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About Himedi

It started with one checkup.

Himedi grew out of a personal mission: give more people the access to their health that Korea gave us.

Will and Donkyo, Himedi's founders, in Seoul

Donkyo Seo

Co-founder · Seoul → US

Built the clinic side from day one.

William

Co-founder · Los Angeles

Started Himedi's US side with a flyer in New York.

Our story

Two paths to the same realization.

William got his first full-body checkup in Korea after the pandemic. What struck him was how accessible and affordable it was next to the US system.

Donkyo Seo, in Seoul, was already the person friends-of-friends called when they needed to navigate a Korean hospital.

Both had felt the frustration of US healthcare — from opposite sides of it.

In 2024 the two lines converged into Himedi, a government-licensed platform connecting international patients with the checkups that changed how we think about our own health.

How we choose clinics

We visit every clinic. In person. Every time.

Korea has thousands of screening clinics. Only those with strong medical reputations, advanced equipment, and genuinely patient-centered environments make the network.

1,000+clinics evaluated
300+approved partners
10,000+clients served
The lobby of a vetted partner checkup center in Seoul
A partner checkup center in Seoul.
Pillar 01

Uncompromising fundamentals

Medical reputation, accreditation, and equipment standards come first — no exceptions, no shortcuts.

Pillar 02

In-person assessment

Every clinic is walked, questioned, and inspected by our team before a single customer is sent.

Pillar 03

Tailored experience

English support, clear preparation, and coordination built around international patients.

The gap we close

"Checkup" doesn't mean what you think it means.

Most people hear "checkup" and picture a 20-minute visit and one blood draw.

A typical annual physical
A Korean checkup
Single room, one nurse
Multi-specialist screening center
Basic vitals + one blood draw
28–75+ tests, by tier
No imaging included
CT, MRI, ultrasound, endoscopy by tier
No advanced diagnostics
Cancer markers, genetic panels, longevity biomarkers
Weeks of follow-up appointments
One morning, full picture — Insights to shape your best life.
How we work

Exclusive packages. Everything handled.

Exclusive packages

We build checkup packages with vetted partner clinics, and send each booking to the clinic best suited to it.

Everything handled

English support, appointment coordination and a reviewed report, at no added fee.

Licensed, paid by clinics

Licensed by the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare. Partner clinics pay our referral fee, so your checkup has to be worth the trust.

Take control of your health.

The checkup that started all of this is one booking away.