Kichul Shin is a rheumatologist and a professor at Seoul National University (SNU) in Seoul, Korea. He completed his fellowship at SNU Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA. He is the director of the Committee of International Affairs at the Korean College of Rheumatology and the director of the KOBIO registry. He also serves on the APLAR Executive Committee and the APLAR Center of Excellence Committee. His research interests include providing quality care for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and gout.