Overview
Sang Hun Lee, M.D., Ph.D, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with expertise in complex cervical spine (neck) and spine tumor surgery. Dr. Lee specializes in the latest orthopaedic and neurosurgical techniques in cervical spine degenerative disc disease, cervical spine minimally invasive procedures, cervical spine deformities, cervical spinal reconstruction, and management of spinal tumors (primary and metastatic spine tumors). Dr. Lee is also performing endoscopic spine surgeries, which is the most technically advanced minimally invasive spine surgery for cervical and lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis using uniportal or biportal endoscopic procedures. Dr. Lee was a Full Professor and taught numerous residents and fellows in South Korea from 1999 to 2015, and he became a renowned cervical spine expert in the Asia-Pacific region. As a founding member of Korean and Asian Pacific Cervical Spine, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Spinal Tumor Research Societies, Dr. Lee has been a key speaker and thought leader at numerous international spine meetings. He has also been invited to visit and operate with leading spine surgeons in the U.S., Japan and around the world. Dr. Lee regularly teaches other surgeons at national and international meetings on safety and efficiency when performing cervical spine surgery, the latest techniques in the field and strategies for complication avoidance. He has been on the faculty at the Cervical Spine Research Society meetings and the instructional courses. Dr. Lee is an international expert on diagnosis, nonsurgical and surgical treatment of cervical spine conditions and spine tumors. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and articles on diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions. His work has resulted in numerous research awards and podium presentations. Dr. Lee completed his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at the prestigious Kyung Hee University, School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency and spine fellowship at Kyung Hee University hospital in Seoul, one of the most prestigious programs in Asia. Dr. Lee also pursued advanced spinal tumor and neurosurgical oncology training at the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where he worked with world-experts on complex spinal tumor reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cervical Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 5009, Suite 5009, Baltimore, MD 21287
10700 Charter Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, MD 21044
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2100, Lutherville, MD 21093
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- KyphosisDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Kyphosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
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- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Bone GraftDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.
- Bone TumorDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.