Medical Tourism Clinics in Gangnam
The 2015 list has 740 medical tourism clinics in Gangnam-gu, which is 49.6% of the 1,491 in Seoul.
Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data breaks down the Gangnam-gu clinics on the 2015 list released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government by 19 neighbourhoods and by specialty. The 6 neighbourhoods with the most clinics have 636 (85.9%).
- Clinics in Gangnam-gu (2015)
- 74049.6% of Seoul
- Top neighbourhood
- Apgujeong-dong140
- Top 6 neighbourhoods
- 63685.9% of Gangnam-gu
- Largest field: plastic surgery
- 26335.5% of Gangnam-gu
Contents
- How many medical tourism clinics in Gangnam are there?
- Which neighbourhoods have the most medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
- How concentrated are medical tourism clinics in Gangnam in a few neighbourhoods?
- Which specialties are common among medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
- How do the specialties of medical tourism clinics in Gangnam differ by neighbourhood?
- How do medical tourism clinics in Gangnam compare with Seocho-gu and the other districts?
- What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
- Where do the figures on medical tourism clinics in Gangnam come from, and how were they calculated?
- Frequently asked questions about medical tourism clinics in Gangnam
- Related pages
- Sources
How many medical tourism clinics in Gangnam are there?
740 on the 2015 list. That is 49.6% of the 1,491 rows with a Seoul address, and 3.8 times the figure for second-placed Seocho-gu (193).
The list gives each clinic's English name, district and neighbourhood. The Gangnam-gu clinics are spread over 19 neighbourhoods, and the source has no columns for street address, contact details or specialty.
Which neighbourhoods have the most medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
Apgujeong-dong has the most, with 140. Yeoksam1-dong follows with 137 and Sinsa-dong with 122, and the three together have 399, or 53.9% of Gangnam-gu.
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Clinics | Share of Gangnam-gu |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apgujeong-dong | 140 | 18.9% |
| 2 | Yeoksam1-dong | 137 | 18.5% |
| 3 | Sinsa-dong | 122 | 16.5% |
| 4 | Nonhyeon1-dong | 91 | 12.3% |
| 5 | Cheongdam-dong | 90 | 12.2% |
| 6 | Nonhyeon2-dong | 56 | 7.6% |
| 7 | Samseong1-dong | 21 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Daechi2-dong | 17 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Samseong2-dong | 17 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Yeoksam2-dong | 15 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Dogok1-dong | 12 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Daechi1-dong | 7 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Daechi4-dong | 7 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Dogok2-dong | 2 | 0.3% |
| 14 | Segok-dong | 2 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Gaepo2-dong | 1 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Irwon1-dong | 1 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Irwonbon-dong | 1 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Suseo-dong | 1 | 0.1% |
| - | Gangnam-gu total | 740 | 100.0% |
4 neighbourhoods have just one clinic on the list. Neighbourhood names are shown as written in the source, which is an English-language list.
How concentrated are medical tourism clinics in Gangnam in a few neighbourhoods?
6 neighbourhoods have 636, which is 85.9% of Gangnam-gu. Those 6 alone account for 42.7% of all the clinics in Seoul.
| Group | Clinics | Share of Gangnam-gu | Share of Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apgujeong-dong | 140 | 18.9% | 9.4% |
| Yeoksam1-dong | 137 | 18.5% | 9.2% |
| Sinsa-dong | 122 | 16.5% | 8.2% |
| Nonhyeon1-dong | 91 | 12.3% | 6.1% |
| Cheongdam-dong | 90 | 12.2% | 6.0% |
| Nonhyeon2-dong | 56 | 7.6% | 3.8% |
| The 6 together | 636 | 85.9% | 42.7% |
| The other 13 | 104 | 14.1% | 7.0% |
The other 13 neighbourhoods have 104 between them. The largest of these is Samseong1-dong with 21.
Which specialties are common among medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
Grouped by English name, plastic surgery is the largest field with 263 (35.5%). Then come dentistry with 107, dermatology with 54 and Korean medicine with 50.
| Specialty | Gangnam-gu | Seoul | Gangnam-gu share of Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic surgery | 263 | 329 | 79.9% |
| Dentistry | 107 | 285 | 37.5% |
| Dermatology | 54 | 120 | 45.0% |
| Korean medicine | 50 | 160 | 31.3% |
| Ophthalmology | 27 | 50 | 54.0% |
| Hospitals and medical centres (no specialty in the name) | 25 | 143 | 17.5% |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 17 | 41 | 41.5% |
| Urology | 12 | 26 | 46.2% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 11 | 18 | 61.1% |
| Internal medicine | 5 | 15 | 33.3% |
| Orthopaedics | 3 | 13 | 23.1% |
| Not identifiable from the name | 166 | 291 | 57.0% |
| Total | 740 | 1,491 | 49.6% |
Gangnam-gu has 79.9% of the 329 plastic surgery clinics in Seoul. City-wide figures for each field are in Medical Tourism Clinics in Seoul by Specialty.
