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Since 1994—Seoul, Gangnam

From the start, Kwangdong.

The first place to come when your health changes.
From the tests through recovery, it continues in the same place.

Start with a symptom Walk through the building
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From the checkup center two floors
below ground to the roof garden ten
floors above — inside one building.
Our Story

Always here, in the same place.

1994 2026
0 years, at the same address

We opened in Samseong-dong in 1994. A hospital founded by the Gasan Medical Foundation, part of the Kwangdong Pharmaceutical group, has spent thirty-two years in the same place in the middle of Gangnam.

In medicine the hardest asset to build is neither the equipment nor the interiors. It is time. That is why we say ‘from the start’.

Stone turtle sculpture at the entrance of Kwangdong Hospital
The stone turtle at the gateTo live long. To stay near for long.
Exterior signage of Kwangdong Hospital in Samseong-dong
Samseong-dong, Gangnam, SeoulThe same address since 1994.
1994
Founded · Gasan Medical Foundation
Established by the medical foundation of the Kwangdong Pharmaceutical group.
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Specialized centers
Set side by side along a single route.
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Clinical departments
Western and Korean medicine under one roof.
Positioning — A Future-Ready Integrated Hospital

Our promise: From the start, Kwangdong.
Our position: a future-ready integrated hospital.

Specialist clinics look deeply at one thing, and stop there. Tertiary hospitals can see everything, but every change of department means another booking and another wait. Integrated, and without the wait — that is the place Kwangdong Hospital has chosen.

FuturePresent
A place specialization alone cannot reach
KwangdongFuture-ready integrated hospitalSeveral departments see one patient in one building. You do not wait all over again to reach the next one.
SpecializedSpecialist & local clinicsClose by, and deep on one thing. Step outside it, and you have to find another hospital.
TertiaryTertiary hospitalsThey can see everything. Bookings, waiting times and the gaps between departments grow long.
Specialized careIntegrated care
From checkupsto treatment and prevention
From Korean medicineto Western medicine
From basic blood teststo precision immune testing
From medicationto lifestyle coaching
First, what we should tell you

Kwangdong Hospital does not perform surgery. We have fewer departments than a university hospital, and our checkup floors are not as large as those of a big screening center.

Instead

Testing and diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, admission and recovery carry on without a break, inside one building. You will not need to book and wait again to reach the next department.

When surgery or highly specialized treatment is needed, we refer you to a major university hospital — and the recovery and long-term care that follow come back here.

The space is not large. So we spend longer with each person.

Where to Start

Not with a department, but with a symptom.

Few patients arrive knowing which department they need. So instead of a list of specialties, we put what you are going through right now first.

3F neurology consultation area 5F rehabilitation therapy room Global Checkup Center reception 2F internal medicine consultation area 5F sports medicine and pain rehabilitation 2F Anti-aging and Immunity Center waiting area B2 endoscopy area 6F Korean Medicine Center 7–8F VIP room 1F lobby 01—10
Where you go
Brain Health & Dementia Center3F · 6F
Memory loss and mild cognitive impairment are seen first by neurology. Where it helps, the Korean Medicine Center six floors up joins the judgement. Memory is time — and prevention is the work of protecting it.
Dr. Yeon-Jeong Kim · NeurologyDr. Byung-Ha Moon · Korean MedicineLinked to B1 imaging
Where you go
Dizziness Center3F
Dizziness has causes that cross departments. Neurology, rehabilitation medicine and Korean medicine see it together on the same floor — the A to Z of dizziness care, judged in one place.
Dr. Yeon-Jeong Kim · NeurologyDr. Sang-Hoon Shin · RehabilitationVestibular rehab
Where you go
Global Checkup Center → 2F Internal MedicineB2 · B1 · 1F
You do not have to find another hospital and explain everything from the beginning again. So that a checkup report becomes an appointment, findings are referred straight to a department inside the building.
Dr. Sang-Min Lee · GastroenterologyDr. Su-Min Lim · Family MedicineResult consults Mon · Wed · Fri PM
Where you go
Asthma & Allergy Center2F
A clinician recognized by the World Allergy Organization sits in the first consulting room. Chronic cough, allergic rhinitis, chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis and COPD all carry through to immunotherapy.
Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, Hospital DirectorWAO Outstanding Clinician AwardEBS ‘Master Doctors’
Where you go
Orthopedic Pain & Rehabilitation Center3F · 5F
Before surgery is decided, we exhaust what can be done without it. From precise diagnosis through manual therapy, TMS and regenerative treatment, spine and joint pain is handled as one course.
Dr. Sang-Hoon Shin · RehabilitationDr. Kyu-Hyun Kim · Korean MedicineManual therapy · TMS
Where you go
Anti-aging & Immunity Center2F
Precise diagnosis and tailored treatment, aimed at recovering and holding a healthy life. Working from functional medicine testing, a one-to-one physician follows your condition over years.
Dr. Jin-Yong Kim · Functional MedicineDr. Woo-Jung Choi · Korean MedicineGeriatric polypharmacy
Where you go
Endoscopy CenterB2
Safer, more accurate, cleaner. We keep the basic principles of examination carefully. Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sedated endoscopy and sterilization management all finish on one floor.
Dr. Sang-Min Lee · GastroenterologyDr. Jin-Yong Kim, Center DirectorSedated endoscopy
Where you go
Korean Medicine Center6F
Some thirty years of clinical experience meet scientific, precise testing in one place. Brain health, dizziness, pain, the Ohaeng clinic and medical postpartum care all work alongside the Western departments.
Dr. Byung-Ha Moon, Center DirectorDr. Woo-Jung ChoiDr. Kyu-Hyun Kim
Where you go
Global VIP DeskB2 — 8F
We present a day, not a list of tests. From the VIP room check-in the night before to the result consultation and the follow-up care after you fly home, one coordinator in five languages stays with you.
English · Русский · 日本語中文 · МонголPlatinum ₩3.8–3.9M
Where you go
1F Lobby · Dedicated coordinator1F
That is all right. We decide that part together first. A coordinator guides you from booking through test preparation, and if you need a different department we move you inside the same building.
Administration · Checkup receptionConciergeDedicated inter-floor elevators
Book for this symptom → If none of these fit, a coordinator on the first floor will work it out with you.
One Building, One Route

