SOURCED FACULTY PROFILE

Byung-Joon Shin

Head of department
Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery →
Seoul, South Korea

Linked programmes: 1
Source reviewed: 21 Oct 2026

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PUBLISHED PROGRAMME ROLE

Named on the official page as Head of department for AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul.

Published position: Head of department
Academic title: Not published in the indexed source
Department: Department of Orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications: Not published in the indexed source
Clinical interests: Not published in the indexed source
Research interests: Not published in the indexed source
Professional organisations: Not published in the indexed source

ASSOCIATED PATHWAYS

1 linked programme.

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Clinical fellowshipStatus unconfirmed

Spine →

AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul

Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Seoul · South Korea

Listed lead Byung-Joon Shin (head of department); Jae-chul Lee (surgeon in charge of fellows)

Duration: Flexible short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine programme).
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.
Exposure: The host-centre page lists 130 beds and about 433 surgical cases per year, with open, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques, pain management and tuberculosis surgery; endoscopy, robotics and navigation are marked not used. Basic information, a resume and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate are requested. Operating-room language is Korean.

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Funding: AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.

Exposure: The host-centre page lists 130 beds and about 433 surgical cases per year, with open, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques, pain management and tuberculosis surgery; endoscopy, robotics and navigation are marked not used. Basic information, a resume and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate are requested. Operating-room language is Korean.

Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official AO Fellows host-centre page (eligibility and terms from the AO Spine fellowship page). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.