Departments/Faculties

KNU School Of Medicine

Department

Basic Science
Department Division of Nephrology
Introduction

The Division of Nephrology, (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine,) is one of the leading groups in the Korean Society of Nephrology. The first kidney biopsy in the country, for instance, was performed in 1960 and the first case of kidney transplantation in Korea except in Seoul area was recorded in 1981 by the division of nephrology. Since 1984, when the department of internal medicine was reorganized into seven subdivisions, the division of nephrology has been remarkably upgraded and expanded. There are currently six professors and three clinical fellows. In the clinical aspect, the division is doing its best in the treatment of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). In the hemodialysis room, fourty-four hemodialysis machines are now equipped to treat patients with ESRD. In addition, approximately 200 ESRD patients are treated by peritoneal dialysis. The division is also very active in kidney transplantation. Outcomes of kidney transplantation are excellent, since remarkable advances in the development of immunosuppressive agents, diagnostic tools for detecting acute rejection after transplantation, and better control of opportunistic infection have been introduced. The division has taken an active part in research as well. It has published seven to eight papers per year in the international peer-reviewed journals like J Am Soc Nephrology, Am J Kidney Dis, and Transplantation. It should be emphasized that the division of nephrology is the leader of Clinical Research Center for ESRD supported by Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea and Prof. Yong-Lim Kim is the director. They prospectively collect and analyze the whole clinical data of Korean ESRD patients registered from more than thirty centers in Korea. Moreover, the division was selected as the Center of Excellence by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), which is qualified to educate doctors and nurses working in peritoneal dialysis rooms for patients from all over the world.​

 

 

Professors

Chairman:Sun-Hee Park, MD, PhD

Yong Lim Kim, MD, PhD

Chan-Duck Kim, MD, PhD

Jang-Hee Cho, MD, PhD

Ji-Young Choi, MD, PhD​