Seoul

Gangnam Severance Hospital (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원)

Opened in May 1983 June 1995: Introduced a new laparoscopic laminectomy and performed a spinal surgery through the abdomen December 1996: Successfully performed the first balloon angioplasty using ultrasound angiography in Korea April 1997: Succeeded in a surgery using AESOP, Korea's first voice recognition robot arm February 2023: Succeeded in Korea's first intestinal perforation surgery for an infant with extremely low weight (630g) May 2007: Installed Da Vinci S surgical robot for the first time in Asia June 2009: Opened the largest number of RI treatment rooms among Korean university hospitals May 2014: Performed the radiation cancer treatment using VERSA HD APEX for the first time in Asia August 2014: Performed Korea's first intraoperative radiation treatment (IORT) for breast cancer June 2022: Introduced the first hybrid stent graft E-vita NEO for the first time in Korea March 2024: Ranked 6th in Korea in the 'World's Best Hospitals' by U.S. Newsweek magazine