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Dr. Sang Ha ShinPresident of Wooridul Spine Hospital

• DepartmentNeurosurgery
• SpecialtySpine Treatment, Thoracic Spine Treatment, Scoliosis Treatment

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Appointment

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

• Academic Background
  • M.D., Yonsei University College of Medicine
  • Intern/Resident, Yonsei University Wonju Christian Hospital
  • M.S., Yonsei University Graduate School of Medicine (Master of Medicine)
• Major Careers
  • Public Health Doctor, Yecheon County Health Center
  • Department Head, Neurosurgery, Seungnuga Hospital
  • Former Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Executive Committee Member, Korean Spine Endoscopic Surgery Society
  • Executive Director, Korean Spine Endoscopic Surgery Committee
  • Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Wooridul FTC (Friday Grand Tele-Conference)
  • Current Hospital Director, Cheongdam Wooridul Hospital
• Awards
  • 2024, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Physician of the Year" Award
  • 2023, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Physician of the Year" Award
  • 2021, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Physician of the Year" Award
  • 2020, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Best Paper Award"
  • 2019, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Best Paper Award"
  • 2018, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Best Clinical Award"
  • 2017, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Physician of the Year" Award
  • 2015, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital "Contribution of the Year" Award
• Professional Memberships
• Publication
  • Int J Spine Surg. 2024 Mar 4;18(1):73-80.
    Minimally invasive surgery transpedicular intrabody cage technique for the management of kummell disease
    (Bae J, Ang CY, Ifthekar S, Jeong SK, Shin SH, Lee SH)
    
  • Clin Case Rep. 2023 Dec 17;11(12):e8246.
    Idiopathic spinal cord herniation with postoperative paraplegia–A case report
    (Ifthekar S, Shin SH, Lee SH, Bae J)
    
  • Textbook: Core Techniques of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.63-69.
    Ch 8. Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar lateral recess decompression.
    (Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.305-309.
    Part 4 Transforaminal endoscopy for lumbar disc disease. Epidural steroid injection.
    (Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.285-292.
    Part 4 Transforaminal endoscopy for lumbar disc disease. Hematoma.
    (Lho HW, Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.277-283.
    Part 4. Postoperative infection after transforaminal endoscopic lumbar disc surgeries.
    (Jeong SK, Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.247-251.
    Part 3. Lateral recess stenosis: Foraminal stenosis ventral decompression.
    (Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.237-245.
    Part 3. Lateral recess stenosis: Dorsal decompression.
    (Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.210-216.
    Part 2. Various other disc herniations: Double compartment herniation.
    (Kim SJ, Shin SH)
    
  • Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.205-210.
    Part 2. Various other disc herniations: Calcified or hard disc herniation.
    (Shin SH)
    
  • Eur Spine J. 2023 Apr 8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07662-z.
    Risk factors for ninety-day readmission following full endoscopic transforaminal lumbar procedures for 1542 patients in the biggest spine institutes of south Korea (Bae J, Ifthekar S, Lee SH, Shin SH, Keum HJ, Choi YS, Lho HW, Kim YJ, Kim KS)
  • J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2022 May 16.
    Comparative Analysis of ABM/P-15, Bone Morphogenic Protein and Demineralized Bone Matrix after Instrumented Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
    (Ashwin S, Lee SH, Kim SJ, Eun SS, Choi YS, Lee SM, Seuk JW, Lee YS, Shin SH, Bae J)
    
  • J Orthop Surg Res. 2022 Mar 28;17(1):187.
    Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive interlaminar full-endoscopic discectomy versus conventional microscopic discectomy in single-level lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (ENDO-F Trial): a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial protocol.
    (Kim JS, Lee JH, Bae J, Lee DC, Shins SH, Keum HJ, Choi YS et al.)
    
  • J Spine Surg. 2021 Mar;7(1):118-123.
    Spinal subdural hematoma after interlaminar full-endoscopic decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis: a case report and literature review.
    (Bae DH, Shin SH, Lee SH, Bae J)
    
  • Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Oct 19.
    Novel simultaneous decompression through single-stage mini-thoracotomy for concurrent ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the same thoracic level: a technical report and literature review.
    (Yoon J, Bae J, Shin SH, Bae Y, Lee SH)
    
  • Lasers Med Sci. 2019 May 17.
    Laser-assisted endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for failed back surgery syndrome in elderly patients.
    (Ahn Y, Keum HJ, Shin SH, Choi JJ)
    
