WHAT is it all about?

Gathers, Collaborates, and Advances Together.

Each year, Korean American physicians, trainees, and medical students from across the U.S. convene to participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances and to share experiences through networking opportunities. The 2023 KAMA Scientific Convention in Chicago will be an exciting opportunity to connect and network with many colleagues to strengthen relationships across medical communities. The theme of this year’s KAMA convention “Transforming Medicine through Quality and Innovation” reflects the meeting’s focus on the remarkable achievements across clinical practice, research and industry and the continuous quality improvement that drives the advancements that shape the face of medicine today.

Keynote Speaker

Inspiring Talks

2023 KAMA brings together high-profile thought leaders who’ve made significant and enduring contributions in both their respective fields and throughout the world.

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
President, American Medical Association 2023

Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld is board certified in both anesthesiology and clinical informatics and has been an AMA Trustee since 2014, having served as Board Chair in 2019-20. He also is a fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Medical Informatics Association – dividing his time among clinical practice, teaching, research and directing a $560-million statewide health philanthropy.

Dr. Ehrenfeld is one of the most respected national voices on digital health integration and innovation, serving as a consultant to the World Health Organization’s former Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, and co-chair of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s committee on AI. He previously served as co-chair of the Navy Surgeon General’s Taskforce on Personalized and Digital Medicine and as a special advisor to the 20th U.S. Surgeon General.

His research, which focuses on understanding how information technology can improve surgical safety and patient outcomes, has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research.

Dr. Ehrenfeld is also a combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan during both Operation Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support Mission.

Plenary Speaker

Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH

Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Howard K. Koh is the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School. He previously served as the 14th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2009-2014) after being nominated by President Barack Obama, and as Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1997-2003) after being appointed by Governor William Weld. A graduate of Yale College and the Yale University School of Medicine, he trained at Boston City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, earned board certifications in four medical fields, has been Principal Investigator of research grants totaling $25M, published more than 300 articles in the medical and public health literature and has received over 70 awards, including six honorary doctorate degrees.

Featured Speakers

David W. Chang, MD, FACS

  • Chief of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago

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Augustine M.K. Choi, MD

  • Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Senior Vice President, Senior Advisor to the CEO/ President of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Former Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

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Mary E. Choi, MD

  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Former President, KAMA 2020-2021

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Hee Hwang, MD

  • CEO, Kakao Healthcare

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Hochang Benjamin Lee, MD

  • Chair, Department of Psychiatry
    University of Rochester School of Medicine

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Esther S. Oh, MD, PhD

  • President, American Delirium Society
  • Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center

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Youngjin Yoo, PhD

  • Professor of Information Systems
  • Faculty Director, xLab
    Department of Design & Innovation
    The Weatherhead School of Management
    Case Western Reserve University

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Featured Sessions

  • AI in Medicine
  • Translating Quality Metrics into Practice
  • KAMA Women in Medicine Panel
  • Leadership in Healthcare Panel
  • Waun Ki Hong Memorial Lecture
  • Research Abstract Competition, KAMSA/KAMRAF

Meet the Executive Team

Jennifer I. Lee, MD

President

Weill Cornell Medicine, NY NY

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Sunguk Jang, MD

Vice President

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

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Helen H. Han, MD

Co-Scientific Chair

Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles CA

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Yoon S. Chun, MD

Co-Scientific Chair

Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston MA

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Cecilia J. Yoon, MD

Co-Research Chair

Weill Cornell Medicine, NY NY

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Anthony J. Choi, MD

Co-Research Chair

Weill Cornell Medicine, NY NY

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Andrew H. Kim, MD

Treasurer

Los Angeles, CA

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Michelle K. Kim, MD

Immediate Past President

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

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Mary E. Choi, MD

Special Advisor

Weill Cornell Medicine, NY NY

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Daehee Kang, MD, PhD

Korea Liason

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