Division of Transplantation and Vascular Surgery belongs to The Department of Surgery, and consists of Transplantation surgery performing kidney and pancreas transplantation and Vascular Surgery treating peripheral vascular diseases.

Since the first successful renal transplantation in 1969, our Division of Transplantation performed over 2,800 cases until 2019 and about 150-200 cases are performed every year. We make a team with the transplantation center and nephrologists and provide multidisciplinary care for transplant recipients from the formation of dialysis access to kidney/pancreas transplant surgery and immunosuppression control as well as long term care to improve graft survival.

The Division of Vascular Surgery provides comprehensive patient care for peripheral vascular diseases from risk reduction and medical management to endovascular and open surgical procedures. Vascular surgeons are responsible for various diseases of the blood vessels in the whole body except in the brain and heart. The common diseases treated in vascular surgery include arterial (aneurysms, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, Buerger disease and vasculitis, etc), venous (deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins and portal vein occlusion, etc) and lymphatic (lymphedema, chylous ascites, etc) diseases as well as vascular malformations, vascular trauma, vascular access and oncovascular diseases. We run noninvasive vascular lab, offer one-stop service for vascular access problems, and perform day surgery for varicose veins under local anesthesia. Multidisciplinary team approach and adoption of up-to-date treatment strategies (open, endovascular and hybrid surgery) have made excellent treatment outcomes compared to world-famous centers. All participating faculties and staffs of our Division of Transplantation and Vascular Surgery in Seoul National University Hospital are trying to do our best in the areas of education, research, clinical care and social service.