Background
Lee, Young Woo was born on March 9, 1937 in Ulsan Kyeongsang-Namdo, Republic of Korea. Son of Jon Kap and Myung Ran (Choi) Lee.
Lee, Young Woo was born on March 9, 1937 in Ulsan Kyeongsang-Namdo, Republic of Korea. Son of Jon Kap and Myung Ran (Choi) Lee.
Doctor of Medicine, Pusan National University, 1962. Master of Science, Pusan National University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Pusan National University, 1973.
Intern Pusan National University Hospital, 1962-1963, resident in surgery and neurosurgery, 1963—1965, resident in neurosurgery, 1965—1967. Professor neurosurgery Pusan National University School Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, 1971—2002, chairman department neurosurgery, 1975—2002. Research fellow department neurology University Alabama, Birmingham School Medicine and Medical Center, 1974—1975.
Fellow Department Neurosci. Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, 1980—1981. Fellow department neurosurgery McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada, 1998—1999.
Professor emeritus Pusan National University Hospital, since 2002. Honorary superintendent Dong-Rae Bong Seng Hospital, since 2002, chairman, since 2002. Major Korean Army, 1967-1970.
Major Korean Army, 1967-1970. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Korean Neurosurg. Society (vice president 1988-1989, president 1987-1988), Korean Medical Association, American Association Electrodiagnostic Medicine, New York Academy Science, Korean Society Neurobiology and Neurosci., Korean Radioisotope Society, Korean Society Medical and Biological Engineering, Korean Information Science Society, Korean Society Emergency Medicine, Korean Society Skull Base Surgeons, Korean Society Study Pain, Korean Society Traumatology, World Federation Neurosurgeons, Asia-Australian Society Neurological Surgery.
Married Kyung Ja Kim, November 3, 1969. Children: Sang Min, Soon Jeong.