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    Deok-Hyun D. Han

    Professor
    Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea

    Deok Hyun Han, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Urology at Samsung Medical Center, which has about 2,000 beds and is located in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his Medical Degree at the Seoul National University and completed an internship at the Seoul National University Hospital. Then he moved to Samsung Medical Center to complete his urological residency and was certified by the Korean Board of Urology. During his fellowship at the Samsung Medical Center, he focused on advanced endourology and minimally invasive surgery.
    He has expertise in the treatment of urolithiasis using flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous kidney surgery with his own primary access technique. He performs endoscope-combined retrograde intrarenal surgery in the prone position. Currently, he focuses on robotic platforms for RIRS and is building his clinical case experience. He has extensive experience performing various laparoscopic procedures, including conventional, hand-assisted, single-port, and robot-assisted techniques. His practice now primarily involves robot-assisted surgeries for upper urinary tract reconstruction utilizing diverse surgical methods including buccal mucosa graft and ileal ureter replacement. He performed many live surgical demonstrations at many global and regional academic meetings. And, he is highly motivated to develop and apply novel devices and techniques in endoscopic surgery and/or intervention.
    He is the Chief Medical Information Officer and the vice director of the Center for Data Innovation in Samsung Medical Center. He is the Chair of the Department of Digital Health in Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School. He has extensively researched the development of AI platforms and has been dedicated to integrating AI with hospital systems to improve diagnostics and treatment.
    He has been a board member of the Korean Society of Endourology and Robotics (KSER) since 2010. Now he is the Director of the Academic Committee of KSER.

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