Medical Services Department
Medical Treatment Category Medical Treatment Support Category

Internal Medicine provides treatment for inpatients and outpatients, consulting of other departments, basic and laboratory research on internal medicine field and the department contains divisions of Cardiology, Pulmonary/Allergy, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Endocrinology/ Metabolism, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology.

1. Cardiology
The division of cardiology provides specialized treatments according to prompt and accurate close examinations of patients who have diseases of hypertension, coronary arteries, cardiac insufficiency, and arrhythmia.

2. Pulmonary/Allergy diseases
The division of pulmonary/allergy provides diagnosis, treatment, and research on diseases of pulmonary/allergies including lung cancer, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, acute/chronic urticaria, and drug allergies. This division provides specialized services on diagnosis and treatment to patients by providing excellent medical specialists and medical equipment. The division also contributes to various basic and clinical research including research and clinical research on lung cancer and tuberculosis, research on allergic immune response and drug adverse reaction, and research on medicines used in the field of pulmonary/ allergies.

3. Gastroenterology
The division of gastroenterology provides diagnosis and treatment on digestive organ (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, gallbladder, and biliary tract) diseases which are needed from food intake, absorption, and evacuation. In particular, various endoscopic procedures are done to early diagnose cancers while specialized treatments including endoscopic ultrasonography, endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal bleeding, endoscopic polypectomy, and endoscopic mucosal resection are done. In addition, the division patients with diseases of liver, gallbladder, and biliary tract are specially treated.

4. Nephrology
The division of nephrology provides treatment for various kidney diseases. Mainly, diseases of bloating, osphyalgia, hypertension, proteinuria, and hematuria are treated while major diseases of acute/ chronic renal failure, nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and urinary tract infection are treated as well. Especially, the main causes of diabetic nephropathy, , chronic glomerulonephritis, and infantile polycystic kidney disease are being treated to prevent end-stage renal failure and renal replacement therapies of hemodialysis, continuous peritoneal dialysis, a while renal transplantation treat the end- stage renal failure. Also, kidney operates as key organ to maintain homeostasis in the body, therefore, water and electrolyte imbalance and acid-base disturbance.

5. Endocrinology/Metabolism
The division of endocrinology/metabolism treats patients with diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, osteoporosis and climacterium, obesity, diseases in adrenal gland, pituitary diseases, and various metabolic diseases. Also, the division operates various programs including diabetes mellitus class for systematic and intensive care of patients who have various symptoms and signs.

6. Hematology/Oncology
The division of hematology/oncology manages treatments for various cancers and blood diseases while the division of hematology provides diagnosis and treatment of blood corpuscles (erythrocyte, leucocyte, and thrombocyte) diseases, blood clotting, managing diseases of bolld disorders, leukaemia, thrombocytopenia, myeloproliferative disorder, and thrombosis. The division of oncology provides internal treatment of cancers providing diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and cancers in other parts of body.

7. Infectious Diseases
The division of infectious diseases is one of the internal medicine divisions managing only adults while it provides diagnosis and treatment on infectious diseases of bacteria, virus, mold, and parasite. Also, the division manages consulting and cooperative treatments to other departments and infections within the hospital.

8. Rheumatology
The division of rheumatology manages internal treatment for rheumatatic diseases occurr on joint and musculo-skeletal disorders while the division provides specialized treatment on rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythemarosus, gout, Behcet's disease, and ankylosing spondylitis.

