09-11, 17:00–17:10 (Europe/Istanbul), Otology 5
Jong Woo Chung, MD, is a professor and former chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Dr. Chung and his colleagues lead multiple clinical research projects focusing on sensorineural hearing loss, cochlear implantation, middle ear implants, chronic ear disease, and pediatric otitis media. His recent research interests have expanded into robotic-assisted ear surgery, artificial intelligence applications in otology, and endoscopic ear surgery.
Dr. Chung earned his medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency and Ph.D. training in Otolaryngology. Following advanced training in general otology, neurotology, skull base surgery, and cochlear implantation, he joined Asan Medical Center, where he further developed programs in skull base surgery, audiology, endoscopic ear surgery, and cochlear implantation. He also initiated basic research on noise-induced hearing loss.
Dr. Chung has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCI/SCIE journals. He has held numerous leadership roles, including President of the Korean Audiological Society (2014–2016), President of the Korean Skull Base Society (2017), and President of the Korean Association of Institutional Review Boards (2020–2023). He currently serves as President of the upcoming World Congress of Audiology 2026, which will be held in Seoul.
- The management of advanced malignancies in the external auditory canal and temporal bone
- APSCI Board Panel
- Endoscopic management of attic cholesteatoma
- Cholesteatoma surgery: A visual review of endoscopic and microscopic surgical techniques
- Stapedectomy in patients with dehiscent and prolapsed facial nerve
- Difficult CI Surgery
- Management of temporal bone and external auditory canal tumors
- Tympanojugular paraganglioma: our experience of 46 cases
- Reimagining otologic practice through technology
- Temporal bone paraganglioma resection through endoscopic transcanal approach: Video illustration of critical surgical points
- Outcomes of the canal wall down mastoidectomy in the management of middle ear cholesteatoma
- Endoscopic ear surgery
- Facial nerve reanimation
- Cholesteatoma challenges: Innovative approaches
1999 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University
2006 – 2012 Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University
2012– 2015 Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University
2015-2017 Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Jikei University School of Medicine
2017- Present Professor and Medical Director, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Jikei University School of Medicine