For an initial consultation, you can talk to one of our coordinators via WhatsApp:
Medical Leaders
It is the first medical institution established in Korea. During 133 years, this medical center has been the main hospital for local residents. For the past 8 years, it has been the best choice for international patients as well.
Severance hospital & Yonsei University
Top graduates from the acclaimed Yonsei Medical University join every year this top hospital. Medical research in collaboration with the university is a key factor for the high level of treatment inside this hospital.
Severance Hospital has a separate oncology center that was renovated 7 years ago. There is also a rehabilitation center, cardiovascular, ENT and children’s hospitals, an international health center and an emergency center. The entire complex has more than 3,500 beds and serves more than 4 million patients (outpatient and inpatient) annually.
Why to visit Severance Hospital using Medical Avenue's services?
- Preliminary phone call with a professional medical coordinator in English
- Direct and quick access to appointments with a doctor without unnecessary documentation
- Automated document transfer process: medical history and records (no need for Korean translation)
- Recommendations/information for doctors and surgeons
- Free organization of non-medical events (accommodation, transport, guide, telephone)
- Priority Services at the International Office for Medical Avenue
- Follow-up services after returning home (delivery of medicines, additional appointments, payment process)
Leading Departments And Centers At Severance Hospital:
- Department of Oncology – leukemia, brain tumors, lymphoma, sarcomas, etc.
- Department of Hematology – aplastic anemia, hemophilia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, etc.
- Children’s oncohematology: foreign children and families from all regions of the CIS and the GCC, the Middle East and East Asia come here for the treatment of rare cancers.
- Ophthalmological Center: treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, uveitis, corneal ulcers, retinal angiopathy in hypertension, astigmatism and other eye diseases.
- Cancer Center: 15 floors with the latest technology and oncology specialists.
- Laparoscopic surgery, operations using the Da Vinci robot, tomotherapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy.
- Health check-up center: 1-day medical check-up programs.
Top Severance hospital doctors that Medical Avenue has direct access to:
Chief Physician of the Department of Oncohematology
Specialization: leukemia, lymphoma, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation
Department of Pediatric Orthopedics
Specialization: cerebral palsy, deformity of the hand and foot, diseases of the hip joint, neuromuscular diseases, gait disturbance
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Specialization: brain tumor surgery, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, diastematomyelia