Biography – Hongkyung Kim, MD, PhD

Dr. Hongkyung Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received his MD from Chung-Ang University, an MS in Statistics and Data Science from Korea National Open University, and a PhD in Medicine from Yonsei University. He completed his residency and clinical fellowship in Laboratory Medicine at Severance Hospital.

His research interests include digital hematology, artificial intelligence-assisted laboratory diagnostics, molecular genetics, and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis. His research has included evaluating the clinical performance of automated digital morphology analyzers and their application to white blood cell classification and external quality assessment. His work also encompasses molecular diagnostics, copy number variation analysis, and the clinical utility of ctDNA in various malignancies. His current work focuses on improving diagnostic accuracy, laboratory standardization, and the clinical application of emerging technologies in laboratory medicine.