Ewha Womans University reappointed Suh Hyun-suk, 62, as president of its medical center, and also named Kim Kwang-ho, 41, director of its stomach cancer center, as president of its Mokdong Hospital Monday.

Suh was reelected to head the medical center for the third consecutive term since 2007, the hospital said.

She is highly recognized for building up the medical center’s reputation as one of the nation’s top women’s hospitals by leading the foundation of a cancer center, a cancer research institute and a health promotion center, all for women..

Her other achievements include a successful merger of two local hospitals of the university and accreditation of the medical center with the Joint Commission International, a renowned global authority in the field of setting medical care standards.

Ewha Womans University Medical Center officials say that Suh has played a leading role in innovating its management system, raising its competitiveness and advancing medical services.

The hospital has drawn much attention for extending weekday treatment and consultation hours, making service available on Saturdays and improving emergency room operation.

A Ewha Womans University graduate, Suh has worked as an oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a cancer treatment and research center in New York, and Inje University Paik Hospital in Seoul.

Recognized for her efforts for medical research and development in Korea, she was named to head the committee of private medical hospital presidents in 2009.

Kim, named as new president of Ewha Womans Hospital in Mokdong, western Seoul, is one of the top surgeons for colorectal cancer. Kim played a leading role in establishing the hospital’s first stomach and cololectoral cancer center. He has strengthened human networks with doctors in other parts of Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi provincial cities, hospital officials said.

The Korea University Medical School graduate worked at Korea University Hospital and New York Presbyterian Hospital full-time before moving to Ewha Womans University Hospital.

By Lee Woo-young (wylee@heraldcorp.com)