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Ajou University Hospital

164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Reviews

3.7

Hospital classification

Tertiary General Hospital
Medical Specialty

30
Number of Doctor

615
Year of Foundation

1994
Number of inpatient beds

1000 Beds or More
Therapeutic Equipment

-
Accreditations

N/A
Language Offered

Korean, English , Russian

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Overview

Ajou University Hospital (AJOU University Medical Center) is a major tertiary university hospital located in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Founded in 1994, the hospital operates with over 1,030 beds, 92 ICU units, and 18 operating rooms, serving as a key medical hub for the southern Gyeonggi region.

It is well-recognized for its comprehensive medical services, advanced trauma care, and international patient support through its International Healthcare Center.

2) Key Departments and Specialized Centers

Ajou University Hospital provides full-scale multidisciplinary care, including 40+ departments and subspecialty centers.
Major fields include:

Cancer Center – Comprehensive oncology and radiation therapy
Cardiovascular Center – Heart and vascular surgery, interventional cardiology
Regional Trauma Center – Designated trauma referral hospital for southern Gyeonggi Province
Orthopedic & Joint Center – Knee, spine, and sports injury surgery
Neurosurgery & Stroke Center – Brain and spine disorders, neuro-intensive care
Organ Transplantation – Liver, kidney, and other transplant programs
Obstetrics & Gynecology / Pediatrics
Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Therapy
Preventive & Health Screening Center – Executive and general checkup programs

Ajou University Hospital opened an Integrated Laboratory combining blood testing, CT, and imaging diagnostics to streamline patient workflow and improve diagnostic speed.

3) Medical Staff

The hospital employs hundreds of board-certified physicians and professors across medical and surgical departments.

Notable physicians include Dr. Lee Guk-jong, one of Korea’s most recognized trauma surgeons, known for establishing Ajou’s world-class Regional Trauma Center.

4) Facilities & Services

1,030 inpatient beds and 18 state-of-the-art operating rooms
International Healthcare Center providing:
- Multilingual patient coordination (English, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, etc.)
- Appointment booking before arrival
- On-site interpretation and transportation assistance
- 24-hour on-call service for emergencies
Regional Trauma Center – Nationally designated emergency and trauma unit
Integrated Diagnostic Laboratory – Unified CT, MRI, and blood test operations
Academic Teaching Hospital – Affiliated with Ajou University School of Medicine

Doctor

Experience 20 years

HUR HOON

Gastrointestinal Surgery

JournalMol Cancer Date2019 Targeting interleukin-6 as a strategy to overcome stroma-induced resistance to chemotherapy in gastric cancer
JournalNat Commun Date2019 RhoGAP domain-containing fusions and PPAPDC1A fusions are recurrent and prognostic in diffuse gastric cancer
JournalMol Cancer Res Date2018 Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 Prevents Stroma-Induced Peritoneal Metastasis in Gastric Carcinoma
JournalGastric Cancer Date2018 Gastrokine 1 protein is a potential theragnostic target for gastric cancer.
JournalAnn Surg Oncol Date2018 Neural Invasion is a Significant Contributor to Peritoneal Recurrence in Signet Ring Cell Gastric Carcinoma
JournalGastric Cancer Date2017 Intratumor stromal proportion predicts aggressive phenotype of gastric signet ring cell carcinomas
JournalJ Gastric Cancer Date2017 A Novel Roux-en-Y Reconstruction Involving the Use of Two Circular Staplers after Distal Subtotal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer. J Gastric Cancer. 2017

Experience 20 years

SHIN HOJUNG

Intensive care medicine

JournalAnnals of surgery Date2021 Long-term Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score-weighted Analysis of 2084 Consecutive Patients
JournalAsian J Surg Date2021 Prognostic value of hypocholesterolemia in patients with gastric cancer
JournalAnnals of surgical oncology Date2021 Prediction of Survival Outcomes Based on Preoperative Clinical Parameters in Gastric Cancer
JournalAnnals of surgical oncology Date2021 ASO Author Reflections: Prediction of Survival Outcomes Based on Preoperative Clinical Parameters in Gastric Cancer
JournalTransl Gastroenterol Hepatol Date2017 The first step, but extra effort for better nationwide database
JournalJournal of gastric cancer Date2015 Is There any Role of Visceral Fat Area for Predicting Difficulty of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer?

Experience 18 years

CHOO SEOLHO

Specialty : Urinary tumor, urinary cancer, robotic surgery, benign prostatic hyperplasia

JournalAndrology Date2017 Effects of eupatilin on the contractility of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle through nitric oxide-independent pathways. Choo SH, Lee SW, Chae MR, et al.
JournalAndrology Date2015 The burden of prostatic calculi is more important than the presence. Asian journal of andrology. 2017;19(4):482-485. Choo SH, Sung HH, Chae MR, et al. Comparisons of apomorphine-induced erection and spontaneous erection in rats by telemetric assessment of intracavernosal pressure. Park B, Choo SH.
JournalAndrology Date2014 The role of intracavernosal injection therapy and the reasons of withdrawal from therapy in patients with erectile dysfunction in the era of PDE5 inhibitors.
JournalEur J Cancer Date2014 Small tumour size is associated with new-onset chronic kidney disease after radical nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
JournalJ Endourol Date2014 Initial experiences of a novel

Experience 1 years

HUR MINHEE

Specialty : Breast cancer, breast diseases, robotic surgery

JournalJ Clin Oncol Date2020 Adding Ovarian Suppression to Tamoxifen for Premenopausal Breast cancer : A Randomised Phase III Trial
JournalJ Breast Cancer Date2017 The usefulness of intraoperative circumferential frozen secion analysis of lumpectomy margins in breast-conserving surgery
JournalAnn Surg Treat Res Date2017 Metastatic axillary node ratio predicts recurrence and poor long-term prognosis in patients wit advanced stage IIIC(pN3) breast cancer
JournalJ Breast Cancer Date2017 Basic facts of breast cancer in Korea in 2014
JournalJ Breast Cancer Date2016 The Basic Facts of Korean Breast Cancer in 2013 : Results of a Nationwide Survey and Breast Cancer Registry Database
JournalJ Breast Cancer Date2015 The Basic Facts of Korean Breast Cancer in 2012 : Results from a Nationwide Survery and Breast Cancer Registry Database

Experience 16 years

LEE SUJIN

Specialty :
Nuclear tumor medicine, molecular imaging, isotope therapy

JournalClin Radiol Date2018 Correlation of human papilloma virus status with quantitative perfusion/diffusion/metabolic imaging parameters in the oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: comparison of primary tumour sites and metastatic lymph nodes
JournalLung Cancer Date2017 Differential expression and prognostic significance of GLUT1 according to histologic type of non-small-cell lung cancer and its association with volume-dependent parameters
JournalClin Radiol Date2017 Intratumoural heterogeneity measured using FDG PET and MRI is associated with tumour-stroma ratio and clinical outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
JournalJ Nucl Med Date2016 Troglitazone Stimulates Cancer Cell Uptake of 18F-FDG by Suppressing Mitochondrial Respiration and Augments Sensitivity to Glucose Restriction
JournalAnticancer Res Date2016 Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy of 2-Deoxyglucose in Breast Cancer Cells

Experience 21 years

Lee Guk‑jong

Graduated from Ajou University College of Medicine; holds an MD and PhD

Currently Director of the Regional Trauma Center and Trauma Research Institute at Ajou University Hospital

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