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  • 5 Stages of Diagnostic Examinations
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Spine Specialists

• Total
• Spine
  Treatment
• Thoracic Spine
  Treatment
• Scoliosis
  Treatment
• Non-Surgical Spine
  Treatment
• Joint
  Treatment
• Internal
  Medicine
• Anesthesiology
• Imaging
  Diagnosis
• Surgical
  Assistant Nurse

Total

• Total
• Spine Treatment
• Thoracic Spine Treatment
• Scoliosis Treatment
• Non-Surgical Spine Treatment
• Joint Treatment
• Internal Medicine
• Anesthesiology
• Imaging Diagnosis
• Surgical Assistant Nurse

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Dr. Sang-Ho LeeChairman

• DepartmentNeurosurgery
• SpecialtySpine Treatment

Consultation Schedule

Appointment

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
09:30-12:00
14:00-17:00

• Academic Background
  • Master and Ph.D.: Neurosurgery
    Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 1976-1985
  • M.D. :Neurosurgery
    Busan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea 1968-1975
  • Intern & Resident
    Dept of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul Korea 1975-1980
  • Korea, Army Major
    Neurosurgery Department in103 Field Hospital 1980-1981
  • Clinical Fellow
    UFR Biomedicale Laboratoire D'anatomie, Academie de Paris Universite Rene Descartes Paris France 1985-1986
• Major Careers
  • Founder and Chairman of Wooridul Spine Hospitals (WSH)
  • Previous spine attending physician of president
  • US) Selected as MTQUA "Top 10 Medical Hospitals" & US) "Top MHA selection "30 most advanced medical technology in the world" the chairman of Wooridul Spine Hospital
  • Founder & Honorary President of World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST)
  • Fellow of the American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery(FABMISS)
  • Founder & Honorary President of World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST)
  • President of Intl. Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery(ISMISS)
  • Honorary President of International Intradiscal Therapy Society(IITS)
  • Honorary President of the Korean Society of Medical Laser
  • International Member of American Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS)
  • North American Spine Society(NASS)
  • The Korean Spine Pain Society Adviser
• Awards
  • 2019 Gold Prize 'The Fabies Cambin Awards'
  • 2015 ‘The Parviz Kambin Award
  • 2011 The 8th ‘Korean-German spoonful Management Award’
  • 2009 ‘Royal Society for Surgery Lifetime Achievement Award’
  • 2007 ‘Republic of Korea business leaders 大賞 R&D Management Division Award’
  • 2003 'The Grand Master of the Year' by the International Minimally Invasive Surgery Society (ISMISS)
  • 1996 Excellent thesis on International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS)
  • 1977 'Central Medical Critic's Award'
• Professional Memberships
  • Founder & Honorary President of World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST)
  • President of Intl. Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery(ISMISS); 2011~2014
  • Honorary President of International Intradiscal Therapy Society(IITS)
  • International Member of American Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS)
  • Active Member of North American Spine Society(NASS)
  • Fellow of the American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery(FABMISS)
  • Adviser of The Korean Spine Pain Society: 2017.11.1~2019.10.31
• Publication
  • KSNS Spring Meeting & SRS Traditional Worldwide Course (Korea) 2022.03.11-12
    Multilevel anterior osteotomy with pedicle screw fixation for patients with cervical kyphosis and myelopathy: a mean 62-month follow-up (Poster)(Kim SJ, Bae J, Lee SH)
  • 263 SCI Journal & 125Chapter(9Textbook) International Textbooks (125)
    Endoscopic Spine Surgery - 2nd Edition. Thieme, New York, NY, 2018
    (Daniel H, Choi G, Lee SH, Richard G)
    Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. JP Medical Ltd, London, 2013
    (Lewandrowski K, Lee SH, Iprenburg M)
    Endoscopic Spine Procedures. Thieme, New York, NY, 2011
    (Daniel H, Choi G, Lee SH)
    The Practice of Minimally Invasive Spinal Technique 2005 Edition, AAMISS Press, New York, pp517-521, 2005.
    (Kim WJ, Lee SH, Lim ST, Jeon SH)
  • International journals: SCI(E) (263)
    World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar 23. pii: S1878-8750(18)30589-8.
    Transforaminal endoscopic decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: A novel surgical technique and clinical outcomes.
    (Shin SH, Bae JS, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Kim HJ, Jang WS)
  • Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:3431257.
    Corrigendum to "Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Clinical and Radiological Results of Mean 46-Month Follow-Up"