You don’t change hospitals. You change floors.

When a checkup turns up a finding, you do not have to go to another hospital and explain it all from the beginning again.

Kwangdong Hospital 10F roof garden Kwangdong Hospital 9F cafeteria Kwangdong Hospital 7–8F ward Kwangdong Hospital 6F Korean Medicine Center Kwangdong Hospital 5F sports medicine center Kwangdong Hospital 3F neurology and rehabilitation Kwangdong Hospital 2F internal medicine Kwangdong Hospital 1F lobby Kwangdong Hospital B1 imaging center Kwangdong Hospital B2 Global Checkup Center
10F—Sky Garden
10F
Where recovery ends — the roof garden
We put the sky at the end of the day’s tests and treatment. The wait for a result, the moment a family member catches their breath, a walk the evening before discharge. The hours that are not appointments are the hospital’s work too.
Roof gardenFamily waiting
9F
The meal after the tests
So that a day begun fasting ends with a proper meal. The cafeteria and dining room sit one floor above the ward.
CafeteriaDining
7–8F
A room to hand the day to — the ward
When admission is needed you are not moved to another hospital: the team that has been treating you carries straight on. The night-before check-in for international VIP checkups also begins on this floor.
Inpatient roomsVIP roomsDedicated nursing
6F
Korean medicine, next door to Western
Korean medicine is not in an annex. Brain health, dizziness, pain and the Ohaeng clinic see patients alongside neurology and rehabilitation in the same building. Some thirty years of clinical experience and precise testing meet in one place.
Brain healthDizzinessPostpartum careOhaeng clinic
5F
The floor that gives movement back
Manual therapy rooms, TMS, physiotherapy. What to do once the pain is under control lives on this floor. Before surgery is decided, we exhaust what can be done without it.
Manual therapyTMSSports rehab
3F
The floor for memory and balance
Neurology and rehabilitation medicine face each other. Memory loss and headache, dizziness, Parkinson’s and stroke — and musculoskeletal pain and post-surgical rehabilitation. Symptoms whose causes cross departments are judged together on this floor.
Dementia · MCIDizzinessParkinson’sPost-op rehab
2F
The first floor you bring a report to
The floor that receives a checkup finding first. General internal medicine, gastroenterology, geriatrics, family medicine and functional medicine — with asthma, allergy and pulmonology. The Anti-aging & Immunity Center’s one-to-one physician care sits alongside them.
Internal medicineFunctional medicineAllergy · asthmaAnti-aging
1F
Where the journey begins — the lobby
Administration and checkup reception. A dedicated coordinator guides you from booking through test preparation, and on the day of a checkup the concierge team stays with you for the whole schedule. It is what a first-time visitor meets first, so it is the floor we thought about longest.
AdministrationCheckup receptionConcierge
B1
You never leave the building for a scan
MRI, CT, ultrasound and special examinations. Radiologists read them on the same floor. That there is no journey to another building for a test — that is what convenience means here.
MRICTUltrasoundExpert reading
B2
At the deepest point, the most precise
The endoscopy area of the Global Checkup Center. Safer, more accurate, cleaner — we keep the basic principles of examination carefully. A day that starts on this floor ends on the tenth.
Gastroscopy · ColonoscopySedated endoscopySterilization
01 / 10 10F — B2
For visitors from abroad

If you are coming from the US or Canada.

