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
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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 at Chicago Medical Center
- 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
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