Min Hospital announced that it recently hosted a bariatric and metabolic surgery observation program attended by surgeons from Saudi Arabia and China, providing an opportunity to share its accumulated clinical expertise and standardized surgical processes.
According to the hospital, a delegation composed of surgeons from Saudi Arabia and China visited its main facility located in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. The visit was organized as part of Min Hospital’s effort to build a global medical education network and to share the clinical experience it has accumulated in bariatric and metabolic surgery with international medical professionals. The program also reflects the hospital’s continued efforts to standardize surgical techniques with a strong emphasis on patient safety both domestically and internationally.
During the visit, the delegation directly observed a Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass (SASI) procedure performed by Hospital Director Kim Jong-min. The visiting surgeons were able to observe the entire clinical process in real time, from the rigorous preoperative patient evaluation to the structured surgical procedure and strategies for preventing complications. Through this experience, they learned the hospital’s advanced surgical know-how. The delegation reportedly showed particular interest in the surgical design focused on patient safety as well as the hospital’s systematic postoperative recovery management system.
Min Hospital has previously been recognized for introducing the sleeve–ileal bypass procedure in Korea and has been designated as both a Johnson & Johnson MedTech “M.A.S.T.E.R. Institute” and a certified bariatric and metabolic surgery center by the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Based on this recognition, the hospital currently operates specialized training programs in bariatric and metabolic surgery for both domestic and international medical professionals.
In addition, Min Hospital has established a patient-centered care system in which endocrine surgeons directly oversee the entire treatment process, including consultation, diagnostic testing, surgery, postoperative follow-up, and nutritional and lifestyle management. With clinical experience of more than 1,500 cases of diabetes and bariatric metabolic surgery, the hospital performs customized surgical treatments that consider each patient’s body type, type of diabetes, and pancreatic function.
Hospital Director Kim Jong-min explained that Min Hospital, as a specialized center for metabolic surgery for diabetes, performs not only sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass but also a variety of sleeve-based bypass procedures, including duodenal bypass, proximal jejunal bypass, and sleeve–ileal bypass. He added that the hospital’s strength lies in selecting the most appropriate surgical method from five different procedures based on factors such as the patient’s BMI, duration of diabetes, and pancreatic function, thereby maximizing treatment effectiveness while reducing the risk of recurrence.