Prof Jeong Young Hoon

Prof Jeong Young-Hoon

Prof Jeong Young-Hoon is a Professor of Medicine at Chung-Ang University College of Medicine and practices as an interventional cardiologist at Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital in South Korea.

He also serves as the Director of the CAU Thrombosis and Biomarker Center, where he leads clinical and translational research in thrombosis, platelet function, and personalized antithrombotic therapy. He currently serves as the Board Chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Society for Circulation and has previously held positions as Vice President of the Asian Society of Cardiology and Chairman of the Platelet-Thrombosis Research Group under the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology (KSIC).

Prof Jeong earned his MD and PhD in internal medicine with a specialization in cardiovascular research. With over 20 years of clinical experience, he is internationally recognized for his expertise in thrombogenicity and precision antithrombotic therapy. His primary research interests include antithrombotic strategies, the "East Asian Paradox" in response to such therapies, thromboelastography-guided individualized treatment, and biomarker-based cardiovascular risk stratification. He continues to actively engage in global collaborative research to advance safer and more effective cardiovascular care tailored to ethnic and regional differences.

Prof Jeong has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious cardiovascular journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, The Lancet, JACC journals, as well as Circulation journals. He also serves as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for several international scientific journals.