KIM YOUNG JU Professor
College of Medicine/
Dr. Young Ju Kim is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine at the University of Ewha. She received the MS and Ph.D. degree in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. She is an obstetrician who have speciality in preterm birth and medical genetics. Her research interests are improving maternal health, genetics and fetal programming, and preterm birth. She is a meber of PREBIC group in WHO. She has total 200 SCI papers, review articles, and books. She is a director of research and study in Ewha Womans MokDong Hospital.
- Medical Science Building A #808
- 02-2650-5029
- Office hours
- 수 3시-5시,금 3시-5시
Research Record
- [학술지논문] Can Proopiomelanocortin Methylation Be Used as an Early Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome? DIABETES CARE, 2014, v.37 no.3 , 734-739
- A genome-wide and candidate gene association study of preterm birth in Korean pregnant women PLoS ONE, 2023, v.18 no.11, e0294948
- Association of paternal cadmium and other heavy metal exposure to birth outcomes using propensity score matching. Chemosphere, 2023, v.311, 136792
- BMI trajectory and inflammatory effects on metabolic syndrome in adolescents Pediatric Research, 2023, v.94 no.1, 153-160
- Cellular Functions of High-Temperature Requirement Factor A4 in Placenta Cells, 2023, v.12 no.11, 1459
- Effect of Particulate Matter 2.5 on Fetal Growth in Male and Preterm Infants through Oxidative Stress Antioxidants, 2023, v.12 no.11, 1916
- Lactobacillus Probiotics Improve Vaginal Dysbiosis in Asymptomatic Women Nutrients, 2023, v.15 no.8, 1862
- Lipidomic Analysis of Cervicovaginal Fluid for Elucidating Prognostic Biomarkers and Relevant Phospholipid and Sphingolipid Pathways in Preterm Birth METABOLITES, 2023, v.13 no.2, 177
- The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio as a Risk Factor of Breast Cancer Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, v.12 no.6, 2216
- The Role of Blood Microbiome in the Development of Thyroid Cancer in Breast Cancer Survivors Cancers, 2023, v.15 no.18, 4492
- A COVID-19 mortality prediction model for Korean patients using nationwide Korean disease control and prevention agency database Scientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 3311
- Analysis of the Impact of the Presence of Phylum Cyanobacteria in the Microbiome of Patients with Breast Cancer on Their Prognosis Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022, v.11 no.24, 7272
- Associations of GNAS and RGS Gene Polymorphisms with the Risk of Ritodrine-Induced Adverse Events in Korean Women with Preterm Labor: A Cohort Study Pharmaceutics, 2022, v.14 no.6, 1220
- Development of a New Biomarker Model for Predicting Preterm Birth in Cervicovaginal Fluid METABOLITES, 2022, v.12 no.8, 734
- Predicting preterm birth through vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and WBC using a machine learning model FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2022, v.13, 912853
- Transition in vaginal Lactobacillus species during pregnancy and prediction of preterm birth in Korean women Scientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 22303
- Ureaplasma and Prevotella colonization with Lactobacillus abundance during pregnancy facilitates term birth Scientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 10148
- Association between ADCY9 Gene Polymorphisms and Ritodrine Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Preterm Labor PHARMACEUTICS, 2021, v.13 no.10, 1653
- Cohort profile: the Ewha Birth and Growth Study EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH, 2021, v.43, e2021016
- Elevated methylation of the vault RNA2-1 promoter in maternal blood is associated with preterm birth BMC GENOMICS, 2021, v.22 no.1, 528
- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and infectious diseases: From endocrine disruption to immunosuppression International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, v.22 no.8, 3939
- Identification of Indicators for Preterm Birth Using Retinoid Metabolites METABOLITES, 2021, v.11 no.7, 443
- Integrative analysis of transcriptomic data for identification of T-cell activation-related mRNA signatures indicative of preterm birth Scientific Reports, 2021, v.11 no.1, 2392
- Molecular mechanism of microbiota metabolites in preterm birth: Pathological and therapeutic insights International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, v.22 no.15, 8145
- Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Coffee: Associated Congenital Complications and Adverse Birth Outcomes INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, v.18 no.6, 3140
- The combined effects of fine particulate matter and temperature on preterm birth in Seoul, 2010–2016 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, v.18 no.4, 1-8
- Vaginal health in women and the possibility of predicting preterm birth through microbiome analysis Journal of the Korean Medical Association, 2021, v.64 no.12, 833-840
- Alcohol Use Disorders and Increased Risk of Adverse Birth Complications and Outcomes: An 11-Year Nationwide Cohort Study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020, v.17 no.22, 8515
- Association between pre-and postnatal growth and longitudinal trends in serum uric acid levels and blood pressure in children aged 3 to 7 years BMC Pediatrics, 2020, v.20 no.1, 23
- Effects ofKCNMB2gene polymorphisms on ritodrine therapy outcomes in women with preterm labor PHARMACOGENETICS AND GENOMICS, 2020, v.30 no.6, 124-130
