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United Arab Emirates, Sharjah:
University Hospital Sharjah announced today the opening of “Himchan-UHS Spine and Joint Center” at UHS, where, Dr Seung Jun Park, MD, Consultant Orthopedics and Dr Dae Won Cho, MD, Consultant Spine Surgeon, have joined and started operating along with their expert team at UHS premises to offer spine and joint treatment to UHS patients.
Going forward, the next phase of development will oversee UHS introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) driven robotic machine to perform surgeries as well as launch a rehab center for quick recovery from join and spine pain. In addition, UHS will also introduce endoscopic spine surgeries, which leaves only less than 1cm of surgical wound, thereby adding value to healthcare services.
“At Himchan-UHS spine and joint centre, we have been committed to work in support of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah to provide best-in-class healthcare facilities to citizens of the UAE and across the region. Over the years, UHS has become a central hub for qualitative healthcare services, due to our comprehensive expertise on board. While our association with Himchan has helped us reinforce our position in the region, it also underpins our visionary outlook to improve care and treatment for our patients across varied segments, whilst offering us an opportunity to explore and discover innovative forms of medical technology,” said Dr Ali Obaid Al Ali - Chief Executive Officer and Member of Board of Trustees, University Hospital Sharjah.
Dr Park has an extensive experience in the field of Orthopedics, successfully completing over 9000 surgeries and procedures in last 10 years in Korea. His key areas of focus include orthopedics cases including manual and computer navigation total knee replacement arthroplasty, knee arthroscopic surgery, arthritis management, ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, meniscus transplantation and osteotomy procedures, among many others. Similarly, Dr Dae Won Cho specialises in the field of spine surgeries including minimally invasive spine surgeries (MISS). His key areas of interest include Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD), Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy and Discectomy (PECFD), Percutaneous Endoscopic Laminotomy, Flavectomy and Discectomy, Open Lumbar Micro-Discectomy (OLM) including Unidirectional Bilateral Foraminotomy (UBF), Lumbar Fusion Surgeries and other surgical and non-surgical procedures.
This collaboration between UHS and Himchan will make Sharjah and the UAE a central hub for spine and joint treatments for people from the country and around the region.
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