About the Author

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Dr. Seung Hyup Kim attended Seoul National University, from which he received his medical degree in 1979, his Masters degree in 1982, and his PhD in 1988. He completed his internship and residency at Seoul National University Hospital, where he is a board-certified radiologist. He served 3 years in the military while radiologist-in-chief at Cheju Medical Center in Cheju-Do, Korea. He then became an instructor in radiology at Seoul National University, spent 1 year as visiting radiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and advanced through the academic standings to become a professor of radiology, a professor of urology, and an associate dean for student affairs. Now Dr. Kim is the Vice-President of Clinical Services of Seoul National University Hospital. Dr. Kim was the Secretary General of the 11th Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB), held in Seoul in 2006. He is currently the President-elect of the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB). Dr. Kim has 300 publications, 5 monographs, and 9 book chapters to his name and has presented more than 230 international lectures.