Dr. Chan Sup Shim
ProfessorKonkuk University Medical Center, South Korea
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine from Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine from Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Dr. Chan Sup Shim holds a position of Professor at Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine from Korea University, Seoul, Korea. Previously he was appointed as Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor at SoonChunHyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and Director at Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. He is executive board member of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, general member of the Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and fellow of American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association, and Vice President of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Korean Society of Gastroenterology and Atlas of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. He is member of editorial board in Korean Association of Internal Medicine, Visible Human Journal of Endoscopy, and Editor of Journal of the Korean Society of the Medical Ultrasound, International Editor for the Official Journal of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), Senior Editorial Board of Clinical Endoscopy, and International Advisory member of International Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Training Center in Kobe. Dr. Shim opened the new Endoscopy Center, Glocal Digestive Disease Center and performed international workshop the cutting edge of Endoscopic Ultrasonograpy (EUS), Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS), and Ultrasonograpy (US) for the celebration of opening of new endoscopy center on 9th-10th, July 2011. With the real-time transmission of live demonstration and keynote lecture from 7 countries to Glocal Digestive Disease Center in Konkuk University Medical Center via Academic Research Network. On 13th~14th, July 2013, he also organized international teleconference International Hub in Advanced Endoscopy -Bringing the Best in the World to You, With the real-time transmission of live demonstration and keynote lecture from 6 countries (Japan, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Singapore) to Glocal Digestive Disease Center in Konkuk University Medical Center via Academic Research Network. He has published 116 research articles in journals as well as 17 books and chapters contributed as author/co-author. Dr. Chan received honor includes Award from Ministry of Education, Korea, The 30th Yu-Han Medical Encouragement Award, Academic Encouragement Award of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound, Academic Award of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Young Investigator award of the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Academic Award of the SoonChunHyang University Hospital, Audiovisual Award of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from Chonnam National University and many others. His main area of research interest focuses on Endoscopic Ultrasound, Interventional EUS in the field of Biliopancreatic Diseases, and Therapeutic Endoscopy in GI Oncology.