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Profile & Stone Surgery

Dr. Sung Yong CHO, a graduate of Seoul National University College of Medicine (SNUCM), has specialized in urology, focusing on treating conditions such as urinary stones, benign prostatic hyperplasia, strictures, and upper tract urothelial carcinoma at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) in South Korea since 2019.

Within SNUH, Dr. Cho leads key departments, including the Specialized Endoluminal Endourology-Stone (SEES) Center, the Therapeutic Ultrasound Lab (EASYURO) for urolithiasis and prostate diseases, and the Medical Device Development Supporting Division, which includes the Usability Test Center within SIMTRI (SNUH Innovative Medical Technology Research Institute). He has served as the president of the Korean Society of Medical Devices Usability (KoSMeDU) since 2023.

 

He is a leading expert in endoscopic surgery for kidney stones and enlarged prostates in Korea and East Asia. His specialties include flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS), robot-assisted f-URS, supine and miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and Endoscopic Combined IntraRenal Surgery (ECIRS). He is also highly skilled in robot-assisted reconstruction surgery for strictures. In the field of prostate treatment, he excels in performing Anatomical Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate (AEEP) using Holmium Laser (HoLEP) and bipolar electrodes (BipoLEP/TUEB).

 

In 2019, he represented Korea in the Asian Guidelines of Urolithiasis Panels and shared his expertise through papers and live surgeries at international conferences. He is an active international committee member of the Endourological Society, Société Internationale d'Urologie, and Urological Association of Asia. Additionally, he founded the Asian Urological Society of Endoluminal surgery & Technology (AUSET, www.endoluminal.org) and the Endoluminal Technology Symposium (ETS). AUSET became the official section for Asian Endourology of UAA in September 2024. He has been one of the board members of the Korean Society of Medical Robotics since 2025.

Academic Achievements

• Doctor of Philosophy. Graduate School, Seoul National University
• Master’s Degree. Graduate School, Seoul National University
• Bachelor’s degree. Seoul National University College of Medicine  

Professional Achievements

• Internship in the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 
• A coroner in the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (served in Korean Army)
• Residency in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea 
• Fellowship in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• Visiting doctor to professor Olivier Traxer in the Department of Urology, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France
• Visiting doctor to professor Guido Giusti in the Department of Urology, Ospedale San Raffaele Turro, Milan, Italy
• Active Reviewing Member of the Institutional Review Board of SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
• General secretary of Department of Urology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
• Founder of 1st Stone-Endourology Center in Korea, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center and 1,000 cases of flexible ureteroscopic surgery
• General secretary of Department of Urology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
• Vice manager of the public relations (PR) office, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
• Present Full-time Faculty, Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), Head of the Specialized Endoluminal Endourology-Stone Center in SNUH. 
• in charge of the Shock Wave Lithotripter Unit, Flexible Ureteroscopy Unit, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Unit (Supine PCNL/ECIRS)
• in charge of the Transurethral Prostatectomy (HoLEP, BipoLEP, Greenlight, etc) and male incontinence surgery.
• in charge of the Fluoroscopic Urodynamic Suite
• Present - Head of the Specialized Endoluminal Endourology & Stone (SEES) Clinic in SNUH
• Present - Head of Usability Test Center in SIMTRI (SNUH Innovative Medical Technology Research Institute) in the SNUH (Seoul National University Hospital)
• Present- Head of the Medical Device Development Lifecycle Support Division including Usability Test Center in SIMTRI (SNUH Innovative Medical Technology Research Institute)

Academic Membership in Local and International Societies

Local Societies

• Present Active Member of Korean Urologic Association (KUA)
• Present Active Member of Korean Continence Society (KCS)
• Present Active Member of the Korean Endourology Society (KES)/Korean Society of Endourology and Robotics (KSER) www.endourology.or.kr
• Present Active Editorial Board Member of the Investigational Clinical Urology Journal (ICUrology) 
• Founder & active member of the Collaboration for the Leap of Uro-Endoluminal Surgeries (CLUES) www.cluesurology.org

International Societies

• Present Executive board member of the International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU)(http://iaunet.cc ) 
• Present Executive board member of the AUSTEG (Asian Urological Surgery Training and Education Group). (http://www.austeg.org)
• Present Core member and the Korean representative of the UAA (Urological Asian Association) Clininical Guidelines Panels for Stone disease.
• Present Founder and organizer of Endoluminal Technology Symposium (ETS) in Asia
• Present Vice-chair of Scientific Committee for UAA (Urological Asian Association) in Seoul 2020.
• Present Elected to International membership in the AUA by the AUA Board of Directors
• Present Board Member of KAMS International Liaison Board (KILB)
• Present Executive Member of the International Organizing Committee for the UAA ((Urological Asian Association) Congress 2024
• Feb 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2025 Executive Board Member of the SIU Innovators Committee of SIU (Société Internationale D’Urologie)
• Oct 1, 2022 – WCET, 2026 Board Member of the social media committee of Endourological Society, USA 

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