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Yoon Kang Jun
Neurosurgery · View full profile
Clinical expertise
- Spinal disorders and surgery: Cervical and lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, artificial disc replacement, biportal endoscopic spine surgery, spinal fusion without blood transfusion, and filum terminale sectioning for syringomyelia
- Epilepsy and functional neurosurgery: Epilepsy surgery, including minimally invasive removal of seizure-causing lesions, KYMERO robotic surgery, and stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrode implantation; deep brain stimulation (DBS); hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, and hyperhidrosis
- Brain and cranial nerve disorders: Brain tumors, cranial nerve disorders, and stroke
Current appointments and professional activities
- Adjunct Professor, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
- Honorary Director, Hunchun City Hospital, China
- Medical Advisor for Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
- Public Relations Ambassador, National Health Insurance Service
- Lifetime Member, Korean Society of Cerebrovascular Surgeons
- Lifetime Member, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
- Lifetime Member, Korean Neurosurgical Society
- Lifetime Member, Korean Society of Peripheral Nervous System
- Lifetime Member, Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
- Member, Korean Society of Intravascular Neurosurgery
- Member, Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology
Previous appointments
- Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University, USA
- Former Board Member, International Vaccine Institute Korea Support Committee
- Former Board Member, Cell Application Research Center, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Former Medical Advisor for Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service
- 4th President, Korea Para Ice Hockey Association
Training
- Clinical Training in Spine Surgery, Wiltse Spine Institute, USA
- Clinical Training, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, USA (2012)
Selected research and publications
- Average 10-Year Follow-up Outcomes of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement in 109 Patients
- Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery for Bilateral Lumbar Foraminal Decompression by Switching Surgeon's Position and Primary 2 Portals
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Older Adults with Spinal Disorders
- A New Paradigm for Stem Cell Therapy: Substance-P as a Stem Cell-Stimulating Agent
- Surgical Management and Outcome of Tethered Cord Syndrome in School-Aged Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
- Effects of Anti-SCYE1 Antibody on Dementia-Related Symptoms
- Tethered Cord Syndrome: Surgical Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
Honors and awards
- Best Oral Presentation, 9th World Spine Congress (World Spine 9)
- Certificate of Appreciation, Centinel Spine, USA, for contributions to the advancement of artificial disc technology
- Academic Award for research on artificial disc replacement, 26th Spring Meeting of the Korean Neurosurgical Society
- Best Paper Award, 2nd Korean Society for Cell Therapy Conference, Seoul National University