- Hospitalizations and mortality among patients with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a prospective study SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2020, v.10 no.1, 19512
- Identification of Potential Biomarkers in the Cervicovaginal Fluid by Metabolic Profiling for Preterm Birth METABOLITES, 2020, v.10 no.9, 349
- Identifying genetic variants associated with ritodrine-induced pulmonary edema PLOS ONE, 2020, v.15 no.11, e0241215
- Influence of GRK5 gene polymorphisms on ritodrine efficacy and adverse drug events in preterm labor treatment Scientific Reports, 2020, v.10 no.1, 1351
- Long-term effects of pro-opiomelanocortin methylation induced in food-restricted dams on metabolic phenotypes in male rat offspring Obstetrics and Gynecology Science, 2020, v.63 no.3, 239-250
- Longitudinal association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and behavioral problems in children from ages 5 to 9 Science of the Total Environment, 2020, v.746, 141327
- Maternal Malnutrition Affects Hepatic Metabolism through Decreased Hepatic Taurine Levels and Changes in HNF4A Methylation INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2020, v.21 no.23, 9060
- Population Pharmacokinetics of Sulindac and Genetic Polymorphisms of FMO3 and AOX1 in Women with Preterm Labor Pharmaceutical Research, 2020, v.37 no.3, 44
- The Clinical Usefulness of Predictive Models for Preterm Birth with Potential Benefits: A KOrean Preterm collaboratE Network (KOPEN) Registry-Linked Data-Based Cohort Study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2020, v.17 no.1, 1-12
- Vaginal compared with intramuscular progestogen for preventing preterm birth in high-risk pregnant women (VICTORIA study): a multicentre, open-label randomised trial and meta-analysis BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2020, v.127 no.13, 1646-1654
- 낙태법 개정 관련 의료적 이슈와 산부인과의 입장 한국모자보건학회지, 2020, v.24 no.1, 9-17
- Blood Microbial Communities During Pregnancy Are Associated With Preterm Birth FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2019, v.10, 1122
- Effects of PDE4 gene polymorphisms on efficacy and adverse drug events of ritodrine therapy in preterm labor patients: a prospective observational study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 2019, v.75 no.10, 1379-1386
- MC4R and HNF4α promoter methylation at birth contribute to triglyceride levels in childhood: A prospective cohort study Medicine, 2019, v.98 no.28, e16424
- Pathogenetic factors involved in recurrent pregnancy loss from multiple aspects Obstetrics and Gynecology Science, 2019, v.62 no.4, 212-223
- Preterm birth rate and dilemma of preterm labor treatment in Asia PLACENTA, 2019, v.79, 68-71
- The Protective Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Overweight/Obesity in Children with High Birth Weight JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2019, v.34 no.10, UNSP e85
- Vaginal microbiome profiles of pregnant women in Korea using a 16S metagenomics approach AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 2019, v.82 no.1, e13124
- Association between the DNA methylations of POMC, MC4R, and HNF4A and metabolic profiles in the blood of children aged 7-9 years BMC PEDIATRICS, 2018, v.18
- Deleterious genetic variants in ciliopathy genes increase risk of ritodrine-induced cardiac and pulmonary side effects BMC MEDICAL GENOMICS, 2018, v.11
- Differential expression and methylation of integrin subunit alpha 11 and thrombospondin in the amnion of preterm birth Obstetrics and Gynecology Science, 2018, v.61 no.5, 565-574
- Efficacy and safety of ferric carboxymaltose versus ferrous sulfate for iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy: subgroup analysis of Korean women BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 2018, v.18, 349
- Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women BMC MEDICINE, 2018, v.16, 153
- Association between CACNA1C gene polymorphisms and ritodrine-induced adverse events in preterm labor patients EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 2017, v.73 no.7, 837-842
- Association between ß2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms and adverse events of ritodrine in the treatment of preterm labor: A prospective observational study BMC Genetics, 2017, v.18 no.1
- Association of Vac A- and Cag A-specific Helicobacter pylori strain infection with spontaneous preterm birth JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 2017, v.30 no.8, 995-1000
- Association of gestational weight gain with maternal and infant outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 2017, v.317 no.21, 2207-2225
- Effects of Adrenal Androgen Levels on Bone Age Advancement in Prepubertal Children: Using the Ewha Birth and Growth Cohort Study JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2017, v.32 no.6, 968-973
- POMC, MC4R and HNF4A Methylation Are Associated with Metabolic Components in Obese Children. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 2017, v.24, 259A-259A
- Path analysis of prenatal mercury levels and birth weights in Korean and Taiwanese birth cohorts Science of the Total Environment, 2017, v.605-606, 1003-1010
- Sex chromosome-dependent differential viability of human spermatozoa during prolonged incubation Human Reproduction, 2017, v.32 no.6, 1183-1191
- The Vaginal Microbiota Composition at First Admission in Korean Pregnancy Women. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 2017, v.24, 173A-173A
