Yong-Beom Park is a Professor of Internal Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine and Director of the Severance Rheumatology Center in Seoul, South Korea. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Korean College of Rheumatology (2026–2028) and Co-Chair of APLAR 2026. He also serves as Director of Postgraduate Medical Education at the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS). His clinical and research interests include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis, mesenchymal stem cell, and nanomedicine. He has been actively involved in rheumatology research, graduate medical education, and professional development.