Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Prof. Sang-Ho Jo, Department of Cardiology at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital (HUSHH), has recently been invited to be on a paper review committee of Circulation, the official journal of the American Heart Association (AHA).

Circulation is the world's leading journal in the areas of cardiac and cardiology with an impact factor (IF) of 12.8, according to the 2007 Institute for Scientific Informational Journal Citation Reports.

Those who evaluate papers in journals with impact factors above 10 are required to obtain extensive professional clinical experience as well as excellent academic achievements.

Prof. Jo is specializing in coronary intervention of cardiology and treats chest pain, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension at HUSHH.

By Younghee Han, Int'l Operations Team, HUMC