Most of our English-speaking guests are Korean Americans and Canadians visiting family, or people who build a checkup into a trip to Seoul. These are the three programs we suggest first. Details and pricing are arranged person by person after an inquiry.

Premium immune checkup

Twelve markers, including NK cells, inflammation and the autonomic nervous system, to see where your immune system stands today.

2 to 3 hours

Overseas premium checkup, 1 day & 1 night

Check in to a VIP room the night before, tests in the morning, recovery care in the afternoon, and your results explained with an interpreter.

USD 3,000 to 5,200

Asthma and allergy care with the hospital director

A cough that will not go away, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hives. Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, formerly director of SNU Hospital Gangnam Center, sees you himself.

Outpatient
Other languages:日本語简体中文繁體中文Русский
Specialized Centers

Eight centers, and a ninth on the way.

We divided them not in order to separate them, but to look at one patient through several sets of eyes. So what each center gets right from the start is different.

Statement
Global Health CheckupNot the same checkup for everyone — first, the checkup you need. Global premium checkup, one day or one night.
Asthma & AllergyThe same cough can have a different cause. Premium immune checkup with Dr. Sang-Heon Cho.
Brain Health & DementiaLook when change begins, not after a problem has appeared. Active Brain · lecanemab day care.
Dizziness CenterBefore the dizziness itself, the reason your balance is shaken. Vestibular testing, gait rehabilitation, Korean medicine when needed.
Anti-aging & ImmunityBefore slowing age, know how your own body is changing. Two new programs in preparation.
Orthopedic Pain & RehabilitationThe same place can hurt for different reasons. Non-surgical care; when surgery is needed, a university hospital referral.
Korean MedicineBefore looking only at where it hurts, the balance of the whole body. Acute inpatient care for facial palsy.
Endoscopy CenterEven a single exam has to be done properly to find anything. AI-assisted second reading.
Integrative Weight CareNeither herbal medicine alone nor medication alone is enough. Internal medicine, family medicine, neurology and rehabilitation together — opening soon.
The First Consultation

The first room you enter is where the expert sits.

Authority is not something to claim. It is something to show.

