Deok-Hyun Han

Deok Hyun Han, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Urology at Samsung Medical Center, which has about 2,000 beds and is located in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his Medical Degree at the Seoul National University and completed an internship at the Seoul National University Hospital. Then he moved to Samsung Medical Center to complete his urological residency and was certified by the Korean Board of Urology. During his fellowship at the Samsung Medical Center, he focused on advanced endourology and minimally invasive surgery. He has expertise in the treatment of urolithiasis using flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous kidney surgery with his own primary access technique. He performs endoscope-combined retrograde intrarenal surgery in the prone position. Currently, he focuses on robotic platforms for RIRS and is building his clinical case experience. He has extensive experience performing various laparoscopic procedures, including conventional, hand-assisted, single-port, and robot-assisted techniques. His practice now primarily involves robot-assisted surgeries for upper urinary tract reconstruction utilizing diverse and advanced surgical methods including buccal mucosa graft and ileal ureter replacement. He performed many live surgical demonstrations at many global and regional academic meetings. And, he is highly motivated to develop and apply novel devices and techniques in endoscopic surgery and/or intervention. He is the Chief Medical Information Officer and the Leader of the Data Service Team at the Office of Digital Transformation in Samsung Medical Center. He has extensively researched the development of AI platforms and has been dedicated to integrating AI with hospital systems to improve diagnostics and treatment. He has been a board member of the Korean Society of Endourology and Robotics (KSER) since 2010. Now he is the Director of the Academic Committee of KSER.

16th August 2025

Time	Session

15:30 17:00	Urolithiasis 2 Diversified Approaches to Stone Management The Era of ECIRS: Prone Still Matters! Deok-Hyun HanKorea (Republic of) Speaker Diversified Approaches to Stone Management Nguyen Ngoc ChauVietnam Moderator Yi-Sheng TaiTaiwan Moderator How to Use Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring to Identify Risky Steps during RIRS Surgery, and the Function of FANS Hung-Yi ChenTaiwan Speaker Echo guide Puncture in Supine PCNL: Tips and Tricks for an Efficient and Safe Procedure Yi-Yang LiuTaiwan Speaker What are the New Supportive Modalities in the Horizon to Increase the Efficacy of ESWL Ching-Heng YenTaiwan Speaker Management of Total Ureteral Avulsion during Ureteroscopy Hsiang-Ying LeeTaiwan Speaker Role of VR/AR/MR in Endourology and Urolithiasis Chinnakhet Ketsuwan Thailand Speaker Special Consideration in Pediatric Endourology Manint UsawachintachitThailand Speaker Use of AI and Robots in Endourology Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker Panel Discussion TICC - 2F 201DE

Time

Session

15:30

17:00

Urolithiasis 2

Diversified Approaches to Stone Management

The Era of ECIRS: Prone Still Matters!

Deok-Hyun HanKorea (Republic of) Speaker
Diversified Approaches to Stone Management

Nguyen Ngoc ChauVietnam Moderator

Yi-Sheng TaiTaiwan Moderator
How to Use Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring to Identify Risky Steps during RIRS Surgery, and the Function of FANS

Hung-Yi ChenTaiwan Speaker
Echo guide Puncture in Supine PCNL: Tips and Tricks for an Efficient and Safe Procedure

Yi-Yang LiuTaiwan Speaker
What are the New Supportive Modalities in the Horizon to Increase the Efficacy of ESWL

Ching-Heng YenTaiwan Speaker
Management of Total Ureteral Avulsion during Ureteroscopy

Hsiang-Ying LeeTaiwan Speaker
Role of VR/AR/MR in Endourology and Urolithiasis

Chinnakhet Ketsuwan Thailand Speaker
Special Consideration in Pediatric Endourology

Manint UsawachintachitThailand Speaker
Use of AI and Robots in Endourology

Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker
Panel Discussion

TICC - 2F 201DE