Background
Shim, Chan-Shik was born on March 11, 1962 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyun-Goo Shim and Huyng-Soon Shin.
Shim, Chan-Shik was born on March 11, 1962 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyun-Goo Shim and Huyng-Soon Shin.
Master of Arts, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, 1984. Doctor of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosurgery, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, 2003.
Internship Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Seoul, 1987—1988, residency in neurosurgery, 1991—1995. Director medical affairs Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, 2001—2002, vice president medical affair, 2002—2003, chief minimally invasive surgery, 2003—2005, vice president academic affairs, since 2005, president, since 2009. Vice-chairman science committee World Congress Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, Honolulu, since 2007.
Visiting professor, department neurosurgery, school medicine KyungHee University, Seoul, since 2000. Lieutenant Korean Army, 1988-1991.
Member review board Wooridul Spine Hospital, 2005—2008. Member of Asian Pacific Spine Arthroplasty Society (member science committee 2007-2008), Korean Spine Arthroplasty Society (member executive committee since 2006), Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society, Korean Neurosurgical Society, Korean Medical Association, Spine Arthroplasty Society (Leon Wiltse award 2006), North America Spine Society (correspondent).
Married In-Kyung Shin, April 22, 1989. Children: WooJoo, WooHyuk.