Professor Byung-in Lee (이병인, Lee Byung-in)
Specialty: Neurology
Main Area of Expertise: Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy
Current Position: Director of the Lee Byung-in Epilepsy Center at Myongji Hospital, South Korea.
Professional Summary
Professor Byung-in Lee is a distinguished South Korean neurologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. He has extensive clinical, academic, and research experience in both South Korea and the United States.
He currently serves as the Director of the Lee Byung-in Epilepsy Center at Myongji Hospital.
Throughout his career, Professor Lee has held numerous academic and leadership positions at major medical institutions, including Severance Hospital at Yonsei University, Inje University, and Cleveland Clinic in the United States.
He has played an important role in advancing neurology and epileptology in South Korea, serving in leadership positions within the Korean Neurological Association and the Korean Epilepsy Society.
His research focuses on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, seizure diagnosis, and the effectiveness of antiepileptic medications.
Education and Medical Training
Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea — Medical Degree.
Indiana University, USA — Graduate studies in Neuroscience.
University of Minnesota, USA — Neurology Residency.
Cleveland Clinic, USA — Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship.
Professional Experience
Director, Lee Byung-in Epilepsy Center, Myongji Hospital — Present.
Clinical Professor of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, affiliated with Hanyang University.
Professor Emeritus, Inje University College of Medicine.
Director, Epilepsy Center, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital.
Professor of Neurology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital.
Director, Neurology Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University.
Chair, Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
Professor of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Indiana University, USA.
Clinical Research Fellow in Neurophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, USA.
Neurology Resident, University of Minnesota, USA.
Internal Medicine Resident, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, USA.
Professional Memberships and Leadership Positions
Honorary President, Korean Epilepsy Society.
Chairman of the Board, Korean Neurological Association.
President, Korean Neurocritical Care Society.
President, Korean Neurological Association.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the inaugural congress of the Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Organization.
Chairman of the Korean Epilepsy Society Committee for the International Epilepsy Congress Bid.
Awards and Honors
2018 — Distinguished Service Award, Korean Epilepsy Society.
2014 — Songpa Medical Award, Korean Neurological Association.
2013 — Award for Contributions to Epileptology.
2005 — Songchon Ji Seok-yeong Medical Award.
1997 — Bowon Academic Award, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
Scientific Research and Publications
Professor Lee has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers in neurology and epileptology, published in international peer-reviewed medical journals.
Selected Publications:
Lee HJ, Seo SA, Lee BI, Kim SE, Park KM. Thalamic nuclei volumes and network in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2020;141(4):271–278.
Khoo CS, Lee D, Park KM, Lee BI, Kim SE. A rare but treatable cause of recurrent chest pain — Ictal chest pain. BMC Neurology. 2019;19(1):348.
Park KM, Cho KH, Lee HJ, Heo K, Lee BI, Kim SE. Predicting the antiepileptic drug response by brain connectivity in newly diagnosed focal epilepsy. Journal of Neurology. 2020;267(4):1179–1187.
Contributions to Medical Textbooks
Professor Lee has also contributed to several medical textbooks and academic publications, including:
Clinical Epileptology — Korean Epilepsy Society, 2009.
Neurology — Korean Neurological Association.
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery — Chapter 44: Diagnosis and Classification of Epilepsy.
Lee Woo-joo's Lectures on Pharmacology, 7th Edition — Chapter 19: Antiepileptic Drugs.
