Professor Chu-Wan Kim, a great name in the history of Korean radiology
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Prof. Chu-Wan Kim, who passed away on April 9, 2015, was a towering tree in the history of Korean radiology and eternal supporter of the profession. He contributed enormously to the growth of Korean radiology ever since he joined the field of radiology after completing college in 1953. As his pen name JiSan means ‘grass and mountain,’ he was as tall and dignified as a mountain and was able to predict how the future would go as if he were looking down from a mountain top, while he was as tender and careful as grass when he helped others and carried out projects. Prof. Kim founded the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM) in 1980 and then contributed enormously to the development of the KSUM as the president from 1980 to 1988. He also contributed to the advancement of ultrasonography in Asia as a president of the Asian Federation for Societies of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB). In addition, he placed Korean Radiology on a stable foundation as a president of the Korean Congress of Radiology (KCR) (19731974) and chair of directors of the KCR (1986-1990). He was so humble that he enjoyed wearing inexpensive clothes purchased in street markets and carried the bags distributed at academic congresses until they were too worn out to be used. He liked to eat popular Korean food such as kalguksu, handmade chopped noodle soup, and always emphasized the use of homemade products. He was such a big eater that there was a saying: “Do not sit together with Prof. Chu-Wan Kim at the party table.” In an annual congress of the Japanese Society of Ultrasound, he established a new record in a soba noodle eating contest in a famous Japanese restaurant. Although he was a very optimistic person, frequently saying, “I am a lucky guy,” he did not tread off of the righteous path. To praise Prof. Chu-Wan Kim for his virtue, I would like to review the path of his life [1,2].
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