Dr. Yang Jong Phil is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Korea University Medical Center. He earned his M.D. from Korea University College of Medicine. He completed a clinical fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is an active member of the AO Foundation.
His memberships include the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS), the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He also belongs to Korean specialist societies in oculoplastic, rhinoplastic, lipoplastic and adipose-derived stem cell, rejuvenation, aesthetic and reconstructive breast, maxillofacial, and cleft palate–craniofacial fields.