1982-1988 M.D. Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

1989-1993 Resident, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

1998-2000 Clinical Fellow, General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

1998- Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

2012-2020 Chairman, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

2019- Chairman, Korean Association for Lung Cancer (KALC)

Felix JF Herth graduated at the University of Freiburg and was trained in Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Germany and Boston, USA. Actual he is Professor of Pneumology at the University of Heidelberg.
His Department of Pulmonary and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine focuses on the diagnosis and therapy of respiratory tract diseases such as COPD, lung emphysema, cystic fibrosis, fibrosing alveolitis, and pulmonary hypertension; on non-invasive ventilatory support for patients with respiratory deficiency or failure; on sleep related respiratory disorders. An outstanding expertise is provided in all fields of bronchoscopy, taking a lead position in the development of devices for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
His research interest is COPD, Lung cancer, interstitial lung diseases and Interventional Bronchoscopy. Felix Herth is one of the European Health Leaders working closely with the European Heath commission.