Our doctor
Dr. Ki Hyon Kil, M.D., Ph.D.
Your treating specialist
Who will assess my treatment options?
Dr. Ki Hyon Kil is the founder and chief OB/GYN at Barungil OB/GYN Clinic in Seoul. He began OB/GYN residency in 2005 and became a board-certified specialist in 2009. His consultation considers your diagnosis, symptoms, medical history and pregnancy plans before discussing treatment, alternatives and risks.
The career history, society roles and procedure experience below are provided by the clinic. Procedure counts describe experience, not a guarantee of an individual result.
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Career
- Residency in obstetrics & gynecology from 2005 · board-certified specialist since 2009
- Ph.D. in Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Catholic University of Korea; board-certified OB/GYN
- Clinical Professor, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea
- Director, PRO HIFU International Training Center
- Former Head of OB/GYN, Cheongyang Medical Center
- Former OB/GYN, Gangnam Peter Hospital HIFU Center
- Former Director, KLMG Gangnam HIFU Center
- Fellowship, ASC Center for Female Aesthetics, Denver, USA
- Training, Nagoya City University Hospital, Japan
Societies
- Board Member, Academic Affairs, Korean Society of Focused Ultrasound in Medicine
- Board Member, Information Affairs, Korean HIFU Research Society
- Board Member, Academic Affairs, Korean Society for Sexual Medicine in Women
- Member, Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Member, Korean Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Member, Korean Academy of Aesthetic Surgery
Philosophy
Always the right path — for every patient.
The promise in our name
“Barun-gil” means “the right path”. It is my promise to always be honest and to find, together with each patient, the path she truly needs.
Care as if for family
I look beyond today’s symptoms to your life ahead, and explain treatment the way I would to my own child — until you fully understand.
Understanding the fear
Women’s health concerns can feel lonely. Rather than easy promises of certainty, I explain your condition and look for the best option with you.
Better every day
日新又日新 — “new each day, and new again”. Am I a little better than yesterday? I ask myself this before every clinic.
Presentations & research
- 2016 · 24th COGI World Congress, Amsterdam — uterine HIFU abstract
- 2017 · Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiroshima — uterine HIFU
- 2017 · 25th COGI World Congress, Vienna — uterine HIFU abstract
- 2017 · Korean Society of Female Perineoplasty — laser vaginoplasty
- 2018 · Korean Academy of Aesthetic Surgery — HIFU and laser vaginoplasty
- 2019 · Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya — uterine HIFU
- 2022–2023 · Korean Society of Focused Ultrasound in Medicine — uterine HIFU
- 2025 · Korean Society for Sexual Medicine in Women — labiaplasty
- SCI publications: Mol Cell Toxicol (2016); The Journal of Immunology (2010)