Jaehyeon Lim

Jaehyeon Lim is a professor at Inje University Paik Hospital. He was the first in Korea to perform anterior cervical foraminotomy. He also developed minimally invasive, painless techniques for spinal fusion. These methods help reduce tissue trauma and manage postoperative pain.

Specialization and Surgical Innovations

Jaehyeon Lim treats spinal conditions using microscopic and minimally invasive techniques. His practice includes cervical spine diseases, artificial disc replacement, and spinal tumors. He also treats scoliosis and provides non-surgical exercise therapy for rehabilitation. In 2003, he developed a mini spinal fusion technique to reduce tissue trauma.

Additionally, he introduced a painless fusion method using postoperative epidural treatment. This treatment helps manage recovery following spinal surgery. Lim applies these advanced neuroendoscopic methods for various spinal pathologies. He combines surgical intervention with structured rehabilitation exercises.

Work Experience

• 2003–Present: Professor at Inje University Paik Hospital, Seoul
• 1996–2003: Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Seran Hospital
• 1994–1996: Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital
• 1988–1993: Resident and Intern, Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Paik Hospital

Education and Advanced Training

• 2002: Exercise therapy certification, University of Florida Health Science Center, USA
• 1998: Minimal-access spine surgery training, Medical Education and Research Institute, Tennessee
• 1993: Specialty in Neurosurgery, Inje University Paik Hospital, Seoul

Academic Contributions and Research

Jaehyeon Lim has published more than 10 peer-reviewed articles in international medical journals. He frequently presents research at global symposiums. This work focuses on surgical outcomes and preventing complications. Furthermore, he studies factors affecting spinal degeneration and fracture recovery.

• "Comparison of anterior cervical foraminotomy vs arthroplasty," Surgical Neurology, 2009
• "Preoperative predictable factors for adjacent segment degeneration," Journal of Neurological Surgery, 2014
• "Delayed complication of vertebroplasty," Spine Journal, 2015
• "Vetebral body fracture after removal of pedicle screw," The Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, 2016
• 1998: First presentation on spinal disc internal derangement results at the KNS Symposium
• 2007: Presentation at the Cervical Spine Research Society Asia Pacific Section
• 2008: Presentation at the Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Society

Professional Memberships

• Director of the Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society (KSNS)
• Director of the Korean Hospital Association
• Member of the Legislation & Ethics Committee, Korean Neurosurgical Society
• Executive Director of the Doctors' Association of Gangnam-gu, Seoul
• Member of the Barun Spine Society
• Member of the Korean Neurosurgical Society (KNS)