HONORS/AWARDS

2007
European Traveling Fellowship
Scoliosis Research Society

2006
First place Clinical Research Award
Cervical Nerve root blocks instead of Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy: A prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind study with long-term follow-up.
Cervical Spine Research Society

2006
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Is the T9, T11, or L1 proximal level the more stable following lumbar/lumbosacral fusions from the thoracolumbar junction to L5-S1?
Scoliosis Research Society

2006
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Results of Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies for Fixed Sagittal Imbalance: A minimum 5 years follow-up study
Scoliosis Research Society

2006
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Risk Factors for Adjacent Segment Degeneration Following Lumbar/Thoracolumbar Fusion with Pedicle Screw Instrumentation: A Minimum 5 year Follow-up
Scoliosis Research Society

2006
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Loss of Spinal Cord Monitoring Signals in Children during Thoracic Kyphosis Correction with Spinal Osteotomy: Why Does it Occur and What Should You Do?
Scoliosis Research Society

2005
Goldstein Exhibit Award for Clinical Research
Decompression Alone vs. Decompression and Limited Fusion for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis.
Scoliosis Research Society

2005
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Sagittal Plane Analysis Following Posterior Segmental Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparison of Three Instrumentation Techniques
Scoliosis Research Society

2005
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Prospective Pulmonary Function Comparison following Posteior Spinal Fusion of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is there a relationship between main thoracic curve correction and PFT improvement?
Scoliosis Research Society

2005
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Prospective Pulmonary Function Comparison of Anterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Thoracotomy vs Thoracoabdominal approach.
Scoliosis Research Society

2002
Nominated for Russell Hibbs Outstanding Paper Award for Clinical Research
Prospective evaluation of pulmonary function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis relative to the surgical approach: Minimum 5 year follow-up
Scoliosis Research Society

1995
Arbeitgemeinshaft fur Osteosynthesfragen European Fellowship Award Participant
AO international
Innsbruck University Hospital, Austria.

1993
Arbeitgemeinshaft fur Osteosynthesfragen Competition Winner
SICOT(International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
Seoul, Korea.

1993
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination; 100th percentile among all participants
Korean Orthopaedic Association

1992
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination; 100th percentile among junior residents
Korean Orthopaedic Association