  • J Spine Surg. 2020 Jun;6(2):397-404.
    Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy with foraminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation.
    (Bae J, Chachan S, Shin SH, Lee SH)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2020 Nov;143:e224-e231.
    Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for hard or calcified lumbar disc herniation: a new surgical technique and clinical outcomes.
    (Shin SH, Bae JS, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Jang WS)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2020 Dec;144:318-319.
    In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Hard or Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniation: A New Surgical Technique And Clinical Outcomes".
    (Shin SH, Bae JS, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Jang WS)
    
  • J Clin Med. 2020 Jan 29;9(2):371.
    Percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a comparative cohort study with a five-year follow-up.
    (Ahn Y, Keum HJ, Shin SH)
    
  • AME Medical Journal 2020; 7.
    Spindle cell schwannoma in thoracic spinal cord: case report.
    (Kim SJ, Shin SH, Lee SH, Bae J)
    
  • Korean J Neurotrauma. 2019 Oct;15(2):e21.
    Brown-séquard syndrome caused by acute traumatic cervical disc herniation
    (Kim SJ, Lee SH, Bae J, Shin SH)
    
  • Lasers Med Sci. 2019 May 17.
    Laser-assisted endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for failed back surgery syndrome in elderly patients
    (Ahn Y, Keum HJ, Shin SH, Choi JJ)
    
  • Neurospine. 2019 Mar;16(1):148-153.
    Percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy in the upper and midthoracic spine: a technical note
    (Bae J, Chachan S, Shin SH, Lee SH)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan;121:37-43.
    Microscopic anterior neural decompression combined with oblique lumbar interbody
    (Chachan S, Bae J, Lee SH, Seuk JW, Shin SH)
    
  • Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Jul 13.
    Influence of a preoperative conference on surgeons decision-making for adult spinal disorders: a prospective clinical study from a spine hospital
    (Erken HY, Bae J, Lee SH, Seo JS, Shin SH)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun 16.
    Long-term minimum clinically important difference(MCID) in health related quality of life scores after instrumented lumbar interbody fusion for low-grade isthmic dpondylolisthesis
    (Seuk JW, Bae JS, Shin SH, Lee SH)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar 23.
    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)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;106:989.
    In reply to the letter to the editor regarding "The likelihood of reaching substantial clinical benefit after an interlaminar dynamic spacer for chronic low back pain: a clinical and radiologic analysis of a prospective cohort"
    (Bae JS, Lee SM, Lee SH, Shin SH, Kim HJ, Kim KH)
    
  • World Neurosurg. 2017 May;101:589-598.
    The Likelihood of Reaching Substantial Clinical Benefit After an Interlaminar Dynamic Spacer for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical and Radiologic Analysis of a Prospective Cohort
    (Bae JS, Lee SM, Lee SH, Shin SH, Kim HJ, Kim KH)
    
  • 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)
    
  • Spine 2015.08; 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)
    
  • Spine 2013.10;13(10):1190-9.
    Microscopic anterior foraminal decompression combined with anterior lumbar interbody fusion
    (Shin SH, Choi WG, Hwang BW, Tsang YS, Chung ER, Lee HC, Lee SJ, Lee SH)
    
  • Spine 2012.09.01; 37 (19) :E1221–E1224.
    Primary extensive spinal subarachnoid cysticercosis
    (Shin SH, Hwang BW, Lee SJ, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2011.11.30; 4 (2) :75-79.
    Staged posterior anterior posterior surgery for the correction of postsurgical sagittal imbalance
    (Shin SH, Cheh G)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2010.05.30; 3 (1) :40-42.
    Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in treatment with anterior thoracic decompression
    (Shin SH, Shim CS, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2009.11.30; 2 (2) :81-83.
    Anterior lumbar interbody fusion and posterior instrumentation with decompressive surgery for adjacent segment degeneration
    (Shin SH, Pee YH, Jang JS, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2009.11.30; 2 (2) :98-100.
    Vertebroplasty and decompressive laminectomy for unstable burst fracture in severe osteoporosis
    (Shin SH, Pee YH, Jang JS, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2009.11.30; 2 (2) :111-114.
    Atypical presentation of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as herniated lumbar disc
    (Kim JU, Shin SH, Jang JS, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2009.11.30; 2 (2) :132-135.
    Strategies for correction of progressive thoracolumbar kyphosis
    
  • (Jang JS, Kim JU, Shin SH, Lee SH)
    
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2009.11.30; 2 (2) :136-138.
    Vertebral column resection for traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis
    (Kim JU, Shin SH, Jang JS, Lee SH)
  • J Crit Spine Cases 2008.11.30; 2 (2) :106-108.
    Root compression caused by sacral fracture accompanying lumbar disc herniation
    (Kim JU, Shin SH, Jang JS, Lee SH)
    

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