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Han Sang-uk is the director of Ajou University Medical Center.

Born in 1963, he graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine.

He earned his master's and doctorate degrees in medicine from Seoul National University Graduate School and trained at the National Cancer Institute in the United States.

In 1997, he was appointed as a professor of gastrointestinal surgery in the Department of Surgery at Ajou University School of Medicine.

He has held various positions at Ajou University Medical Center, including the First Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Head of the Gastric Cancer Center, Director of Planning and Coordination, and Director of Ajou University Hospital. Since September 2023, he has served as the Director of the Medical Center and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Ajou University.

Han has been active in several professional societies, including serving as the President of the Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons, the President of the Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS), the inaugural President of the Korean Society for Anti-Reflux Surgery, Vice President of the Korean Society of Robotic Surgery, and Chairman of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. As of 2023, he is the Vice President of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

His main clinical fields include gastric cancer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and severe obesity, and he is a pioneer in laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery. He has also been actively involved in clinical research.

While he successfully raised the profile of the hospital as a regional trauma center, conflicts arose between hospital management and frontline medical staff. The hospital's image was tarnished when it was discovered that general patients were being operated on at the regional trauma center.

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