About KASTRO

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Korean ASTRO (KASTRO) is a professional organization for Radiation Oncologists of Korean heritage. We promote scientific and educational activities for members, and foster closer relationships with the Radiation Oncology Societies in Korea. Members include radiation oncologists, physicists, radiation biologists, and dosimetrists of Korean origin or descent who are actively engaged in the practice of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics in the United States or Canada.

1970 : First ASTRO meeting in Scottsdale, AZ
1986 : KASTRO was created by founding President Dr Noah Choi
1988 : Resident Research Award was created for Korean graduates
1990 : Board of trustees established
1995 : Resident Research Award was created for US graduates
2004 : First US graduate became Vice President Dr Chul-Soo Ha
2004 : KOSRO Fellowship Award was created for US graduates
2009 : First US graduate became President of KASTRO
2016 : KASTRO achieves non-profit status
2018 : KASTRO mentorship program established
2021 : Robert Y Kim Award established
2023 : KASTRO Golf Tournament tradition revived
2023 : Inaugural KASTRO Lifetime Achievement Award

L E A D E R S H I P

President Warren Suh
Vice President Henry Park
Secretary Anna Lee
Treasurer Stella Yoo
Membership Director & Historian Ellen Kim
Early Career Patrick Oh
International Relations Yong Cha & Hye Ri Han
Scientific Committee Chair Dominic Moon
Public Relations Joseph Kim
Board member-at-large Nathan Kim
Social Chair Robert Kwon
Resident Representatives Jino Park & Justin Park

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

Chul Soo Ha
Isabelle Choi
Joseph Song
John Suh
Julia Oh
Sara Kim
Seung Shin Hahn
Song Kang
Sung Kim
Young Chan Ahn

E M E R I T U S M E M B E R S

Chung-Taik Chung
Hak Choy
Robert Y. Kim
Song Chu Arthur Ko

P A S T P R E S I D E N T S

Noah Choi (founding president, 1986-1989)
Shi-Hyong Moon (1990-1991)
Jae-Ho Kim (1992-1993)
Sang-Nam Lee (1994-1995)
Sun-Haeng Huh (1996-1997)
Jin-Chul Kim (1998-1999)
Tae-Hwan Kim (2000-2001)
Chung-Taik Chung (2002-2003)
Robert Yoon Kim (2004-2005)
Stanley Y Byun (2006-2007)
Seung Shin Hahn (2008-2009)
Chul Soo Ha (2010-2011)
Hak Choy (2012-2013)
Thomas Chung (2014-2015)
Sung Kim (2016-2017)
Sara Kim (2018, 2020)
Isabelle Choi (2019, 2021)
Nathan Kim (2022-2023)
Yong Cha (2024-2025)
Warren Suh (2026-2027)