Precise diagnosis, scientific treatment, and warm attentiveness —
that is how we deliver world-class allergy care.
Sang-Heon Cho Hospital DirectorAsthma · Allergy · Pulmonology
00+ yrs In practice
Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, Hospital Director of Kwangdong Hospital Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, Hospital Director · Asthma & Allergy Center · 2F
Credentials 01 / 05
  1. AwardWorld Allergy Organization (WAO) Outstanding Clinician Award
  2. MediaFeatured on EBS ‘Master Doctors’
  3. CareerFormer Director, Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center — planning and operations
  4. CareerFormer Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Hospital
  5. DegreeM.D., M.S., Ph.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine
Medical Staff — 12
Specialties and consultation hours follow the profiles published by the hospital.
01 / 12
Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, Hospital Director
Asthma · Allergy · Pulmonology / Asthma & Allergy Center
Sang-Heon ChoHospital Director
Asthma, chronic cough, allergic rhinitis, immune lung disease, chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis, immunotherapy, COPD
HoursMon · Wed 14:00–18:00 / Tue · Thu · Fri 09:00–13:00
Dr. Jin-Yong Kim, Center Director
Internal Medicine · Geriatrics · Functional Medicine / Anti-aging & Immunity Center
Jin-Yong KimCenter Director
Esophageal, gastric and intestinal disease, endoscopy, geriatric medicine (polypharmacy management), integrative care for cancer patients
HoursMon · Thu · Fri 09:00–18:00 / Tue 09:00–13:00 / Wed 14:00–18:00
Dr. Yeon-Jeong Kim
Neurology / Brain Health & Dementia Center · Dizziness Center
Yeon-Jeong KimPhysician
Memory disorders (dementia), headache, movement disorders (tremor · Parkinson’s disease), dizziness, stroke, peripheral and facial nerve disorders
HoursWeekdays 09:00–18:00
Dr. Sang-Hoon Shin
Rehabilitation Medicine / Orthopedic Pain & Rehabilitation Center
Sang-Hoon ShinPhysician
Post-surgical rehabilitation, sarcopenia, vestibular rehabilitation, sports rehabilitation, musculoskeletal pain, electromyography
HoursWeekdays 09:00–18:00 / Sat 09:00–13:00 / Tue evening until 20:00
Dr. Byung-Ha Moon, Center Director
Korean Medicine / Korean Medicine Center · Brain Health & Dementia Center
Byung-Ha MoonCenter Director
Facial palsy, tremor of the hand and head, sequelae of brain disease
HoursMon · Tue · Wed · Fri 09:00–18:00 / Thu · Sat 09:00–13:00
Dr. Woo-Jung Choi
Korean Medicine / Korean Medicine Center · Anti-aging & Immunity Center
Woo-Jung ChoiPhysician
Fatigue and immunity, weight management, Korean aesthetic medicine, international patient care, women’s health, medical postpartum care, digestive disorders, pediatric growth
HoursMon · Tue · Thu · Fri 09:00–18:00 / Wed 14:00–18:00 / Sat 09:00–13:00
Dr. Kyu-Hyun Kim
Korean Medicine / Korean Medicine Center · Orthopedic Pain & Rehabilitation Center
Kyu-Hyun KimPhysician
Chronic and intractable pain, degenerative arthritis, neck and lower back pain, herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis, frozen shoulder
HoursMon–Thu 09:00–18:00 / Fri · Sat 09:00–13:00
Dr. Sang-Min Lee
Gastroenterology / Global Health Checkup Center
Sang-Min LeePhysician
Digestive disease, gastroscopy and colonoscopy, general internal medicine, thyroid disease, chronic disease (diabetes · hypertension · dyslipidemia)
HoursTue 14:00–18:00 / Wed 09:00–13:00 / Result consults Mon · Wed · Fri PM
Dr. Su-Min Lim
Family Medicine / Global Health Checkup Center
Su-Min LimPhysician
Peptic ulcer, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, health checkups and detailed interpretation
HoursWeekdays · Sat 08:00–13:00
Dr. Seung-Hee Yong
Dentistry / Global Health Checkup Center
Seung-Hee YongPhysician
Oral examination, caries screening, periodontal screening, wisdom tooth assessment, life-stage oral checkups
HoursWeekdays · Sat 08:00–13:00
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Radiology / Endoscopy Center · Global Health Checkup Center
Jae-Hong YoonPhysician
MRI, CT, ultrasound, special examinations and reading, detailed interpretation
HoursCheckup and imaging reading, on site daily
C
Internal Medicine · Gastroenterology / Global Health Checkup Center
Ji-Yeon ChoiPhysician
General internal medicine, chronic disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders, thyroid disease, obesity, detailed checkup interpretation
HoursCheckup consultations, on site daily
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More Valuable

A new standard for the health checkup.

What makes a checkup worth having — the one you take every year, or after a long while and a big decision? Through our ‘More Valuable’ campaign, we propose five standards for a checkup you can trust.

If the results show nothing wrong, it simply ends there. Only when something is found do we carry you on to the next appointment.

01
More
Advanced
A board that designs the tests

Our test items are built by a Program Development Board on current medical evidence, with the links between items weighed. Dr. Sang-Heon Cho, who planned and ran the SNU Hospital Gangnam Center, takes part.

02
More
Personalized
Read for one person

Even inside a standardized frame, tests and their reading must reflect individual risk factors.

03
More
Reliable
Not a one-off

Beyond a single diagnosis, it has to carry on into continuing care and prevention.

04
More
Competitive
Sensibly designed

We designed the pricing weighing medical value and economic sense together.

05
More
Hearted
Warm attentiveness

A checkup is complete when precise equipment is joined by warm attention and a calm environment. The space is not large, so we spend longer with each person.

Overseas Premium Checkup1 day & 1 night in Seoul: VIP room the night before, tests in the morning, results explained with an interpreter, 12-month follow-up after you return home. USD 3,000–5,200 See the program
1F Global Health Checkup Center reception Checkup waiting lounge Examination suite B2 Global Health Checkup Center testing area 7–8F VIP room
01 — 05
1F · Global Checkup reception
A dedicated coordinator greets you first. On the day of a checkup the concierge team stays with you through the whole schedule.

