Current Position:
Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital & Seoul National University College of Medicine, Integrative Program for Clinical Pharmacology, and Integrative Program for Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
Director, Dementia & Memory Clinic, Seoul National University Hospital
Director, Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia
Principal Investigator, Korean Brain Aging Study for Early diagnosis and prediction of Alzheimer’s disease (KBASE)
Education and Degree:
1984.3 – 1990.2 Bachelor of Medicine, Seoul National University College
of Medicine
1992.3 – 1994. 3 Master of Medicine (clinical pharmacology), Seoul National
University, Graduate School of Medicine
1994.3 – 2001.2 Ph.D., Seoul National University, Graduate School of Medicine
Professional Training:
1990.3 – 1991.2 Rotating Intern, Seoul National University Hospital
1991.3 – 1995.2 Resident, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National
University Hospital
1998.5 – 2000.4 Dementia & Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Fellow, Department of
Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital
2001.6 Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) training (certified rater), WHO SCAN reference center, Leicester University, UK
2002.5 Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) rater training (certified rater), Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
2010.6.24 Seoul National University Hospital, 2010 GCP training (certified)
- 9. 2 Seoul National University College of Medicine-Seoul National University Hospital joint IRB 7th GCP workshop (certified)
2011.11.10 Seoul National University Hospital, 2011 GCP training (certified)
- 2.23 Seoul National University Hospital, 2012 GCP training (certified)
- 7.11 Seoul National University Hospital, 2013 GCP training (certified)
- 9.21 Seoul National University Hospital, 2013 GCP training (certified)
- 3. 4 Seoul National University Hospital, 2016 GCP training (certified)
License:
1990.2 Doctor in Medicine (M.D.), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
1995.2 Board of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
- Certification from Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG), USA
Professional Experience:
1995.2 – 1998.4 Army Psychiatrist in Koran National Army
2000.5 – 2003.8 Chief Psychiatrist, Kyunggi Provincial Hospital for the Elderly
2003.8 – 2007.10 Assistant Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Hospital
2005.1 – 2005.3 Visiting Professor, Department of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
2007.4 – 2007.10 Assistant Professor, Integrative Program for Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
2007.10 – 2013.3 Associate Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & Seoul National University Hospital, and Integrative Program for Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
2003.8 – 2013.3 Vice-director, Dementia & AACD Clinic, Seoul National University Hospital
2006.9 – 2008.11 Councilor, Institutional Review Board, Seoul National University Hospital
2007.1 – 2008.11 Director, Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia (SMCD)
2008.12 – 2010.5 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Neurology & Imaging of
Dementia and Aging (IDeA) Laboratory, Center for Neuroscience, University of California at Davis, USA
2010.7 – Present Director, Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia (SMCD)
2012.8 – 2016.8 Training Director, Neuropsychiatry Resident Training Program, Seoul National University Hospital
2013.3 – Present Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & Seoul National University Hospital, and Integrative Program for Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
2013.3 – Present Director, Dementia & Memory Clinic, Seoul National University Hospital
2013.11– Present Principal Investigator, Korean Brain Aging Study for Early diagnosis and prediction of Alzheimer’s disease (KBASE)
2016.8 – Present Professor, Integrative Program for Clinical Pharmacology, Seoul National University
Professional Societies:
Councilor, Korean Society for Neurodegenerative diseases
Councilor, Korean College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology
Councilor, Korean Dementia Research Group
Member, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Member of the Committee for Board Examination of Psychiatry, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Member, Korean Society for Human Brain Mapping
Director, Korean Association for Dementia
Editorial Positions:
Editorial Board
2004 – Present Psychiatry Investigation
2005 – Present Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2010 – Present Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders
Awards:
2004.10. EXCELLENT POSTER AWARD. 2004 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association Annual Meetings, Seoul, Korea. (Prediction of Alzheimer’s disease in questionable dementia patients: three year follow-up study.)
2006.10. INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARD. The 6th Annual Meeting of International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology (ICGP), Hiroshima, Japan.
2006.10. BEST POSTER AWARD. The 6th Annual Meeting of International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology (ICGP), Hiroshima, Japan. (Apolipoprotein E genotype and white matter integrity in early stage Alzheimer’s disease: DTI study.)
2008.4. BEST TEACHING AWARD. Seoul National University College of Medicine.
- 12. OFFICIAL COMMENDATION BY THE MAYOR OF SEOUL for distinguished contribution as the Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia
- 9. OFFICIAL COMMENDATION BY THE MINISTER of HEALTH AND WELFARE (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) for distinguished contribution as the Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia
- 10. OFFICIAL COMMENDATION BY THE MAYOR OF SEOUL for distinguished contribution as the Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia
- 10. PRESIDENT’S COMMENDATION for the contribution to the Korean Dementia Management System