How do the specialties of medical tourism clinics in Gangnam differ by neighbourhood?
Sinsa-dong has the most plastic surgery clinics, with 78. That is 63.9% of the 122 clinics in that neighbourhood.
| Neighbourhood | Plastic surgery | Dentistry | Korean medicine | Dermatology | Other groups | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apgujeong-dong | 60 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 140 |
| Yeoksam1-dong | 45 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 137 |
| Sinsa-dong | 78 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 122 |
| Nonhyeon1-dong | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| Cheongdam-dong | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 90 |
| Nonhyeon2-dong | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 56 |
Among the 6 neighbourhoods, plastic surgery is not the largest of the four fields in Nonhyeon2-dong (dentistry, 12). In all the others plastic surgery comes first.
How do medical tourism clinics in Gangnam compare with Seocho-gu and the other districts?
Gangnam-gu's 740 is close in size to the 751 in the rest of the city, made up of 193 in Seocho-gu and 558 in the other 23 districts. Gangnam-gu's share is 49.6%.
| Group | Clinics | Share of Seoul | Plastic surgery | Plastic surgery share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangnam-gu | 740 | 49.6% | 263 | 35.5% |
| Seocho-gu | 193 | 12.9% | 46 | 23.8% |
| The other 23 districts | 558 | 37.4% | 20 | 3.6% |
| Seoul total | 1,491 | 100.0% | 329 | 22.1% |
The weight of plastic surgery differs too. It makes up 35.5% of the clinics in Gangnam-gu and 3.6% in the other 23 districts. Ranks for all 25 districts are in Medical Tourism Clinics in Seoul.
What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on medical tourism clinics in Gangnam?
The list is a single snapshot from 2015 and has not been updated since. Clinics that have closed or moved, and those registered later, are not reflected. It cannot be used to confirm whether a clinic is registered today.
The source has no column for medical specialty. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data grouped clinics by words in their English names (Plastic, Dental, Dermatology and so on), counting each clinic once under the first field that matches. The 291 clinics whose names show no specialty are listed as "not identifiable from the name". These are not statistics on the departments a clinic actually runs.
Where do the figures on medical tourism clinics in Gangnam come from, and how were they calculated?
The figures are Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data's own counts, by district and neighbourhood, of the 1,494 rows in "Seoul: medical institutions approved for medical tourism, English list (2015)" on the Seoul Open Data Plaza. Only the 1,491 rows with a Seoul address are counted; 2 rows with a Gyeonggi address and 1 row with no address are left out. The list comes from the Foreign Patient Attraction Information System and was released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Public Health Policy Division.
The Gangnam-gu figures count the 740 rows whose district column reads Gangnam-gu, by the neighbourhood column. Shares within the district use the Gangnam-gu total as the denominator, and shares of Seoul use the city total of 1,491.
Frequently asked questions about medical tourism clinics in Gangnam
Which neighbourhood in Gangnam has the most medical tourism clinics?
Apgujeong-dong, with 140 on the 2015 list. That is 18.9% of the 740 in Gangnam-gu.
How many plastic surgery clinics for medical tourism are in Gangnam-gu?
263 clinics have a word for plastic surgery in their English name. That is 79.9% of the 329 in the same field across Seoul.
How many clinics do Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu have together?
933, which is 62.6% of the Seoul total.
Is the list still accurate?
It is a single snapshot from 2015 and has not been updated since. Clinics that have closed or registered later are not reflected.
Why are the neighbourhood names romanised this way?
Because the source is an English-language list. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data shows the names exactly as the source writes them.
Does Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data show the names of clinics in Gangnam?
No. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data shows only the number of clinics by neighbourhood and field, and it does not print clinic names or make recommendations.
Sources
- Seoul: medical institutions approved for medical tourism, English list (2015) Seoul Metropolitan Government (Public Health Policy Division), Seoul Open Data Plaza · 21 Jan 2016 · one-off release, from the Foreign Patient Attraction Information System, KOGL Type 1
- Korea Open Government License, Type 1: attribution (in Korean) Korea Open Government License (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) · attribution required, commercial use and changes allowed
Every address was opened and checked on 9 Oct 2026. The source files can be downloaded from the Seoul Open Data Plaza.