Professor Jinseong Kim of Neurosurgery at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Selected for Cover Paper in American Neurosurgery Journal

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital announced on the 9th that a paper by Professor Jinseong Kim's neurosurgery team was selected as the cover image of 'Operative Neurosurgery,' a leading academic journal in the field of neurosurgery.

Operative Neurosurgery is the official journal of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, established in 1951, publishing outstanding papers related to neurosurgical procedures involving the brain, spine, and more.

Professor Kim's team introduced a minimally invasive spinal surgery technique that uses an 'O-arm'-based navigation system to create a small passage in the vertebral body, perfectly preserving spinal tissue while removing metastatic malignant melanoma that spread from the brain to the cervical spine.

The foundational technique for this surgery was the "minimally invasive anterior cervical corpectomy" published in 2007 by Dr. Geon Choi of Wooridul Hospital, who was Professor Jinseong Kim's mentor. Since then, Professor Kim has integrated advanced navigation devices, selectively applying and developing the technique for severe disc herniation and cervical stenosis treatment, publishing multiple papers in major international journals.

Professor Jinseong Kim, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital.

Previous treatments for malignant cervical spine metastases involved extensive bone removal followed by bone grafting and metal fixation. However, Professor Kim's surgical method enables tumor removal while preserving tissue. Notably, since this technique was transferred to China in 2013, many excellent papers based on numerous clinical cases have been reported by Chinese researchers.

This paper is evaluated as demonstrating the technical excellence of Korea's minimally invasive spinal surgery by showing that a surgical method previously selectively applied only to degenerative diseases can also be adapted for metastatic spinal cancer patients.

Professor Paul Park's team at the University of Chicago Medical Center commented in an editorial, "The minimally invasive approach proposed by Professor Kim is an excellent alternative strategy for treating metastatic spinal cancer, significantly reducing medical costs, advancing the field of spine surgery, and ultimately playing an essential role in improving the lives of spinal cancer patients."

Leading the research, Professor Kim is an expert in minimally invasive spinal surgery, especially spinal endoscopic surgery, and has extensive publications and clinical experience in spinal endoscopy, minimally invasive spinal fusion, and navigation-assisted spinal surgery. He has served as a specialist for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in spinal surgery and related technologies, a member of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Medical Device R&BD committee, and has undertaken spinal endoscopy projects in national tasks related to medical device development, artificial intelligence, and patient optimization by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Additionally, he is currently serving as the director of the Medical Device Development Center at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital to promote advanced medical device development and infrastructure enhancement.

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