
The Asian Scientist 100
Lee Jae Won

Institution
University of Ulsan
Country
South Korea
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Lee received the 13th Asan Award in Medicine for Clinical Medicine for pioneering a new surgical approach for heart disease and establishing a robotic cardiac surgery center in Korea.
(Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)
AWARDS
- 13th Asan Award in Medicine (Award in Clinical Medicine)
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