About W Hospital

The Biggest Hand Surgery Center in Korea

Medical Staff

Manager Kang-San Lee M.D.
  • Department : Orthopedics
Profile
  • Current Chief at W Hospital
  • Graduated from Kyungpook National University School of Medicine
  • Completed doctoral course at Kyungpook National University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Orthopedic resident at Kyungpook National University Hospital
  • Orthopedic Fellow at Kyungpook National University Hospital
  • Research intern in the Department of Medical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine
  • Member of the Korean Arthroscopy Society Travelling Fellowship (Seoul Asan Hospital)
  • DCMC Shoulder Arthroscopy Cadaver Workshop
  • Stryker Cadaver Knee Course with KMU
  • Arthrex Korea Shoulder Cadaver Lab
  • AO Trauma Course – Basic Principles of Fracture Management
  • AO Trauma Online Masters Seminar – Fracture-related Infection
  • AO Recon Course – Principles of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
  • AO Spine Principles Seminar – Fundamentals of Spine Surgery

Academic Associations
  • Regular member of the Korean Orthopedic Association
  • Member of the Korean Shoulder & Elbow Society
  • Member of the Korean Hip Society
  • Member of the Korean Fracture Society
  • Regular member of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
  • Regular member of the Korean Sports Medicine Society

Awards
  • Best Resident Award, Kyungpook National University Hospital (2019)
  • Best Poster Exhibition Award, Korean Hip Society International Conference (2023) "Third-versus Fourth-Generation Ceramics in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty"

Theses & Literary Works
  • "Hyperlipidemia and Rotator Cuff Tears: Exploring Mechanisms and Effective Treatment." Clin Orthop Surg. Accepted, October 2024.
  • "Cutibacterium acnes in Shoulder Surgery: Is It a Significant Risk Factor for Postoperative Infection?" Clin Orthop Surg. June 2024;16:e35. https://doi.org/10.4055/cios23371
  • "Artificial Intelligence- and Computer-Assisted Navigation for Shoulder Surgery." J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2024;32(1):10225536241243166.
  • "Surgical Outcome of Locked Facet in Distractive Flexion Injury of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Single Institution Retrospective Study." Medicine 102(22):p e33028, June 02, 2023.
  • "Extension Block Pinning Combined with Traction Using Towel Clamps for Effective Reduction of Mallet Fracture: A Technical Tip." Archives of Hand and Microsurgery 2023;28(2):93-96.
  • "Mid-term to Long-term Follow-up Results of Reconstruction for Thumb Radial Polydactyly." J Pediatr Orthop. September 1, 2022;42(8):439-442.
  • "Comparison of Bone Healing in Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy between the Use of Allograft Bone Chips with Autologous Bone Marrow and the Use of Allograft Bone Chips Alone for Gap Filling." J Knee Surg. June 2020;33(6):576-581
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