▲ At the '2nd Doosan Yonkang Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Award' ceremony held on the 22nd, key attendees including Doosan Yonkang Foundation Chairman Park Yong-hyun (fifth from the left) and awardees Professor Seo Hyeong-il of Pusan National University Hospital, Professor Choi Dong-ho of Hanyang University Hospital, and Professor Park Jun-seong of Seoul National University Hospital (sixth from the left in that order) are taking a commemorative photo.
On the 22nd, Doosan Yonkang Foundation (Chairman Yong-Hyun Park) held the '2024 Doosan Yonkang Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Award' ceremony at Grand Walkerhill in Seoul, and awarded 10 million won in prize money and plaques to Professor Hyung-Il Seo of Pusan National University Hospital, Professor Jun-Seong Park of Seoul National University Hospital, and Professor Dong-Ho Choi of Hanyang University Hospital, respectively.
Professor Hyung-Il Seo achieved results by studying risk factors for delirium* symptoms that can occur in elderly patients after cholecystectomy, and Professor Jun-Seong Park compared and analyzed the cancer progression classification system revised by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for patients with cholangiocarcinoma.
Professor Dong-Ho Choi received recognition from the academic community by suggesting a method to improve the efficiency of liver organoid*** generation using chemically generated liver progenitor cells**.
The Doosan Yonkang Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Award was established in 2023 to promote the development of Korean Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgery and to encourage the research enthusiasm of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgeons.
* Delirium: A complication that may be accompanied by attention deficit disorder, loss of stamina, hallucinations, and hyperactivity due to excitement
** Progenitor cell: A cell at the stage before acquiring the complete form and function of a specific cell
*** Organoid: A compound word of organ (organ) and similar (-oid), a three-dimensional cell aggregate with characteristics similar to human organs