- The effect of prenatal TVOC exposure on birth and infantile weight: The Mothers and Children's Environmental Health study Pediatric Research, 2017, v.82 no.3, 423-428
- What is fetal programming?: A lifetime health is under the control of in utero health Obstetrics and Gynecology Science, 2017, v.60 no.6, 506-519
- 16S rRNA gene-based metagenomic analysis reveals differences in bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles in the urine of pregnant and non-pregnant women EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2016, v.48
- A Comparative Analysis of Microarray-Based DNA Methylation in Maternal Blood and Amnion. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 2016, v.23, 146A-146A
- Combined effect of folate and adiposity on homocysteine in children at three years of age NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, 2016, v.10 no.1, 74-80
- Comparison of subfoveal choroidal thickness in healthy pregnancy and pre-eclampsia EYE, 2016, v.30 no.3, 349-354
- DNA Methylation of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene in Overweight and Obese Children as a Biomarker to Predict Metabolic Syndrome. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 2016, v.23, 231A-231A
- DNA methylations of MC4R and HNF4 are associated with increased triglyceride levels in cord blood of preterm infants MEDICINE, 2016, v.95 no.35
- Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016, v.28 no.3, 1~9
- Maternal food restriction during pregnancy and lactation adversely affect hepatic growth and lipid metabolism in three-week-old rat offspring International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016, v.17 no.12
- Neurodevelopment in early childhood affected by prenatal lead exposure and iron intake Medicine (United States), 2016, v.95 no.4
- Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorinated Compounds Affects Birth Weight Through GSTM1 Polymorphism JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 2016, v.58 no.6, E198-E205
- Prenatal exposure to perfluorinated compounds affects thyroid hormone levels in newborn girls ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, 2016, v.94, 607-613
- Progesterone treatment for the prevention of preterm birth JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2016, v.59 no.4, 319-325
- Screening for chromosomal abnormalities using combined test in the first trimester of pregnancy Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2016, v.59 no.5, 357~366
- Comparative Analysis of Midtrimester Amniotic Fluid Cytokine Levels to Predict Spontaneous Very Pre-term Birth in Patients with Cervical Insufficiency American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2015, 21 NOV 2015
- Effect of maternal excessive sodium intake on postnatal brain development in rat offspring NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, 2015, v.18 no.3, 118-124
- Proteomic analysis of fetal programming-related obesity markers Proteomics, 2015, v.15 no.15, 2669-2677
- Proteomic analysis of one-carbon metabolismrelated marker in liver of rat offspring Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 2015, v.14 no.11, 2901-2909
- Relationship of serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and components of metabolic syndrome in prepubertal children Nutrition, 2015, v.31 no.42320, 1324-1327
- The Compositional Difference of Bacteria-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Urine Between Women With and Without Pregnancy Based on Metagenomic Analysis. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 2015, v.22, 279A-280A
- The preventive effect of breast-feeding for longer than 6 months on early pubertal development among children aged 7-9 years in Korea Public Health Nutrition, 2015, v.18 no.18, 3300-3307
- Association of mid-pregnancy antioxidative vitamin and oxidative stress levels with infant growth during the first 3 years of life FOOD & NUTRITION RESEARCH, 2014, v.58
- Can Proopiomelanocortin Methylation Be Used as an Early Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome? DIABETES CARE, 2014, v.37 no.3, 734-739
- Effects of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of FMO3 and FMO6 Genes on Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Sulindac Sulfide in Premature Labor DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION, 2014, v.42 no.1, 40-43
- Effects of β2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms on ritodrine therapy in pregnant women with preterm labor: Prospective follow-up study International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, v.15 no.7, 12885-12894
- Increased Frequency of Aneuploidy in Long-Lived Spermatozoa PLOS ONE, 2014, v.9 no.12
- Localization of Folate Metabolic Enzymes, Methionine Synthase and 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase in Human Placenta GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, 2014, v.78 no.4, 259-265
- Postnatal growth following prenatal lead exposure and calcium intake Pediatrics, 2014, v.134 no.6, 1151-1159
- Prenatal bisphenol A and birth outcomes : MOCEH (Mothers and Children's Environmental Health) study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 2014, v.217 no.2-3, 328-334
- [학술지논문] Associations Between Genetic Polymorphisms of Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor and Preterm Delivery in Korean Women AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 2013, v.69 no.0 , 85-91
