Korean Japanese Chinese Russian
Arabic Mongolian

• About Wooridul
  • Greetings
  • Wooridul Philosophy
  • History
  • Wooridul News
  • Real Stories from Patients & Doctors
  • Location & Direction
  • Floor information
  • Accommodation & Attraction
• Clinical Excellence
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Causal Treatment
  • 5 Stages of Diagnostic Examinations
  • 8 Stages of Spine Treatments
  • Team Surgery System
• Medical Treatment
  • Spine Specialists
  • Lower Back (Lumbar)
  • Neck (Cervical)
  • Middle Back (Thoracic)
  • Self Exercises
• Patients & Services
  • Medical Appointment
  • Main Services
  • Outpatient Process
  • Inpatient Process
  • Billing & Insurance
• Wooridul R&D Center
  • Academic Research Center
  • International Training Center
  • Academic Conference

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

• 
• 
• 

Dr. Gene Cheh

• Department Spinal Surgery
• SpecialtySpine Treatment, Thoracic Spine Treatment, Scoliosis Treatment

Consultation Schedule

Appointment

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

• Academic Background
  • M.D., Seoul National University (1992)
  • Orthopaedic Resident - Asan Medical Center (1996 ~ 2000)
  • Visiting Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, Adult and Pediatric Spinal Deformity (2004 ~ 2006)
• Major Careers
  • Former Head of Training Department, Cheongdam Wooridul Hospital
  • Former Director of Dongrae Wooridul Hospital
  • Former Medical Vice Director, Cheongdam Wooridul Hospital
  • Former Director of Spine Deformity Center, Seoul Bumin Hospital
• Awards
  • Goldstein Award for Clinical Exhibit, Scoliosis Research Society, for “Decompression Alone vs. Decompression and Limited Fusion for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis.” 2005
• Professional Memberships
• Publication
  • J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2016 Jul;59(4):327-33.
    Decision making algorithm for adult spinal deformity surgery
    (Kim YJ, Hyun SJ, Cheh G, Cho SK, Rhim SC)
  • J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2015 Jul;58(1):9-13.
    Pedicle Screw placement in the thoracolumbar spine using a novel, simple, safe, and effective guide-pin : A computerized tomography analysis
    ( Hyun SJ, Kim YJ, Rhim SC, Cheh G, Cho SK)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Mar 15;38(6):476-83.
    Does correction of preoperative coronal imbalance make a difference in outcomes of adult patients with deformity?
    (Daubs MD, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Kim YJ, Hung M, Cheh G, Koester LA)
  • Evid Based Spine Care J. 2012 Nov;3(4):27-32.
    Decompression alone versus decompression with limited fusion for treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis in elderly patient
    (Daubs MD, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Cheh G, Kim YJ, Stobbs G)
  • J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2012 Jan;51(1):66-70.
    Free hand pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine without any radiographic guidance: Technical note, a cadaveric study
    (Hyun SJ, Kim YJ, Cheh G, Yoon SH)
  • J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2010 Nov;48(5):465-8.
    Cervical radiculopathy caused by vertebral artery loop formation : a case report and review of the literature
    (Kim HS, Lee JH, Cheh G, Lee SH)
  • World Neurosurg. 2010 May;73(5):565-71.
    Comparison study of the instrumented circumferential fusion with instrumented anterior lumbar interbody fusion as a surgical procedure for adult low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis
    (Kim JS, Kim DH, Lee SH, Park CK, Hwang JH, Cheh G, Choi YG, Kang BU, Lee HY)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Sep 15;33(20):2179-84.
    Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity after segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion: minimum five-year follow-up
    (Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Glattes, Chris R; Rhim S; Cheh G)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jun 15;33(14):1598-604.
    Operative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior pedicle screw-only constructs: minimum three-year follow-up of one hundred fourteen cases
    (Lehman RA. Jr, Lenke LG, Keeler KA, Kim YJ, Buchowski JM, Cheh G, Kuhns CA, Bridwell KH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 May 1;33(10):1055-60.
    Prospective pulmonary function comparison of anterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: thoracotomy versus thoracoabdominal approach
    (Kim YJ, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Cheh G, Sides B, Whorton J)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 May 1;33(10):1093-9.
    Loss of spinal cord monitoring signals in children during thoracic kyphosis correction with spinal osteotomy: why does it occur and what should you do?
    (Cheh G, Lenke LG, Padberg AM, Kim, YJ, Daubs MD, Kuhns C, Stobbs G, Hensley M)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2668-72.
    The reliability of preoperative supine radiographs to predict the amount of curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
    (Cheh G, Lenke LG, Lehman RA Jr, Kim YJ, Nunley R, Bridwell KH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Sep 15;32(20):2253-7.
    Adjacent segment disease followinglumbar/thoracolumbar fusion with pedicle screw instrumentation: a minimum 5-year follow-up
    (Cheh G, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Buchowski JM, Daubs MD, Kim YJ, Baldus C)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2711-4.
    Cross-cultural comparison of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Instrument between American and Japanese idiopathic scoliosis patients: are there differences?
    (Watanabe K, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Hasegawa K, Hirano T, Endo N, Cheh G, Kim YJ, Hensley M, Stobbs G, Koester L)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2685-93.
    Prospective pulmonary function comparison following posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is there a relationship between major thoracic curve correction and pulmonary function test improvement?
    (Kim YJ, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Cheh G, Whorton J, Sides B)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2679-84.
    Computed tomography evaluation of pedicle screws placed in the pediatric deformed spine over an 8year period
    (Lehman RA, Lenke LG, Keeler KA., Kim YJ, Cheh G)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2731-8.
    Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after 3 different types of posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusions: incidence and risk factor analysis of 410 cases
    (Kim YJ, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Kim J, Cho SK, Cheh G, Yoon J)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Sep 15;32(20):2238-44.
    Adult spinal deformity surgery: complications and outcomes in patients over age 60
    (Daubs MD, Lenke LG, Cheh G, Stobbs G, Bridwell KH)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Sep 15;32(20):2189-97.
    Results of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance: a minimum 5-year follow-up study
    (Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Cheh G, Baldus C)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Mar 1;32(5):555-61.
    Comparison of thoracic pedicle screw to hook instrumentation for the treatment of adult spinal deformity
    (Bess RS, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Cheh G, Mandel S, Sides B)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 15;31(20):2359-66.
    Sagittal thoracic decompensation following long adult lumbar spinal instrumentation and fusion to L5 or S1: Causes, prevalence, and risk factor analysis
    (Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Rhim, SC, Cheh G)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 15;31(20):2343-52.
    An analysis of sagittal spinal alignment following long adult lumbar instrumentation and fusion to L5 or S1: can we predict ideal lumbar lordosis?
    (Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Rhim, SC, Cheh G)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 15;31(20):2329-36.
    Pseudarthrosis in long adult spinal deformity instrumentation and fusion to the sacrum: prevalence and risk factor analysis of 144 cases
    (Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Rhim, SC, Cheh G)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Sep 15;30(18):2084-8.
    Evaluation of pedicle screw placement in the deformed spine using intraoperative plain radiographs: a comparison with computerized tomography
    (Kim YJ, Lenke LG, Cheh G, Riew KD)
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Feb 1;31(3):291-8.
    Comparative analysis of pedicle screw versus hybrid instrumentation in posterior spinal fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
    (Kim YJ, Lenke LG, Kim J, Bridwell KH, Cho SK, Cheh G, Sides B)

Find other staff