Checkup programs

Unit: KRW million · per the Global Health Checkup Center’s published rates

Standard, three programs0.4–0.85M
Premium Orange1.0–1.1M
Premium Green1.5–1.6M
Premium GoldGlobal VIP2.2–2.3M
Premium PlatinumGlobal VIP3.8–3.9M

The three Standard programs are Ivory, Olive and Sky Blue. Platinum includes a VIP room stay and a dedicated concierge. Ranges cover the male and female versions; optional modules are added to match your condition. Prices may vary with the test schedule and insurance coverage.

“We have the Solution!”

We do not do checkups for the sake of checkups. Ours is a checkup that proposes solutions, and keeps working to find them — university-hospital quality and premium service, at a reasonable cost.

  1. 01The reputation of respected physicians, at work in the examination room.
  2. 02Beyond a simple checkup, we propose answers for your health. From diagnosis to prevention, and on to treatmentClose collaboration between specialist departmentsReferral partnerships with major university hospitals
  3. 03Warm attention and the right space — comfort designed beyond the checkup. A program coordinator from booking to test preparationA concierge team with you on the dayFrom the results consultation to follow-up care
  4. 04Precision and rest together — a new standard for the future-ready checkup. University-hospital expertise at a reasonable costPlatinum overnight checkup, where precision testing meets restPersonalized precision test modules

The 4P Process of our Global Health Checkup Center

Named for the initials of its four stages · not a single lap, but a loop that keeps turning

01
Program Development BoardThorough, advanced test design

Specialists including the physicians who planned and ran the SNU Hospital Gangnam Center design the programs themselves — not a list pieced together here and there.

02
Pre-Checkup ConsultationItems built for one person

Before the checkup, quality and service are set up together, so the program runs in the right environment and as a warm companionship.

03
Personalized Health CheckupAn optimized checkup service

We propose the checkup program and optional precision modules optimized for you.

04
Post-Checkup ConsultationLifelong follow-up

Depending on the results: collaboration with our own departments, referral to major university hospitals, and the duty of a lifelong primary physician.

It does not end at 04 — it returns to 01. Continuing care: what Kwangdong means by Continuum Care.
Optional Modules — 10

Add only the precision
tests you need.

Any Standard or Premium program can take precision modules by major condition. Choose two or more and overlapping tests, with their cost, are discounted.

Selected

0million KRW

With two or more modules, overlapping tests are discounted, so the actual price will be lower than this total. The final set and price are confirmed at your checkup consultation. Prices may vary with the test schedule and insurance coverage.

Beyond a checkup for its own sake,
we will work to become
your physician for a lifetime of health.

More Valuable,Kwangdong Global Health Checkup Center

Seoul, One Day

To guests from abroad, we present not a list of tests, but a day.

Booking and interpreting, the result consultation and the follow-up after you fly home — all of it in your own language.

EnglishРусский日本語中文Монгол
International Inquiry Form WhatsApp Chat Русская версия →

An enquiry starts in the messenger you already use.
Tapping opens a chat with the first message already written for you.

Checking in to a VIP roomNight before
The night before — checking in
It begins in the grammar of a hotel, not a hospital. Bowel preparation is done in the room, and your interpreting coordinator greets you first.
B1 imaging center MRIMorning
Morning — from B2 up to B1
Endoscopy, MRI, CT and ultrasound all finish across two underground floors of one building. That there is no car to catch is this hospital’s luxury.
6F Korean Medicine CenterNoon
Afternoon — into recovery
Functional medicine testing and elective care. Choose two of IV nutrition therapy, Korean medicine acupuncture and manual therapy to close the day.
Result consultation deskAfter
After — a report you can read
The result consultation comes with interpreting, and the report in your own language. If anything is found, we refer you straight to a department here.
10F roof gardenBeyond
Back home — the same person
The relationship does not end at the door. Next year’s checkup and any follow-up care are guided by the same coordinator.
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Journal

News from Kwangdong

The conversations that happen outside the consulting room. Press coverage, Kwangdong Hospital TV, and notes from the people who have been here.

1994Thirty-two years, one addressWe have never moved from Samseong-dong, Gangnam Western · KoreanOne hospital, two ways of seeingTwo kinds of medicine look at one patient together B2 — 10FYou change floors, not hospitalsFrom testing to recovery in one building Dr. Sang-Heon ChoPlanned and ran the SNU Hospital Gangnam CenterFormer professor of allergy, SNU Hospital · EBS ‘Master Doctors’

We believe the first visit should be the easiest one.

A dedicated coordinator guides you from booking through test preparation.
It is all right not to know which department you need. We decide that part together, first.

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