Wooridul Spine Hospital

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Dr. Yongsoo ChoiDirector of International Patient Center

DepartmentNeurosurgery
SpecialtySpine Treatment

Consultation Schedule

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
09:30-12:00	●	●		●
14:00-17:00		●		●

Academic Background
- Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University Hospital
- Intern, Dankook University Hospital
- M.D., Dankook University College of Medicine
- Fellow, American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (FABMISS)
- FRCS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS)
Major Careers
- Neurosurgeon, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Current Director, International Patient Center, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Board member of Institutional Review Board, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Former Vice Medical Director, Seoul Chuk Hospital
- Former Director of Medical Affairs, Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Former Director of Medical Affairs, Busan Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Former Director, Busan Dongnae Wooridul Spine Hospital
Awards
- 2023, Best Paper Award, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital
- 2023, Milestone Award, Centinel Spine
- 2022, Best Clinical Award, Cheongdam Wooridul Spine Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS)
- Clinical Training, Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan
- Nucleoplasty Workshop, National University Hospital, Singapore
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Workshop Staff, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok
- Member, Korean Neurosurgical Society
- Member, Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
- Member, North American Spine Society (NASS)
- Member, Korean IMS Society
- Member, International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS)
- Member, Korean Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (KOMISS)
- Member, Korean Hospital Doctors Association
- Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Centinel Spine Workshop, France (2023)
- Director of Legal Affairs, Spine Health Society
- Registration Committee, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Asia-Pacific Section (ISASS AP)
- Member, Research Committee, Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
Publication
- Asian J Neurosurg. DOI: 10.1055/s-0046-1827035.
  The Learning Curve in Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Global Research Trends, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions
  (Daniel Dávila, Shin SH, Lee SH, Bae J, Keum HJ, Kim SJ, Choi YS)
- Textbook: Ligament Reconstruction for Spine. Springer Singapore; 2026. p.151-159.
  Part 3 Recently expanded clinical indications of the ligament reconstruction. Ch19. Ligament reconstruction of Baastrup`s disease
  (Choi Y)
- Textbook: Ligament Reconstruction for Spine. Springer Singapore; 2026. p.161-172.
  Part 3 Recently expanded clinical indications of the ligament reconstruction. Ch20. Ligament reconstruction with spondylolysis repair
  (Choi Y)
- JBJS Case Connect. 2025 Jul 24;15(3).
  Posterolateral full-endoscopic thoracic foraminotomy for foraminal stenosis causing radiculopathy: A report of 3 cases
  (Bae J, Shahi P, Moon KH, Choi YS, Lee SH)
- Neurospine 2025;22(1):118-127.
  Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy is more cost-effective than microdiscectomy for symptomatic disc herniations
  (Bae J, Shahi P, Lee SH, Keum HJ, Seok JW, Choi YS, Kim JS)
- J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Mar 21:1-9.
  Technique and Outcomes of Trans-Superior Articular Process Approach for Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy
  (Bae J, Shahi P, Choi YS, Lee SH)
- PLoS One. 2023 Apr 5;18(4):e0283924.
  Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of conventional and interlaminar full-endoscopic decompressive laminectomy to treat lumbar spinal stenosis (ENDO-F trial): Protocol for a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial
  (Kim JS, Bae J, Lee DC, Shin SH, Keum HJ, Choi YS, Eun SS, et al.)
- Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.154-161.
  Part 2. Paramedian migrated disc herniation: High-grade up-migrated disc using isthmus plasty approach.
  (Choi YS)
- Textbook: Transforaminal Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine. Springer Singapore; 2023. p.125-131.
  Part 2. Paramedian migrated disc herniation: High-grade down migrated disc using transpedicular approach.
  (Choi YS)
- Eur Spine J. 2023 Apr 8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07662-z.
  Risk factors for ninety-day readmission following full endoscopic transforaminal lumbar procedures for 1542 patients in the biggest spine institutes of south korea
  (Bae J, Ifthekar S, Lee SH, Shin SH, Keum HJ, Choi YS, Lho HW, Kim YJ, Kim KS)
- World Neurosurg. 2023 Feb 18;S1878-8750(23)00214-0.
  Full endoscopic transpedicular technique in the treatment of high grade down migrated herniated disc: An evaluation of clinical outcomes at 12 months follow-up
  (Choi YS, Ifthekar S, Bae J, Lee SH)
- J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2022 May 16.
  Comparative Analysis of ABM/P-15, Bone Morphogenic Protein and Demineralized Bone Matrix after Instrumented Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
  (Ashwin S, Lee SH, Kim SJ, Eun SS, Choi YS, Lee SM, Seuk JW, Lee YS, Shin SH, Bae J)
- J Orthop Surg Res. 2022 Mar 28;17(1):187.
  Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive interlaminar full-endoscopic discectomy versus conventional microscopic discectomy in single-level lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (ENDO-F Trial): a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial protocol.
  (Kim JS, Lee JH, Bae J, Lee DC, Shins SH, Keum HJ, Choi YS et al.)
- J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2009 Oct; 46(4): 317–321.
  Pedicle morphometry for thoracic screw fixation in ethnic koreans : radiological assessment using computed tomographic myelography.
  (Choi YS, Kim YJ, YI HJ, Kim YJ)
- J.Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2009
  A Case of Dural Type Infantile Fibroxanthoma Mimicking Meningioma.
  (Choi YS, Ko JH, Lee SK)

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