- [학술지논문] Feed restriction during pregnancy/lactation induces programmed changes in lipid, adiponectin and leptin levels with gender differences in rat offspring JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 2013, v.26 no.0 , 908-914
- [학술지논문] Histone H3 lysine 27 and 9 hypermethylation within the Bad promoter region mediates 5-Aza-2 '-deoxycytidine-induced Leydig cell apoptosis: implications of 5-Aza-2 '-deoxycytidine toxicity to male reproduction APOPTOSIS, 2013, v.18 no.1 , 99-109
- [학술지논문] Urinary nephrin: A new predictive marker for pregnancies with preeclampsia and small-for-gestational age infants Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2013, v.56 no.01 , 22-28
- [학술지논문] Placental gene expression is related to glucose metabolism and fetal cord blood levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factors in intrauterine growth restriction EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 2010, v.86 no.1 , 45-50
- [학술지논문] Uterine artery notch is associated with increased placental endothelial nitric oxide synthase and heat shock protein JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 2010, v.23 , 153-157
- [학술지논문] In utero programming of chronic disease Journal of Women's Medicine, 2009, v.2 no.2 , 48-53
- [학술지논문] Lysophosphatidylcholine induces endothelial cell injury by nitric oxide production through oxidative stress JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 2009, v.22 , 325-331
- [학술지논문] Oxidative stress-related gene interactions with preterm delivery in Korean women AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 2008, v.198 no.5
Courses
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2024-1st
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Seminar Ⅰ
- Subject No G14887Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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Human Genetics
- Subject No G17843Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 8~9
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Genetic Disease and Genetic Counseling
- Subject No G17844Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 8~9
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2023-2nd
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Birth, Growth and Development
- Subject No 37623Class No 01
- 2Year ( 3Credit , 62Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynicology Seminar II
- Subject No G14888Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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2023-1st
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Seminar I
- Subject No G14887Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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Human Genetics
- Subject No G17843Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 8~9
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Genetic disease and Genetic counseling
- Subject No G17844Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 8~9
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2022-2nd
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Birth, Growth and Development
- Subject No 37623Class No 01
- 2Year ( 3Credit , 62Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynicology Seminar II
- Subject No G14888Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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Smart Healthcare Innovation and Commercialization
- Subject No G18075Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 7~8
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2022-1st
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Seminar I
- Subject No G14887Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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2021-2nd
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Medical Missions Ⅱ
- Subject No 37610Class No 01
- 1Year ( 1Credit , 32Hour)
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Birth, Growth and Development
- Subject No 37623Class No 01
- 2Year ( 3Credit , 62Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetrics & Gynicology Seminar II
- Subject No G14888Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~8
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Genetic disease and Genetic counseling
- Subject No G17844Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 8~9 (-)
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Diseases, Treatment, and Communication
- Subject No G18078Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 7~8
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2021-1st
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Introduction to Medicine
- Subject No 37588Class No 01
- 1Year ( 2.5Credit , 48Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Obstetics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Subject No 37646Class No 01
- 3Year ( 4Credit , 220Hour)
- Major Requisite
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Human Genetics
- Subject No G17843Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 8~9
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Academic Background
Ewha Womans University 의학박사(의학)
Ewha Womans University 의학석사(의학)
Ewha Womans University 의학사(의학)
Work Experience
Vice President for Collaboration in Medicine, Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation 2022-02-01 ~ 2024-01-31
보구녀관장 2020-09-01 ~ 2024-01-31
Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2017-02-01 ~ 2021-01-31
2022-09-01 ~
2023-01-01 ~ 2024-01-31
2023-08-01 ~