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Hong Seung Bong

Hong Seung Bong

Director Neurology · Epilepsy & Sleep Center

Clinical expertise

  • Epilepsy & seizure disorders
  • Sleep disorders
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Hong Seung Bong

Neurology · Epilepsy & Sleep Center · View full profile

Clinical expertise

  • Epilepsy and seizure disorders: Epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, Kymero robotic surgery, seizure disorders, and magnetoencephalography (MEG)
  • Sleep disorders: Insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, abnormal behaviors during sleep, and restless legs syndrome

Education

  • M.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine
  • M.S. in Medicine, Seoul National University
  • Ph.D. in Medicine, Seoul National University

Current appointments and professional activities

  • Director, Epilepsy Support Center
  • Professor, Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
  • Director, Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Samsung Medical Center
  • Honorary President, Korean Epilepsy Society

Previous appointments and professional activities

  • Chair, Board of Directors, Korean Neurological Association
  • President, Asian Society of Sleep Medicine
  • President, Korean Epilepsy Society
  • President, Korean Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • President, Korean Society of Sleep Research
  • Chair, Pan-Medical Research Group for Suicide Prevention
  • Full-Time Committee Member, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA)
  • Member, Relative Value Scale Research Group, Korean Medical Association
  • Asia Representative, Governing Council, World Sleep Society
  • Asia-Oceania Regional Representative and Treasurer, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
  • Organizing Committee Chair, Asian Sleep Research Society Congress, 2018
  • Organizing Committee Chair, World Sleep Congress, 2015

Training and certification

  • Fellowship in Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, USA
  • Fellowship in Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
  • Board Certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, USA

Honors and awards

  • 2018 Distinguished Service Award, Korean Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • 2015 Distinguished Service Award, Korean Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • 2015 Special Recognition Award, World Sleep Society
  • 2013 Selected as an Epilepsy Specialist on EBS Best Doctors
  • 2013 Recognition Award, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 2012 Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 2012 ResMed Academic Award
  • 2012 Myung-In Academic Award
  • 2011 JW Academic Award
  • 2008 Highest Impact Factor Publication Award, Samsung Medical Center
  • 2008 Selected as an Epilepsy Specialist on EBS Best Doctors
  • 2006 Academic Award, Korean Epilepsy Society
  • 2005 Ministerial Commendation for Excellence in Research, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 2005 Siemens Academic Award
  • 2005 Best Paper Award, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI)
  • 2004 Bumsuk Academic Award
  • 2002 Academic Award, Korean Epilepsy Society
  • 2001 Best Paper Award, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI)
  • 2000 Research Paper Award, Samsung Medical Center
  • 1999 Hamchoon Medical Award, Seoul National University College of Medicine Alumni Association
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