    (Lee SH, Erken HY, Bae JS)
  • Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:3731983.
    Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Clinical and Radiological Results of Mean 46-Month Follow-Up.
    (Lee SH, Erken HY, Bae JS)
  • Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:3731983.
    Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Clinical and Radiological Results of Mean 46-Month Follow-Up.
    (Lee SH, Erken HY, Bae JS)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 May 15;42(10):733-739.
    Impact of Fatigue on Maintenance of Upright Posture: Dynamic Assessment of Sagittal Spinal Deformity Parameters after Walking 10 Minutes.
    (Bae JS, Theologis AA, Jang JS, Lee SH, Deviren V)
  • J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2017 Jul;78(4):390-396. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1592157.
    Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Disk Herniation and Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Technical Note.
    (Eun SS, Eum JH, Lee SH, Sabal LA)
  • Eur Spine J. 2016 May;25(5):1382-8.
    Radiological analysis of upper lumbar disc herniation and spinopelvic sagittal alignment.
    (Bae JS, Lee SH, Shin SH, Seo JS, Kim KH, Jang JS)
  • Pain Med. 2016 Apr;17(4):650-7. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnv120. Epub 2016 Feb 18.
    Clinical efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar annuloplasty and nucleoplasty for treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain.
    (Lee JH, Lee SH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Mar 15;40(6):E349-58.
    Clinical Significance of Achieving a Flexion Limitation With a Tension Band System in Grade 1 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.
    (Lee SH, Lee HY, Baek OK, Bae JS, Yoo SH, Lee JH)
  • Neurosurgery. 2015 Apr;76(4):372-80; discussion 380-1; quiz 381.
    Unsuccessful Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Single-Center Experience of 10,228 Cases.
    (Choi KC, Lee JH, Kim JS, Sabal LA, Lee S, Kim H, Lee SH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Aug 1;40(15):E859-65.
    Epidural Steroids After a Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy.
    (Shin SH, Hwang BW, Keum HJ, Lee SJ, Park SJ, Lee SH)
  • Photomed Laser Surg. 2014 Dec;32(12):663-8.
    Clinical and Radiographic Changes After Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy: A Long-Term Follow-Up.
    (Lee JH, Lee SH)
  • Eur Spine J. 2014 Aug;23(8):1755-60.
    Twist technique for removal of spinal extradural arachnoid cyst: technical note.
    (Lee SH, Shim HK, Eun SS)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Apr 1;39(7):E473-9.
    Percutaneous Endoscopic Intra-Annular Subligamentous Herniotomy for Large Central Disc Herniation: A Technical Case Report.
    (Lee SH, Choi KC, Baek OK, Kim HJ, Yoo SH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Apr 1;37(7):563-72.
    Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes in Treating Patients With Grade 1 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Using Interspinous Soft Stabilization With a Tension Band System.
    (Lee SH, Lee JH, Hong SW, Shim CS, Chung SE, Yoo SH, Lee HY)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Aug 1;36(17):E1173-8.
    Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy via Contralateral Approach: A Technical Case Report.
    (Kim JS, Choi G, Lee SH)
  • Neurosurgery. 2010 Dec;67(6):1600-7; discussion 1607-8.
    Adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for adult low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis; minimum 3-years follow-up.
    (Bae JS, Lee SH, Kim JS, Jung BJ, Choi G)
  • J Neurosurg Spine 2010 July 13:27–35.
    Interspinous Ligamentoplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Mid-term Clinical Results.
    (Hong SW, Lee HY, Kim KH, Lee SH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Jul 1;35(15):E691-701.
    Spinopelvic Alignment After Interspinous Soft Stabilization With a Tension Band System in Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.
    (Lee SH, Lee JH, Hong SW, Chung SE, Yoo SH, Lee HY)
  • Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2010 Feb;53(1):25-8. Epub 2010 Apr 7.
    Percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy; transforaminal approach.
    (Choi KY, Eun SS, Lee SH, Lee HY)
  • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Nov;130(11):1335-41. Epub 2010 Jan 5.
    
  • Soft stabilization with interspinous artificial ligament for mildly unstable lumbar spinal stenosis: a multicenter comparison.
    (Lee SH, Enes M, Hoogland T)
  • World Neurosurg. 2010 Mar;73(3):198-206; discussion e33. Epub 2009 Mar 27.
    Percutaneous endoscopic laser annuloplasty for discogenic low back pain.
    (Lee SH, Kang HS)

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