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Dermatology outpatient clinic
International Healthcare Center
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Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) is a national university hospital on Daehak-ro in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, and the teaching hospital of Seoul National University College of Medicine. It traces its origins to Jejung Hospital, set up by the Joseon government in April 1885, and to Daehan Hospital, established in 1907, whose clock-tower building still stands on the campus. The hospital was incorporated under its present name in 1978. The Yeongeon-dong campus comprises the Main Hospital, Children's Hospital and Cancer Hospital, with 1,635 inpatient beds and 1,559 doctors as of 31 December 2025.
The Department of Dermatology is staffed by faculty, clinical fellows, residents and nurses, and its outpatient clinic is on basement level 3 of the Daehan Outpatient Center. The department runs clinics for atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, contact dermatitis, acne and other sebaceous gland diseases, hair and nail diseases, vitiligo and pigmentary disorders, scars, bullous and connective tissue diseases and skin cancer, alongside laser and dermatologic surgery clinics. Skin cancer and skin reactions to cancer drugs are also managed through the Skin Cancer / Chemotherapy Skin Care Center at the SNUH Cancer Hospital. The department carries out clinical and translational research with the SNUH Biomedical Research Institute and the college's Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, and trains medical students and dermatologists. Prof. Kwon Ohsang, a hair and scalp disease specialist, heads the department for the 2026–2028 term.
Patients without Korean National Health Insurance are served by the International Healthcare Center (IHC), founded on 1 June 1999 and located on the 2nd floor of the Main Hospital building. The IHC helps with appointments, payments, examinations and prescriptions. It offers interpretation in English, Chinese, Mongolian, Russian and Arabic, a 24-hour emergency contact line and cashless billing coordinated with international insurers. The hospital is reached from Exit 3 of Hyehwa Station on Seoul Subway Line 4.
Prof. Kwon Ohsang
Head, Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital
Kwon Ohsang is a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine. SNUH appointed him head of the Department of Dermatology for 16 July 2026 – 15 July 2028, having also listed him in the role for 2024–2026. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 1994, did his dermatology residency at SNUH (1995–1999) and was a visiting scholar in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2009. His clinical work covers hair loss and scalp disease, and he has been president of the Korean Hair Research Society since June 2024.
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Accreditation
KOIHA
Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation (Ministry of Health and Welfare healthcare accreditation) — Hospital accreditation – Seoul National University Hospital; first certified 2010, re-certified 2015, listed among 4th-cycle accredited hospitals in February 2023
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The Dermatologic Surgery Clinic removes benign and malignant tumours of the skin and subcutaneous tissue and repairs the defect with skin grafts, flaps or soft-tissue augmentation.
Diagnosis, staging and treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers. Melanoma patients can be seen in a multidisciplinary clinic with dermatology, plastic surgery, haemato-oncology, radiation oncology and pathology.
Patch tests with a standard series and substances the patient suspects, such as cosmetics, hair dyes, rubber and metals, are applied on Monday and read on Wednesday and Friday to identify the cause of the dermatitis.
The Laser Clinic uses CO2, pulsed-dye, Nd:YAG, fractional CO2 and Er:YAG lasers, microneedle radiofrequency and IPL for pigmentation such as melasma and lentigines, birthmarks, vascular lesions, scars and photoaging.
The Skin Cancer / Chemotherapy Skin Care Center at the SNUH Cancer Hospital sees patients who develop skin side effects from anticancer drugs.
Assessment and long-term management of atopic dermatitis, eczema, chronic itch, prurigo and urticaria in adults and, through Pediatric Dermatology, in children.
The Psoriasis Clinic treats plaque, pustular and erythrodermic psoriasis with topical therapy, ultraviolet phototherapy, systemic medication and biologic injections, chosen after skin biopsy and blood, urine and imaging tests.
Diagnosis and treatment of male- and female-pattern hair loss, alopecia areata, telogen effluvium and childhood hair loss, together with scalp conditions such as seborrheic dermatitis and folliculitis.
Diagnosis and treatment of nail diseases, including pigmented nail bands and nail-unit tumours.
The Acne Clinic treats acne vulgaris, acne conglobata and keloidal acne with intralesional injection, oral medication and lasers, and the department also treats rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis.
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32 years since medical degree (1994); dermatology residency from 1995 of experience
Professor of Dermatology; Head, Department of Dermatology
Male- and female-pattern hair loss, Alopecia areata
Address
101 Daehak-ro, 03080 Jongno-gu (Yeongeon-dong), Seoul, South Korea
Weather
Seoul has four distinct seasons, with hot, humid summers that include a monsoon period from late June to August and cold, dry winters when temperatures often fall below freezing. Spring and autumn are mild and comparatively dry.
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