Professor Yoo Ki-hwan of Our Children's Hospital wins the highest authority award from the International Association of Pediatric Kidney
Feb 24, 2025
Our Children's Medical Foundation (Chairman Jung Sung-kwan) which runs a pediatric and adolescent hospital, announced on the 22nd that Professor Yoo Ki-hwan of the Children's Hospital Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) was selected as the winner of the 2024 IPNA Honorable Member Award at the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) conference held in Cape Town, South Africa.
IPNA is an authoritative academic organization involving pediatric renal scholars from all over the world, leading various academic activities to advance the research, treatment, and prevention of childhood renal disease. In particular, the winner of the IPNA Honorable Member Award is the highest authority honor only given to experts who have made significant international contributions based on outstanding research achievements and abundant clinical and educational achievements in pediatric nephrology. Beyond mere honor, this selection is considered to have been recognized for Professor Yoo Ki-hwan's important position in the international academic and medical network as a person who has led global pediatric nephrology research and treatment development.
Professor Yoo Ki-hwan is one of the best experts in Korea who has devoted himself to the study of pediatric nephrology and rare kidney disease, and he plays a big role worldwide as a dedicated medical service as well as early diagnosis and treatment development of pediatric kidney disease. His overseas medical service activities, which began in Manila, Philippines in 1990, have continued for decades since then. He has continued to practice medical services in many developing countries, including Asia and Africa, under the belief that `helping countries in difficult environments is what we must do.'
Professor Yoo Ki-hwan "I am very honored to have been selected as the winner of the IPNA Honorable Member Award as a member of our children's hospital. In the future, we will continue to strive for research and the development of the field of pediatrics, and will do our best to treat children with pediatrics more carefully."," he said. Through this award, Professor Yoo Ki-hwan is expected to further enhance the international status of Korean pediatric nephrology and continue his commitment to treating and researching childhood kidney disease in the future.
IPNA is an authoritative academic organization involving pediatric renal scholars from all over the world, leading various academic activities to advance the research, treatment, and prevention of childhood renal disease. In particular, the winner of the IPNA Honorable Member Award is the highest authority honor only given to experts who have made significant international contributions based on outstanding research achievements and abundant clinical and educational achievements in pediatric nephrology. Beyond mere honor, this selection is considered to have been recognized for Professor Yoo Ki-hwan's important position in the international academic and medical network as a person who has led global pediatric nephrology research and treatment development.
Professor Yoo Ki-hwan is one of the best experts in Korea who has devoted himself to the study of pediatric nephrology and rare kidney disease, and he plays a big role worldwide as a dedicated medical service as well as early diagnosis and treatment development of pediatric kidney disease. His overseas medical service activities, which began in Manila, Philippines in 1990, have continued for decades since then. He has continued to practice medical services in many developing countries, including Asia and Africa, under the belief that `helping countries in difficult environments is what we must do.'
Professor Yoo Ki-hwan "I am very honored to have been selected as the winner of the IPNA Honorable Member Award as a member of our children's hospital. In the future, we will continue to strive for research and the development of the field of pediatrics, and will do our best to treat children with pediatrics more carefully."," he said. Through this award, Professor Yoo Ki-hwan is expected to further enhance the international status of Korean pediatric nephrology and continue his commitment to treating and researching childhood kidney disease in the future.
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