Invited Faculty
  • Seong R. Kwon
    Inha Univ.
    Korea
  • Professor Seong-Ryul Kwon graduated from Inha University College of Medicine in 1995 and is currently working as a professor of rheumatology at Inha University College of Medicine. He served as the chief of the Department of Rheumatology at Inha University Hospital, the director of the medical evaluation division, the medical operation division, and the education & training division, and trained at the University of Texas at Dallas, Southwestern Medical Center in the United States.

    He specializes in treating and researching arthritis accompanying spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and autoimmune diseases. He is currently serving as the president of the Korean Society of Spondyloarthritis Research.

    Externally, he served as a public relations member, international member, and basic research member of the Korean College of Rheumatology, and published many papers in academic journals at home and abroad.
    Research & Clinical Focus

    Ankylosing spondylitis

    Spondyloarthritis

    vascular calcification

    osteoblast

    inflammation

    • Date Time Room Session Title Lecture Title
    May 20 16:00-16:30 Room Grand Ballroom 103 [International Symposium 8] Managing Spondyloarthritis: Where are We Now The epidemiology and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea