Dr. Chanshik Shim

Dr. Shim is a consultant with over 25 years of experience in South Korea and the UAE, where he has worked as Medical Director at the Wooridul Spine Centre in Dubai since 2010.

Whilst in South Korea, Dr. Shim was named as Doctor of the Year at Wooridul Spine Hospital on two separate occasions in 2006 and 2008. He has made presentations on spine surgeries at over 50 international conferences and symposia in Korea, Australia, Europe and the USA and published in the Journal of the Korean Neurosurgery Society, Spine, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International North American Spine Society International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) AO Spine Royal College of Surgeon (US) International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS) International Society of Minimal Intervention for Spine Surgery (ISMISS) The American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery (AAMISMS) KOREAN Korean Neurosurgical Society Korean Society of Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (KOSMISS) Korean Medical Association Korean Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society Korean Musculoskeletal Laser Society Society of Korean Cerebrovascular Surgery.

Special Interests

• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgeries and Techniques

Qualifications

• M.D
• Ph.D