Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Woojin Cho, MD, PhD Provides Services for the Greater New York Area

Get to know Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Dr. Woojin Cho, who serves the New York City tri-state area at with Montefiore Medical Center and the Multidisciplinary Spine Group.

Speciality: Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Medical School: Hanyang University Medical School

Hospital Affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center

Education: Dr. Cho earned his medical degree at Hanyang University Medical School in South Korea, followed by earning a PhD degree at Hanyang University College of Medicine.

Experience: Following his Medical degree he completed his orthopaedic internship and residency at Hanyang University Hospital, and became a Korean Orthopaedic Board-certified surgeon. Following his residency, he completed 3-years of spine clinical fellowship. Within the United States, he has completed a research fellowship at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis, a clinical research fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, and spine fellowships at University Virginia Health System and the Hospital for Special Surgery respectively. Dr. Cho is a board-eligible (ABOS) orthopaedic surgeon, a member of the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society, AO Spine North America, the Korean American Spine Society, the Korean Society of Spine Surgery, the Korean Spine Arthroplasty Society, the Pacific and Asian Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, the Korean Orthopaedic Association, and the Korean Medical Association.

Current Position: Dr. Cho is the Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center. He is also the assistant Professor within the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as the Research director the the Multidisciplinary Spine Group

Orthopedic Spine Surgery: Orthopaedics is a medical specialty that focuses on the body’s musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. An orthopaedic spine surgeon is an orthopaedist who further specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases and conditions. Orthopaedic spine surgeons provide non-operative and surgical treatment to patients of all ages, although some focus on treating children (pediatric) or adults. Some orthopaedic spine surgeons exclusively treat certain spinal problems such as scoliosis, degenerative disorders, or a particular region of the spine (cervical/neck, lumbar/low back).

Personal: Dr. Cho attributes his professional success to his perseverance.

 

Learn More about Dr. Woojin Cho:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/8138394-Woojin-Cho-Orthopedist-10530

Through his profile on Montefiore Medical Center, https://www.montefiore.org/body.cfm?id=1735&action=detail&ref=5272, where he can be contacted at (718) 920-2060, and is located in Bronx, NY.

Through his profile on Albert Einstein College of Medicine, http://www.einstein.yu.edu/faculty/13955/woojin-cho/, where he can be contacted at (718) 920-2060, and is located in Bronx, NY.

 

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