Name

Heon YOO, M.D., Ph.D.(adjunct professor)

Faculty Appointment

Professor, Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, NCC-GCSP/Head of Center for Specific Organs Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital/ Chief of Specific Organs Cancer Branch, National Cancer Center Research Institute

Area of Expertise

Neurosurgery

E-mail

heonyoo@ncc.re.kr

Work Experience

Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital
Research fellow, UCSF Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Research Center
Visiting professor, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

Educational Background

1989 Seoul National University College of Medicine (M.D.)
1993 Seoul National University Graduate School of Medicine (M.S.)
2001 Seoul National University Graduate School of Medicine (Ph.D.)

Research Interests (Please place in paragraph form)

Malignant brain tumors (glioma, metastatic brain tumors)
Benign brain tumors (meningioma, schwannoma)
Skull base tumor
Hyperthermia for malignant brain tumors
Immunotherapy for malignantgliomas
Leptomeningealcarcinomatosis

International Collaboration

Member, World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Member, Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology