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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. Won Sok Chang

• DepartmentAnesthesiology
• SpecialtyNon-Surgical Spine Treatment

Consultation Schedule

Appointment

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

• Academic Background
  • M.D., Yonsei University College of Medicine
  • Graduate, Yonsei University College of Medicine
  • Intern, Sinchon Severance Hospital
  • Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sinchon Severance Hospital
  • Graduate, Yonsei University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Medical Educator, American Society of Minimally Invasive Pain Surgery (FABMISS)
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCS), UK
• Major Careers
  • Founder, Spine Health Blog, Jang Won-seok
  • Interventional Pain Management Specialist, 270,000 Procedures, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital (24 years)
  • Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine
  • Legal Committee Member, Korean Pain Medicine Society
  • Specialist Hospital Committee Member, Korean Spine Pain Society
  • Vice President, Korean Association of Pain management Specialist
  • Clinical Instructor, Sinchon Severance Hospital
  • Director of Academic Affairs and Training, Cheongdam Urideul Hospital
  • Adviser, American Society of Minimally Invasive Pain Surgery (FABMISS)
  • Director, Non-Surgical Center, Cheongdam Urideul Hospital
  • Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Trainee, Moffitt Hospital Pain Management Center, University of California, San Francisco
  • Medical Educator, American Society of Minimally Invasive Pain Surgery (ABMISS)
• Awards
  • Award, "Excellent Poster Presentation Award," Wooridul Spine Hospital (2013)
  • Award, "Patient Love Award," Wooridul Spine Hospital (2010)
  • Award, "Physician of the Year Award," Wooridul Spine Hospital (2007)
  • Award, "Excellent Poster Presentation Award," Wooridul Spine Hospital (2003)
  • Research, "Comparison of Blood Loss, Transfusion, and Hospitalization Between PLIF with PF and ALIF with PPF"
• Professional Memberships
  • Member, International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS)
  • Member, International Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (ISMISS)
  • Member, Korean Laser Society
  • Member, Korean Spine Pain Society
  • Member, Korean Pain Society
  • Member, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCS), UK
• Publication
  • A comparative study of endoscopic versus percutaneous epidural neuroplasty in lower back pain: Outcomes at six-month follow-up
    Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 May 20;60(5):839
    (Choi JB, Koh JC, Jo DH, Kim JH, Chang WS et al)
  • Minimally invasive thoracic spine surgery
    Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, Germany pp 43-45, 2021
  • Ch 4. Clinical Presentation of Thoracic Spinal Compression
    (Jang WS, Bae J)
    Ch 34. CT and US Guided Intervention in Thoracic Spine
    (Kim LS, Jang WS)
  • Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Hard or Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniation: A New Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes
    World Neurosurg. 2020 Nov;143:e224-e231
    (Shin SH, Bae JS, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Jang WS)
  • Transiliac Sacroplasty for Denis 3 Fracture - Two Case Reports
    Anesth Pain Med 2018;13:308-313
    (Chang WS, Lee SH, Kim HJ)
  • Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Novel Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes
  • World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar 23. pii: S1878-8750(18)30589-8
    (Shin SH, Bae JS, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Kim HJ, Jang WS)
  • [Minimally Invasive Spinal Procedures: Big Results from Small Incisions]
    Co-author, Our Spine Health, 2014
  • Computed Tomography Fluoroscopy-Guided Selective Nerve Root Block for Acute Cervical Disc Herniation
    J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2010.11.01;48(5):419-22
    (Eun SS, Chang WS, Bae SJ, Lee SH, Lee DY)
  • Unipedicular Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Compression Fracture Using an Individualized Needle Insertion Angle
    Clin J Pain 2007.11.30;23(9):767-73
    (Chang WS, Lee SH, Choi WG, Choi G, Jo BJ)
  • [Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Disc Treatment]
    Co-author, Yeoreumsa, 2006
  • Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Lumbar Discectomy
    J Korean Pain Soc 2005.06.01;18(1):34-38
    (Chang WS, Lee SH)
  • Effect of Greater Occipital Nerve Block on the Posterior Headache and Neck Pain After Total Thyroidectomy
    Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2003;44(5):654-658
    (Chang WS, Kim KJ, Han DW, Hwang SI)
  • Splanchnic Nerve Block and Its Effects on Pain and Survival Duration
    Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1999 Feb;036(02)
    (Chang WS, Yoon DM, Lee WC, Kim SJ)
  • Postoperative Analgesia with Meperidine in Cesarean Section Patients
    Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1998 Jun;034
    (Lee WJ, Lee YW, Yoon DM, Chang WS)

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