Background
Kim, Chong Soon was born on February 23, 1953 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Yung Gon Kim and Wha Soon Jin.
researcher nuclear medicine physician
Kim, Chong Soon was born on February 23, 1953 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Yung Gon Kim and Wha Soon Jin.
Doctor of Medicine, Seoul National University, 1977. Master of Science, Seoul National University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Seoul National University, 1987.
Intern Hanil Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1977—1978, resident in internal medicine, 1978—1982, chief, department nuclear medicine & internal medicine, 1989—2007. Chief department nuclear medicine National Medical Center, 1985—1989. Visiting scholar Doctor of Medicine Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, 1988—1989, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan, 1994, Research Center Julich, Germany, 1994.
Director, Korea Electric Power Corporation Radiation Health Research Institute, Seoul, 1999—2001, director, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, 2001—2007. President Korea Institute Radiological and Medical Sciences, since 2007. Invited professor Seoul National University, since 1998.
Adjunct professor Catholic University, Seoul, since 2005, Korean University of Science & Technology, Seoul, since 2007. President Korea Institute Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, since 2007. Captain, 1982-1985, Korean military.
Medical service for homeless Seoul City Station, 2003—2004. Medical service for country side Around Power Plant, 2004—2005. Member of Korea Nuclear International Cooperative Foundation (trustee since 2007), Korean Thyroid Society (chairman board trustees 2008), Korean Association Radiation Research, Asia Association Radiation Research (congress committee chair since 2005, vice president since 2006, council member, secretary general), Asian Oceania Association Radiation Protection 2006, Korean Association Radiation Protection (vice president 2006), Korean Society Internal Medicine, Korea Nuclear Society (council member 2005), Korean Association Radiation Biosciences, Korea Radioisotope Association (trustee since 2004), Korean Society Nuclear Medicine (Distinguished Service award 1997), World Federation Nuclear Medicine and Biology (secretary general 9th World Congress), International Association Radiopathology (trustee since 2006).
Married Eun Hee Han, May 1, 1981. Children: Jung Soo, Ye Sul.