He has completed his graduation and PhD from Hanyang University, South Korea. He was a Clinical Fellow of Cardiovascular Surgery in Mayo Clinic, Rochester USA between 2011 and 2013. He was also a Research Collaborator in Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA in 2014. He is currently a Board Member of Korean society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery. His research interests include tricuspid valve surgery for functional tricuspid regurgiatation, trans-catheter aortic valve replacement, and hybrid aortic surgery.