Sun-Joo Jang, MD, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Sun-Joo Jang, MD, PhD is a Physician-Scientist in Cardiology. He joined Yale School of Medicine as a Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine with T32-research grant at Y-TRIC. Dr. Jang finished his internal medicine residency at Asan Medical Center (Seoul, Korea) and Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital. He has a PhD in Medical Science and Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from KAIST (2012-2016). His thesis examined the development of high-speed, multifunctional optical coherence tomography (OCT). He continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School (Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2016-2018) and at Weill Cornell Medical College (Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2018-2020). His research interests include molecular imaging using SPECT/CT, PET/CT and intravital microscopy, intravascular imaging and physiology (OCT, IVUS, FFR), cardiac CT/MRI, immersive media (AR/VR/MR) and artificial intelligence/machine learning in medical imaging.
Education & Training
- ResidencyYale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital (2023)
- Postdoctoral associateWeill Cornell Medical College (2020)
- Postdoctoral research fellowHarvard Medical School (2018)
- PhDKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Medical Science and Engineering/Mechanical Engineering (2016)
- MSUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology (2012)
- ResidencyAsan Medical Center (2012)
- MDKorea University College of Medicine, Medicine (2007)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Fellows Abstract Competition Finalist | Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) | 2022 |
BCVS Abstract Travel Grant | American Heart Association | 2017 |
Best Mentor Award | Harvard Medical School | 2017 |
Best Graduate Paper Award | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | 2016 |
Outstanding Paper Award | Optical Society of Korea | 2015 |
International Mentoring Travel Grant | American Heart Association | 2014 |
Global PhD Fellowship | National Research Foundation | 2012 |
Alumni Award | Asan Medial Center | 2011 |
Chief of the year | Asan Medical Center | 2011 |
Achievement Award | Asan Medical Center | 2011 |
Best Medical ICU Doctor | Asan Medical Center | 2010 |