Participants

Courses Taught

Family Medicine Practice, Clinical Skills, Clinical Humanities and Social Medicine
Major Career

Mar 2011 – Feb 2013: Research Instructor, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Mar 2014 – Aug 2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Sep 2015 – Sep 2019: Assistant Professor, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine

Aug 2019 – Jul 2020: Visiting Professor, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Oct 2019 – Feb 2023: Associate Professor, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine

Jun 2021 – Jun 2024: Expert Committee Member (Cancer Patient Management), National Cancer Control Committee

Mar 2023 – Present: Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Dec 2020: Excellence in Research Award, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine

Dec 2021: Best Reviewer Award, Korean Society of Clinical Geriatrics

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023: Director of Education, Korean Society of Clinical Geriatrics

Mar 2022: Minister of Health and Welfare Award (Cancer Survivorship Integrated Management, Cancer Prevention Day)

Jan 2023 – Dec 2023: Director of Public Relations, Korean Academy of Family Medicine
Introduction

Heetaek Kang is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine. He earned a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Yonsei University College of Engineering, a medical degree from Yonsei University College of Medicine, and a doctoral degree in Medicine from the same institution. He also served as a visiting professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health from 2019 to 2020. Currently, he specializes in long-term cancer survivorship, cancer pain management, hospice care, metabolic syndrome, and health promotion at Severance Hospital.


He has served as director of multiple cancer centers at Chungbuk National University Hospital, including the Regional Cancer Center and Hospice Palliative Care Center, and held key positions such as Clinical Practice Guidelines Director of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine and Education Director of the Korean Geriatrics Society. Professor Kang has received prestigious awards including the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for cancer survivor integrated care and multiple research excellence awards from major medical societies. Professor Kang emphasizes that family medicine research is fundamentally about "providing comprehensive care throughout the entire cancer journey, from prevention to survivorship."
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