Professor Baek, Jung Hwan is a radiologist and professor at University of Ulsan College of Medicine, who is dedicated in thyroid & head/neck imaging and intervention. He has been working in the field for 24 years.
As the chief of Research Affair in Asan Medical Center, he has considerable experience with clinical trials and interventions of thyroid and neck diseases. He also has been serving on multiple national and international committees and a President of Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology.
He has established advanced diagnostic and interventional techniques including core needle biopsy, ethanol ablation (EA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for thyroid and neck diseases. His research interests include thyroid and neck tumor imaging/intervention.
He has published over 200 scientific papers and 7 book chapters. He has longstanding research relationships with many international collaborators who are in charge of diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases. He has conducted training program of thyroid including thyroid imaging, biopsy and non-surgical treatment (EA and RFA) at Asan Medical Center (Seoul, Korea), Asia, Europe and USA. Recently, he developed thyroid CAD system (S-Detect for thyroid) using an artificial intelligence.
Professor Baek is a radiologist and professor at University of Ulsan College of Medicine (Korea), who is dedicated in thyroid and head/neck imaging and intervention. He has been working in the field for 18 years. He also has been serving on multiple national and international committees and recently became a vice president of Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology.
Are insurance companies obstructing wide adoption of RFA? with Dr. Jung Hwan Baek from South Korea Thyroid radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a treatment option for thyroid nodules that aims to remove the nodule while preserving the thyroid gland.
