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Shin, Myung-Hee, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
300 Chunchun-dong, Jangan-gu
Suwon 440-746, Korea
Tel: +82-31-299-6180
Fax: +82-31-299-6299
e-mail: mhshin@skku.edu

Education:

1982. 3-1988. 2: M.D. at Seoul National University College of Medicine
1989. 8-1990. 6: M.P.H. at Harvard School of Public Health, concentrating on Epidemiology
1991-1992: Internship at Seoul National Hospital
1992. 3-1995. 8: Ph.D. at Seoul National University School of Medicine, majoring in Preventive Medicine

Positions Held:

1995. 3-1997. 8: Research Physician at Samsung Medical Center
1997. 9-2002. 3: Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
2000. 8-2002. 2: Visiting Scientist at the Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
2002. 4-present: Associate Professor at the Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Research Interests:

  1. Epidemiology of Breast and Thyroid Cancer : focusiong on the role of diet and mammographic pattern.
  2. Nutritional Epidemiology- method and implementation
  3. Korean Emigrant Cohort Study : establishment of emigrant cohort in Kobe, Japan, and Yanbian, China
  4. Seoul Cancer Registry : active surveillance for the cancer incidence in Seoul, Korea
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (such as diseases) in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems. An epidemiologist¡¯s primary goal is finding out the cause (or risk factor) of a specific disease. Since breast and thyroid cancers are the most common cancers in Korean women, we are trying to elucidate the important risk factors for these two cancers through a hospital based case-control study. Nutritional factors are our primary risk factors of interest, and we have developed a Korean version of Food Frequency Questionnaire and a nutrition-analysis system. Our most recent grant is for the establishment of Korean Emigrant Cohort in Japan and China, to assess the environmental and genetic factors for obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Last but not the least; we have been conducting the Seoul Cancer Registry in collaboration with Seoul National University to produce, continuously, the cancer incidence in Seoul, Korea.

Recent Publications:

  1. Shin MH, Yoon MO, Nam SJ, Song YM. Relationship between the source of energy intake and obesity in Korean women using the average of four 3-day dietary records. J Prev Med Public Health 2007;40(1):45-50
  2. Park SK, Sakoda LC, Kang D, Chokkalingam AP, Lee E, Shin HR, Ahn YO, Shin MH, Lee CW, Lee DH, Blair A, Devesa SS, Hsing AW. Rising prostate cancer rates in South Korea. Prostate. 2006;66(12);1285-9
  3. Park KC, Lee BH, Kim EJ, Shin MH, Choi KM, Yoon SS, Kwon SU, Chung CS, Lee KH, Heilman KM, Na DL. Deafferentation-disconnection neglect induced by posterior cerebral artery infarction. NEUROLOGY 2006;66(1):56-61
  4. Shin MH, Lee KM, Yang JH, Nam SJ, Kim JW, Yoo KY, Park SK, Noh DY, Ahn SH, Kim B, Kang D. Genetic polymorphism of CYP17 and breast cancer risk in Korean women. EXP MOL MED (Experimental Molecular and Medicine) 2005;37(1):11-17
  5. Dae-Sung Kim, Moo-Song Lee, Young-Sik Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jong-Myon Bae, Myung-Hee Shin & Yoon-Ok Ahn. Effect modification by vitamin C on the relation between gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori. EUR J EPIDEMIOL(European Journal of Epidemiology) 2005;20(1):67-71
  6. Song JH, Jung SI, Ki HK, Shin MH, Ko KW, Son JS, Chang HH, Kim SW, Lee H, Kim YS, Oh WS, Peck KR, Chongthaleong A, Lalitha MK, Perera J, Yee TT, Jamal F, Kamarulzaman A, Carlos C, So T. Clinical outcomes of pneumococcal pnemonia caused by antibiotic-resistant strains in Asian countries: a study by the Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens. Clin Infect Dis (Clinical Infectious Diseases) 2004;38(11):1570-1578
  7. Kim NY, Shin MH, Nam SJ, Yang JH. Validity of self-reported weight, height and body mass index in a hospital based breast cancer case-control study. Korean J Helath Promot Dis Prev 2004;4(1):45-51
  8. Yoon BK, Kim DK, Kang Y, Kim JW, Shin MH, Na DL. Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's disease: a randomized, prospective study. Fertil Steril. 2003;79(2):274-80.
  9. Ahn YO, Ahn DH, Shin MH, Kim JP. (1993-1997 Cancer Incidence of) Korea, Seoul. In: Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. VIII. IARC Scientific Publications No.155. 2003:276-277.
  10. Shin MH, Holmes MD, Hankinson SE, Wu K, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Intake of dairy products, calcium, and vitamin D and risk of breast cancer. J Nat Cancer Inst 2002; 94(17)
  11. Lee SI, Shin MH, Lee JS, Son BK, Koh YY, Ahn YO. Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in Korean Children: a nationwide questionnaire survey. J Korean Med Sci 2001; 16: 155-64
  12. Kim DH, Shin MH, Ahn YO. Incidence pattern of colorectal cancer in Korea by subsite of origin. J Korean Med Sci 2000; 15: 675-81
  13. Shin MH, Holmes MD, Hankinson SE, Wu K, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Intake of dairy products, calcium, and vitamin D and risk of breast cancer. J Nat Cancer Inst 2002;94:1301-11.
  14. Lee SI, Shin MH, Lee JS, Son BK, Koh YY, Ahn YO. Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in Korean children: A nationwide questionnaire survey. 2001;16:155-64
  15. Shin MH, Yang JH, Choi KJ, Ahn YO. The Menstrual, reproductive, and lactational factors and the risk of breast cancer in Korea: A population based case-control study. Kor J Epidemiol 2000;22:68-81.
  16. Kim Dh, Shin MH, Ahn YO. Incidence pattern of colorectal cancer in Kroea by subsite of origin. J Kor Med Sci 2000;15:675-81.
  17. Kim JP, Ahn YO, Shin MH, Ahn DH. Korea, Seoul Cancer Registry, 1992-1994. IN: International incidence of childhood cancer, Vol. II. Parkin DM, et al. eds. IARC Scientific Publications No. 144, Lyon, 1999, pp.193-196.