Doctor Profile
Dr. Seungkook Kim
Consultant Spine Surgeon
LANGUAGES:
EnglishKorean
QUALIFICATION:
- MD, PhD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Dr. Kim is a Korean board-certified Neurosurgeon. Before relocating to UAE.
- He was the Consultant Spine Surgeon at Incheon Himchan Hospital, Korea.
- Academically, he was associated as Outpatient Professor at the Gacheon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center and Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center.
- He is also accredited by Korean Hospital Association for teaching resident neurosurgeon.
- He was also the Department Manager of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Center at the Himchan Hospital, Korea.
- He is also a Reference Endoscopic Spine Surgery Specialist in Korea.
- He is an active member of various societies including Korean Neurosurgical Society, Korean Neurosurgical Spine Society, North American Spine Society, Eurospine, World Spinal Column Society, AO Spine Society Plus American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society, World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques etc.
- He has published his research in various journals including publications in 14 SCI (Science Citation Index) papers like Journal Spine, Journal of Cord Spine Medicine reviewer etc.
INTERESTS:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery (Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy, Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Trans-sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression)
- Microscopic Spine Surgery (Fusion Surgery, Mis-TLIF, PLIF, DLIF, OLIF, ACDF)
- Non-operative Spine Procedure - Percutaneous Epidurographic Neuroplasty (PEN)
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgeries (ADR)
