Min Hospital (Hospital Director Kim Jong-min) recently announced that it invited a delegation of international medical professionals, consisting of surgical specialists from Saudi Arabia and China, to conduct a bariatric and metabolic surgery observation program.
According to Min Hospital, a delegation comprising surgical specialists from Saudi Arabia and China recently visited its main hospital located in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. This visit served as an opportunity to share Min Hospital's accumulated clinical expertise in bariatric and metabolic surgery with international medical professionals, with the goal of establishing a global medical professional education network. This initiative was conducted as an extension of Min Hospital's ongoing efforts to actively standardize bariatric and metabolic surgical techniques, focusing on patient safety, both domestically and internationally.
The delegation directly observed a Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass (SASI) procedure performed by Hospital Director Kim Jong-min. They learned Min Hospital's advanced surgical know-how by observing the entire clinical process in real-time, from the strict pre-operative patient evaluation stage to systematic surgical procedures and strategies for preventing complications. It was noted that they showed particular interest in the surgical technique design that prioritizes patient safety and the systematic post-operative recovery management system.
Min Hospital has already been recognized for its history of performing the nation's first Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass, among other achievements, leading to its selection as a 'M.A.S.T.E.R. Institute' by Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a 'Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Certified' hospital by the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Through these recognitions, it operates professional bariatric and metabolic surgery education programs targeting medical professionals both domestically and internationally.
Furthermore, Min Hospital is establishing a patient-centered treatment system where an endocrine surgeon directly oversees the entire process, including diagnosis, examination, surgery, follow-up observation, and nutrition/lifestyle management. Based on cumulative clinical experience of over 1,500 cases of diabetes and bariatric metabolic surgery, it performs customized surgeries that comprehensively consider the patient's constitution, diabetes type, and pancreatic function status.
Hospital Director Kim Jong-min stated, “Min Hospital, as a specialized hospital for diabetes metabolic surgery, has established a system capable of performing various sleeve-based bypass surgeries, not limited to sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, but also including duodenal bypass, proximal small bowel bypass, and Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass, among others.” He added, “Our strength lies in maximizing treatment effectiveness and lowering the recurrence rate by selecting the optimal method from a total of five surgical procedures, depending on the patient's BMI, duration of diabetes, and pancreatic function.”