Hyungsuk Choi, PhD, KMD, LAc

Dr. Hyungsuk Choi has studied traditional Korean medicine at the renowned Kyung Hee University. He received his PhD in integrative medicine from Cha University. Dr. Choi has numerous publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and continues to work as a university researcher in the South Korean public health care sector.

Previous Articles

EBM: Where Do We Go From Here?
November 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 11)
EBM: In Search of Best Evidence (Pt. 3)
March 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 03)
EBM: In Search of Best Evidence (Pt. 2)
February 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 02)
EBM: In Search of Best Evidence
June 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 06)
Evidence-Based Medicine: What It Is and What It Isn't for Our Medicine
March 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 03)
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