The department of surgery provides operations and medical equipments to treat various diseases from positive of stomachesophagus and small intestine and malignant diseases to bowel disease, diseases of liverbiliary tract and pancreas, duodenum, vascular disease, and breast cancer while the department is divided as the division of surgery and pediatrics. The department also operates an upper gastrointestinal clinic, proctology clinic, liverbiliary tract and pancreas clinic, vascular transplantation clinic, breast endocrine clinic, Pediatric Surgery clinic, ostomy and wound healing clinic while each clinic is operated by the most specialized physicians.
The department mainly manages intensive care on moderate chest injury and active surgical treatments on various tumors including open heart surgery, aorta diseases, various vascular surgery, organ diseases and various tumors including cancers of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, pleura, chest wall, and infectious diseases. Recently, endoscopic thoracoscopy is used to treat pneumothorax, and hyperhidrosis simply with minimized incisions. In particular, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not used during the surgery of coronary artery diseases(angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction) instead the latest surgical method of off pump surgery is applied .
The department of neurosurgery provides surgical treatment to cerebral aneurysm, cerebrovascular diseases of cerebral hemorrhage, brain tumor, spine disease, injury of brain and spine while endovascular surgery on vascular diseases is the best domestically and internationally.
The department of orthopedic surgery is one of the medical fields that researches and treats bones, joints, and spinal injuries and diseases it provides surgical and non-surgical treatments. The department is divided into hand, acromicoclavicular joint, spine, coxa, knee joint, foot and foot joint, pediatric orthopedic surgery, bone tumor, and sports medicine. Besides the detailed divisions mentioned above, the department researches biomechanical treatments for bones and joints, gene therapy, cell therapy, and physical and material engineering. The department at DKUH used the latest medical equipments for robotic surgery and arthroscopy providing the best treatment in the country.
The department is divided in reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery. The division of reconstructive surgery provides operations for hands, head, and neck reconstruction from genetic malformation and injury, burn treatments, elimination of positive and malignant tumors, broken tissue restoration, and bedsores while the division of plastic surgery provides plastic surgery for eyes, nose, breasts, facial and body contour, scar and wrinkle removal, hair transplant or hair removal. Patients and the area of surgery are broad for the department and also, the importance of the department is increasing in present pursuing better life.
This department provides special treatment on all kinds of diseases related to pregnancy, delivery, and diseases of the female genital organs. The department features the division of obstetrics pre-caring and managing entire process of delivery of normal maternity and high risk maternity and the division of gynecologic tumor managing gynecologic cancers, and the division of reproductive endocrinology managing female endocrine disease and infertility.
The department provides treatment of various diseases from infant to youth, growth and development, and special diseases requiring specialized treatment. The specialized treatment field includes diseases that affect premature babies and infants to pediatric endocrinology, pediatric neurology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric respiratory, allergy, infection, and pediatric hematology/oncology. The department has almost everything a children's hospital has including the department of pediatric surgery, pediatric radiology, pediatric psychiatry, pediatric ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine supporting pediatrics.
The department provides specialized treatment on various diseases from general disease of ear, nose, and neck to laryngeal cancer of rapid increase in the present, and malignant head & neck tumors while it expands the area of treatments of comprehensive facial plastic surgery including rhinoplasty. Also, for accurate diagnosis of diseases, the department operates general special audiologic laboratory, vestibular function test laboratory, and voice therapy with specialized examination personnel. Moreover, the department leads development and treatment of medical laser while the nation's first clinic became the key clinic to systematically treat the incurable diseases.
The department manages to treat all kinds of specialized fields in ophthamology with the latest laser treatment equipment, diagnostic tools, and surgical tools. Currently, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment to recover or maintain the function of eyes from diabetic retinopathy, common disease of incurable decreased visual acuity, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Also, the department manages surgeries of lasik, excimer laser, cornea, cataract, and strabismus.
The department of dermatology provides diagnosis and treatment of diseases that occur entirely on partial skin mucosal and skin appendages (hair, unguium, and perspiratory gland). The treatment field includes primary original skin disease of skin allergy, skin cancer, psoriasis, and vitiligo, and entire skin symptoms occurred on systemic disease. Also, the department features various medical equipment including laser, UV therapy, and cryotherapy operating appropriate and specialized treatment.
The department treats genitourinary system (kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethra) maintaining the production of urine and evacuation of waste material, water electrolyte and acid?base metabolism and male reproductive system (testis, epididymis, vas defernce, ejaculatory duct, penis, prostate, seminal vesicle, and bulbourethral gland). Also, the department treats tumors and infectious diseases of various urethra genitourinary system, urolithiasis, neurogenic bladder, obstructive pulmonary disease, male sexual disorders and  infertility, damages of genitourinary system, female urethra disease and urinary incontinence, pediatric urology, adrenal gland, and diseases of retroperitoneum.
Psychiatry is the study that covers the general psychology of humans. The department provides diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental diseases from psychological, social, and environmental, and biological that.
This department researches, prevents, and treats all kinds of diseases occur from structural and functional disorders of the cerebrum , cerebellum, brain stem, central nervous with spine cords and peripheral nervous splitting from central nervous system and muscles. Specialized treatment fields include cerebral apoplexy, headache, movement disorder, seizure, dizziness, disease of peripheral nerves, and other rare diseases of the nervous system while the department operates an EEG, evoked potential, EMG and TCD.
