Jeong Jiah

Curriculum Vitae

Jiah Jeong, MD, PhD

Department of Pediatrics
Subspecialty: Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

Professional Profile

Dr. Jiah Jeong is a board-certified pediatrician specializing in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. She has extensive clinical and academic experience in pediatric digestive diseases, infant nutrition, breastfeeding medicine, and nutritional management for infants and children.

She has served as a Professor of Pediatrics at Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital and has extensive experience in university hospitals, including pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition fellowship training at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital and Seoul National University Children's Hospital.

She currently serves as the Medical Director of Kim Sook Ja Children's Hospital and continues to provide specialized care in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders, growth and nutrition, and infant health.

Professional Experience

Medical Director
Kim Sook Ja Children's Hospital, Hanmi Medical Foundation

Director
Asia Human Milk Research Institute

Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital

Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition (Visiting Program)
Seoul National University Children's Hospital

Education

Ph.D. in Medicine
Ewha Womans University College of Medicine

Medical Specialty

Board-Certified Pediatrician

Subspecialty Certification:
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Clinical Expertise

Dr. Jiah Jeong specializes in:

• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Infant and Child Nutrition
• Breastfeeding Medicine
• Human Milk Research
• Food Allergy and Allergic Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
• Nutritional Management for Infants and Children
• Growth and Development Assessment

International Training

Mayo Clinic, USA
Clinical Training Program

Professional Memberships

• Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
• Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Diseases
• Korean Pediatric Society of Infectious Diseases
• Korean Society of Neonatology
• Korean Society of Breastfeeding Medicine

Selected Publications

1. Dynamic stability of cholesterol and desmosterol in human milk from four Asian countries.
   Food Science and Biotechnology. Aug 2022.
2. A partially hydrolyzed whey formula provides adequate nutrition in high-risk infants for allergy.
   Nutrition Research and Practice. Jun 2022.
3. Association between lutein intake and lutein concentrations in human milk samples from lactating mothers in South Korea.
   European Journal of Nutrition. Feb 2018.
4. Retinol, α-tocopherol, and selected minerals in breast milk of lactating women with full-term infants in South Korea.
   Nutrition Research and Practice. Feb 2017.
5. Breast milk fatty acid composition and fatty acid intake of lactating mothers in South Korea.
   British Journal of Nutrition. Feb 2017.
6. Macronutrient composition of human milk from Korean mothers of full-term infants born at 37–42 gestational weeks.
   Nutrition Research and Practice. Aug 2015.
7. Influence of asthma status on serotype-specific pneumococcal antibody levels.
   Postgraduate Medicine. Sep 2010.
8. Inflammatory bowel disease and asthma: a population-based, case-control study.
   Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Nov 2010.