  • Awarded Best Poster

2019 – Asian Transplantation Week (ATW), Korea

• Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab
• Synergistic Effect of Anti-A/B and Anti-HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation Across Positive Crossmatch: A Nationwide Cohort Study
• A Comparison of Molecular- and Histopathological-Diagnosis of Renal Transplant Rejection

July 2020 – The 16th Spring Symposium of the Korean Society for Transplantation (Virtual Symposium, Korea)

• Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab
• Acute Rejection Rate and Infectious Complications in ABO- and HLA-Incompatible Kidney Transplantations

September 2020 – The Transplantation Society (TTS) Congress (Virtual Symposium)

• Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab

October 2020 – Asian Transplantation Week (ATW), Seoul, Korea (Virtual Symposium)

• Pure T-cell Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation

2021 – The 17th Spring Symposium of the Korean Society for Transplantation (Virtual Symposium, Korea)

• Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation According to Pre-Transplant Treatment

2021 – Expert Meeting in Kidney Transplantation (EMKT)

• Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation According to Pre-Transplant Treatment (Lecture)

2022 – The 18th Spring Symposium of the Korean Society for Transplantation (Korea)

• The Recovery of the Pancreas Allograft in Pancreas Transplantation

2022 – The 26th Asan Medical Center Organ Transplant Center & Korean Association for the Study of the Liver Joint Online Symposium

• Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipients and Considerations in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation (Lecture)

2022 – Astellas Symposium, Seoul, Korea

• Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacogenetics of Tacrolimus

2023 – APITA (Asian Pancreas & Islet Transplant Association) Meeting

• Pancreas Transplant Alone, Where Do We Stand

2023–2024 – Multiple National Meetings (Korea)

• Fall Breast Cancer Symposium, Korean Society for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Korean Society of Chemotherapy, Korean Society of Enteral Nutrition, HBP Surgery Week, and others
• Invited Lecture: Utilization of ChatGPT in Clinical Research and Academic Writing