Wooridul Spine Hospital fellowship program is designed to provide fellows with intensive training in diagnosis and treatment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques (MISST), and research to meet this growing demand. The fellows will learn to evaluate and treat routine and complicated all areas of the spine, cervical, thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral as well as both surgical and non-surgical methods of treatment.
Chairman
Dr. Sang-Ho Lee
President
Dr. Sang-Ha Shin
Fellowship Director
Dr. Sang-Ha Shin
Official Language
English
Program Information
Endoscopic surgical anatomy, anesthesia
Endoscopic cervical decompression (ventral and dorsal approach)
Transforaminal endoscopic decompression for lumbar and thoracic spine
Interlaminar endoscopic lumbar decompression
Research & Conference
Observe in the operating room (scrub is allowed but with restrictions)
Participation in Daily Preoperative Conference
Participation in Weekly Friday Tele-Conference and Spine Total Care (A ‘Weekly Friday Tele-Conference’ is held every Friday with medical staff and nurses together.)
Participation in research projects Writing papers, journals, textbooks (ex. At least 1 original article, 2 case reports)
Support
Stipend (KRW 1,000,000)
MISS Course registration fee (2 times)
Meals(Korean Style): Every meal will be provided at hospital dinning room in Korean style.
Assistance in the operating room
Participation in Weekly Friday Tele-Conference and Spine Total Care
Certification for Fellowship of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery(MISS) Specialist will be awarded. (* Housing is not provided.)
* If you want know more about Fellowship life at Wooridul, please click the Youtube link here
Certifications of medical degree and other qualification
Please check with your local Korean Embassy / Consulate for requirements for VISA
Contact
Email : miss@wooridul.co.kr Tel : +82 2 513 8453
Previous Fellowship Course & Notice board
114th Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Course Participants Interview
Date|2025-05-17
Italy - Dr. Legrenzi Simona
"I decided to come to Korea because this is the country where endoscopic spine surgery was born.
So, I wanted to see the best place in the world where I can observe and speak and learn from the best surgeons and one of the best hospitals in endoscopic spine surgery."
Brazil - Dr. Nilton Alves Lara
"I learned a lot. A very intensive training,
I learned that I have to learn much more."
Venezuela - Dr. Carlos Ugas
"I looked it up on the internet. What I like about it is the fact that it lasts for 5 days and it includes most of the topics related to endoscopic spine (surgery),
including cervical, thoracic, lumbar, anterior, and posterior approaches."
Austria - Dr. Wolfgang Thomae
"I was reading about it in publications, and I think it is the most intense course on the market,
and that was the reason why I wanted to come to Korea."