Professor
Chonnam National University Medical School
Gwangju, Cholla-namdo, Republic of Korea
Dr. Youngkeun Ahn graduated from Chonnam National University Medical School in Gwangju, Korea (1989). He has careers in Cardiology including a period working at Harvard Medical School. He heads the Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine facilities at Chonnam National University Hospital and has played a key role in several Korean and regional medical and research societies. He served as the president of the Chonnam National University Hospital (2020-2024). He had a role (Secretary General) in organising the APSTH in Korea (2020) and has also taken on leading roles (Chairmen and President) in the KSTH. His research interests include clinical trials in acute coronary syndrome and basic studies of stem cell therapies (more than 1,100 published SCI papers including LANCET, Circulation, JACC, EHJ) and he has been the recipient of multiple research awards in Korea. He has a role as Theme Committee Chair for Arterial Thromboembolism for ISTH 2024. He is a current Member (Medical Sciences) of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and of the National Academy of Medicine of Korea.
SOA 15.4 - Advancements in mechanisms of thrombus formation
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
08:00 – 09:15 ICT