Experience

Fellowship:
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Special Fellow of the French Government
Service de Neurochirurgie, Hopital Foch, Suresnes
For Neurosurgery and Craniofacial Surgery
Paris, France

Fellow of Adult Neurology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Fellow of Pediatric Neurology
Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Residency:
Severance Hospital
Neurosurgery
Yonsei University Medical Center
Seoul, Korea

Children's Memorial Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Neurosurgery (Chief Resident),
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Pain Clinic, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Education

School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, M.D. degree

College of Science and Engineering, B.S. in Premedical Course,
6 year program in Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Certifications

Board Certified:
Korean Board of Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Medical Licensure:
Illinois

Appointments

Clinical:

• Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL

Hospital:

• University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
• Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
• Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Clinical Interests

• Hydrocephalus
• Craniosynostosis and craniofacial surgery
• Neural tube defect; tethered spinal cord ,spina bifida, myelomeningocele
• Neurotrauma
• Brain and spinal cord tumor surgery
• Congenital anomalies of the brain and spinal cord
• Vagal nerve stimulator and seizure surgery

Research Interests

• Cranial vualt remodeling process after cranial surgery for single and/or multiple craniosynostosis
• Shunting device for hydrocephalus
• Treatment modalities for pediatric head injuries

Awards/Achievements

• Notitis Award for the Best Resident, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago
• Silver Medal Award, Viet Nam War, ROK(Republic of Korea), Medical CORP