Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

Dr. Seok Woo Kim of Spine Center at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, who was actively participating in 2016 ISASS Annual Conference as a speaker and a chair, has been elected as a board member of ISASS.

ISASS(The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Conference) is the world’s largest international academic event where the most renowned scholars in cervical spine surgery gather together and discuss clinical surgery, education and technological advance.

Dr. Kim, a noted authority on cervical spine surgery and an associate editor of ‘The Spine Journal’, gained recognition for his experience and expertise in spine and cervical vertebrae, which had him as a chair and a speaker at this 2016 conference.

He also gave a lecture on ‘The Influence of Coronal Alignment of Device on Radiographic Degeneration in the Case of Cervical Total Disc Replacement.’

By Chul Kwon, Int’l Cooperation Team, HUMC (chris@hallym.or.kr)