Busan

Busan Wooridul Spine Hospital (부산우리들병원)

Opened as Sangho Lee Neurosurgery Clinic in 1982 (Nakmin-dong, Busan) 1988: Reestablished into the first spine and disc hospital in Korea 1991: Operated the first Open Laser Microdiscectomy (OLM)in Korea 1992: Operated the first Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD) in Korea 1993: Held the Asian first endoscope spine disk surgery world congress 1994: Operated the first Percutaneous Cervical Lumbar Discectomy (PECD) in Korea 1995: Operated the first Minimally Invasive Anterior Lumbar Discectomy and Interbody Fusion in Korea 2006: Moved to a larger building in Oncheon-dong 2009: Opened Wooridul International Patient Center 2010: Named a leading company by the Busan Metropolitan Government 2011-2026: Designated as a spine specialty hospital by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for five consecutive times 2019: Installed the third MRI unit / Expanded nursing care services to all wards 2021: Installed the O-arm 3D navigation system for spine surgery