Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital

Area & Setting: Hospital · transplantation · Editorial Review: Updated 20 October 2026 · 3 minute read · Visit international website ↗

Clinical focus

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital is a teaching hospital of the Catholic University of Korea. Its hematology department addresses leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and aplastic anemia. The service is organized around disease-focused centers, including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, bone marrow failure, and pediatric hematology-oncology.

The department lists hematopoietic stem cell transplantation alongside targeted immunotherapy, CAR-T therapy, and other cellular approaches. These are specialist treatments for defined blood disorders. This profile concerns hematology and transplantation rather than an aesthetic or general wellness infusion service.

Transplantation and continuity of care

The hospital describes a long-running transplant program dating to 1983. Its Transplantation Consultation Center addresses post-transplant issues such as infectious complications, cytomegalovirus infection, hemorrhagic cystitis, and vaccination after transplantation. The pediatric service also describes several transplant donor and cell-source approaches.

For a patient, the important implication is that a transplant consultation includes much more than selecting a stem cell source. It should clarify why transplantation is being considered at this stage of the disease, what other options remain, and how complications will be monitored. A center’s experience does not by itself predict an individual outcome.

International patient pathway

The International Healthcare Center provides primary care, specialist referrals, and medical documentation for international patients. Its published language services include English, Russian, and Japanese; request confirmation of the arrangements needed for your consultation and consent process. Medical and insurance documents can be requested through the service.

Use the hospital’s international website to ask for referral to the appropriate hematology team. State the diagnosis and purpose of the request clearly—for example, an assessment of transplant eligibility or a second opinion on a proposed treatment sequence. Confirm how records should be submitted securely and whether an initial review can take place before travel.

Questions for a transplant consultation

These are preparation questions, not a statement of the hospital’s required protocol: Does my current disease status favor transplantation now, later, or not at all? Is an autologous or donor transplant being considered, and why? Which tests or pathology reviews are needed to confirm the plan? If a donor is required, what matching and donor-search steps must happen first?

Ask the team to distinguish disease-related risk from treatment-related risk. Discuss the likely course of inpatient care, the monitoring period after discharge, caregiver expectations, and who would make decisions if a complication occurred after returning home. For children, confirm the pediatric pathway and the family support arrangements before making travel plans.

Planning a stay and a handover

A hematology consultation should not be approached as a short wellness visit. Request an individualized estimate covering assessment, treatment, medicines, hospitalization, and follow-up; ask which costs remain uncertain. Avoid fixing a return-flight date until the treating team has explained the expected care sequence.

Arrange a named point of contact and discuss coordination with your clinician at home. Useful handover material includes the confirmed diagnosis, treatment summary, medicines and monitoring plan, and instructions for urgent symptoms. Ask which records will be supplied in a language your home team can use, and when they will be available.

Sources & further reading

• Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital — Hematology department (https://www.cmcseoul.or.kr/page/eng/department/A/189/1)
• Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital — International Healthcare Center (https://www.cmcseoul.or.kr/eng.ourservices.international_health_care.sp)
• Catholic Hematology Hospital — Hospital introduction (https://www.hematology.kr/eng/chhSeoulIntroduce.do)

Read alongside your treating specialist’s advice. Clinical eligibility, exact products and treatment plans require individual assessment.