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Hoon Jai Chun is Professor and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Chun has established various methods of endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal diseases and holds numerous patents related to endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Furthermore, he has undertaken research studies on prevention and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disease, Helicobacter pylori infectionand gastrointestinal cancer. Dr. Chun has served as Secretary General of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Secretary General of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer. He is a Fellow of both the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF) and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE).Dr. Chun is also a member of many international gastroenterology societies, including the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES), and is a Fellow of both the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF) and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE).He has published more than 400 full scientific articles in the foremost journals and written numerous book chapters. Dr. Chun has also been an editor and a reviewer of more than 15 prestigious international journals. His contributions to the medical sciences and academic advancement have been recognized with many domestic and international academic awards.