Department
Name of department: Orthopedics
Head of department: Young-Soo Byun
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Young-Soo Byun
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Our hospital requires a curriculum vitae and a copy of medical school diploma, medical license and passport.
More information
Number of beds in department: 90
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: 500–1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: < 50
Other activities: There is another AO Trauma fellowship host center, Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu. AOTrauma fellows can meet trauma experts and participate in that hospital activities.
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Korean
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.