Kee Namkoong

Background

Namkoong, Kee was born on February 19, 1960 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Tak Namkoong and Young-sook Kim.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1985. Master of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy, Yonsei University, Seoul, 2006.

Career

Intern Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College Medicine, Seoul, 1985—1986, resident department psychiatry, 1986—1989. Research fellow department psychiatry Yonsei University College Medicine, 1989—1991, professor department psychiatry, since 1993. Clinical and research fellow, substance abuse treatment unit Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1996—1998.

Director psychiatric service Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, since 2005. Director public relations Yonsei University Health Systems, 2005—2008, general secretary.

Achievements

• Kee Namkoong has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of International Society biomedical Research on Alcoholism (life), Research Society Alcoholism (life).

Connections

Married Miok Seo, April 25, 1987. Children: Yoon, Rin.