This department provides continual and broad diagnosis and treatment on acute, chronic diseases for all ranges of patients. Family medicine operates health promotion activities, family consulting, and stress management programs including early diagnosis of diseases, obesity problems, smoking, and alcohol. Through the early diagnosis of various uncertain symptoms, simple diseases are directly treated while also guiding to appropriate departments when needed.
This department operates systematic and broad rehabilitation treatment to patients with difficulties living a normal life from musculo-skeletal disease, low back pain, and arthritis, disease of the central nervous system including cerebral apoplexy or cerebral palsy, traumatic disease including damages of spinal cord and brain, sequelae from cardiopulmonary disease, and aged diseases. Also, the department objectively analyses the symptoms and functions of patients through EMG, biodex muscle test, and thermography and treats patients with basic medications and traditional physical therapy, exercise therapy, occupational therapy, corrective medicine by manipulation, various muscle therapies, and injections. The treatment objective of the department is to treat and ease the disease through non-invasive and preservative treatment minimizing the burden of patient's body and to prevent relapse and maximize bodily functions.
This department treats diseases using ionizing radiation where most of the treated diseases are malignant tumors, cancers. Radiology treatment plays an important role treating cancers while maintaining the function and shape of the organ. Currently, physicians, physicists, radiologists, and nurses are cooperating treating cancer patients effectively with the latest equipments including linear accelerater, RTP, microselectron, and radiosurgery system. Radiology treatment includes remote radiotherapy in general and the department provides microselectron treatment using microselectron, and radiosurgery teaming with the department of neurosurgery.
This department is a necessary field to diagnose the status of human body through the method of various imaging studies including x-ray, fluoroscopy using contrast medium, CTA, ultrasonography, CT, and MRI. The department manages to support imaging informatics including various imaging studies, reading, treatment consulting for diagnostic purposes, direct treatment by interventional radiology using an imaging diagnosis system, processing and transmitting of medical imaging. In particular, the treatment function has recently increased along with part of the imaging diagnosis.
The department of nuclear medicine manages the treatment of radiological protection, using radiology from doing radiological protection to a body to treat disease, and imaging study to diagnose diseases monitoring the status of body with radiological protection, and in-vitro to diagnose diseases accurately measuring micro-compounds in the body, and radiological protection treatment to treat diseases using radiology from radiological protection. Also, the department features CT and SPECT supporting the treatment of clinics while it provides a new imaging diagnostic service to patients with priority on safety of using radiological protection.
This department provides broad examinations for inpatients and outpatients while specialized physicians for each field manage verification, reading, clinical consulting, and educational research. Numerous exams that need prompts and accurate test results are done with the latest automated equipments by specialized medical technicians while the request and result report of the exam has been automatically operated by LIS through OCS. Also, detailed fields of the department contain diagnostic hematology, general and special chemistry, immune serum, clinical microbiology, transfusion medicine, diagnostic molecular genetics, and laboratory informatics.
This department of pathology researches the cause and pathpgenesis of diseases while it also decides confirmative diagnosis for deciding method of clinical treatment through the examinations of tissues and cells with applied medicine that links pure basic medicine and clinical basic medicine. In other words, the department provides examinations and diagnosis on tissues from biopsies and surgical incisions, examinations and diagnosis on cells from various organs and humors, electron microscope examination and diagnosis, staining,  and immunohistochemical diagnosis, examination and diagnosis of immunofluorescence and autopsy.
This department provides pre-exam and relives the patient from receiving various examinations or surgery with risk of pain while it also plans the safety of patients during examination or surgery and also eliminates the fear and pain from patients at the same time. Also, patients with chronic pain are directly treated with medication or techniques such as nerve block treating the chronic pain effectively.
This department manages patient treatment at the lab, maintenance, regular checkups, preventive service of medical treatment equipment, size review of medical equipment, and service equipment.
This department treats 24-hour emergency patients on the front line. Also, it cooperates and maintains a close relationship with other medical institutions to ensure smooth emergency medical systems. The department builds educational areas on basic life support including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, trauma life support, medical emergency, emergency medical by environment and dangerous goods, and educational field on emergency medicine, and operates the educational activity.
This department manages preventive medical business for the health of workers, health maintenance, and health promotion for designing an ideal working environment Also, the department provides research and education on industrial medicine, industrial medical service (medical exam, medical management of works, evaluation of working environment) and diagnosis of work-related diseases.
The center is another small hospital within the hospital that provides prompt treatment to emergency patients with all the equipment to needed to save patients. With this, patients can be normalized or close-to-normal enhancing the effects of post-treatment or surgery, and rehabilitation.
This unit features 13 operation rooms with complete aseptic conditions and 18-bed recovery rooms to help the recovery of patients, while the unit manages the plans and changes of the operation schedules as well.
All Intensive care beds feature the latest medical equipment including various monitoring systems, and resuscitators, while experienced medical specialists provide specialized treatment and nursing to help the recovery intensive care patients.
This unit operates specializes in the treatment of kidney and the urinary system, and renal replacement therapy to patients with end-stage renal failure. Patients with acute renal failure and drug addictions are treated using the latest medical equipment. In particular, this unit concentrates on the management of complications applying intensive and individualized programs for chronic patients.
The health screening program is strengthened by an early examination program through the 20 latest medical equipment and 100 close examinations while there is something wrong during the 1st test, 2nd test will be offered to help accurate diagnosis. Also, the program provides additional tests for climacterium and various examinations are provided for early diagnosis and treatment for cancer.