Sang-Min Park, MD, Ph.D

Professor

Spine Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

100+

Publications

Awards

Patents

10+

Societies

Specialty & Expertise

Primary Focus

Endoscopic spine surgery, Biportal endoscopic spine surgery (BESS, UBE)

Clinical Expertise

• Degenerative lumbar spine surgery
• Minimal invasive spine surgery
• Osteoporosis & Osteoporotic fracture
• Spine infection & Spine tumor

Innovation & Technology

• Artificial intelligence
• Robot surgery
• Mixed reality applications
• Medical twin technology

Education

2025

Ph.D. in Clinical Medical Sciences

Seoul National University College of Medicine

2014

M.S. in Orthopedic Science

Chung-Ang University College of Medicine

2010

M.D. & B.S.

Chung-Ang University College of Medicine

Professional Experience

March 2026 - Present

Professor

Spine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam

March 2021 - Feb 2026

Associate Professor

Spine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam

March 2017 - Feb 2021

Assistant Professor

Spine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam

March 2016 - Feb 2017

Co-Director, Spine Center

Spine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
CM General Hospital, Seoul

March 2015 - Feb 2016

Clinical Spine Surgery Fellow

Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul

March 2011 - Feb 2015

Resident

Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul

March 2010 - Feb 2011

Internship

Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul

Honors and Awards

SICOT '93 Seoul Best Scientific Award

The 69th Annual Congress of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (Oct 2025)
"Comparing the efficacy and safety of biportal endoscopic discectomy with microscopic discectomy for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc"
Best Presentation "Mansun" Award

The 25th Congress of Korean Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (Jun 2025)
"Automated Analysis of Spinal Questionnaires Using Large Language Models"
Excellent Editorial Board Member Award

Asian Spine Journal, The 42nd International Congress of Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2025)
KSSS Dong-A Research Award

The 42nd International Congress of Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2025)
"Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal and Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion to Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (BELIFS Trial)"
English Presentation Award Gold Prize

The 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (April 2025)
"The efficacy and safety of biportal endoscopic compared with microscopic discectomy in lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (ENDO-BH Trial)"
Most Citation Award of Asian Spine Journal

The 41st International Congress of the Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2024)
Best Video Presentation Award

The 67th Annual Congress of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (Oct 2023)
Best Scientific Award (Clinical)

The 67th Annual Congress of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (Oct 2023)
Most Citation Award of Asian Spine Journal

The 40th International Congress of the Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2023)
Excellent Editorial Board Member Award

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2023)
Best Clinical Paper Award of Asian Spine Journal

The 3rd International Congress of the Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2022)
"Surgical Causes of Significant Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Signal Changes in Three-Column Spinal Surgery. Asian Spine J. 2021"
Excellent Editorial Board Member Award

Asian Spine Journal, The 3rd International Congress of the Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2022)
Best Clinical Paper Award

The 38th Fall Congress Korean Society of Spine Surgery (Nov 2021)
"Medical Care Utilization Behavior for Diagnosis and Treatment for Spine disease: A Questionnaire-based Study of Orthopaedic Spine Center Outpatients at a Tertiary Educational Hospital. J Korean Soc Spine Surg. 2020"
Best Poster Award

The 7th Seoul Symposium on Bone Health (June 2019)
"Trends of incidence and fatality of vertebral fractures in Korea using nationwide claims data"
Best Clinical Paper Award

The 36th Spring Congress Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2019)
"Spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) influencing surgical decision making for treatment of spine metastasis. J Korean Soc Spine Surg. 2018"
Young Investigator Award

Korean Society of Spine Surgery (May 2019)
Best Staff Award

Seoul National University Hospital (July 2015)
Best Resident Award

Chung-Ang University Hospital (June 2011)

Patents

Needle Assembly for Vertebrae Plasty (Korea, 2019)
Intervertebral fusion implant cage (Korea, 2018)
XR-based Patient Treatment Training Evaluation Method and Device (Korea, 2021)

Technology Transfer

Scenario of AR-Assisted Spine Surgery (July 2022)
Scenario of XR based Trauma Treatment Training (Feb 2021)

Professional Memberships

Korean Orthopedic Association (KOA) Korean Society of Spine Surgery (KSSS) Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research (KSBMR) Korean Society of Spine Tumor (KSST) Korean Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (KOSASS) Korean Orthopedic Pain Society Korean Arthroscopy Society North American Spine Society (NASS) Spine Society of Europe (EUROSPINE) AOSpine Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS)

Editorial & Committee Activities

Editorial Positions

Editor, Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (Since 2020)
Editor, Asian Spine Journal (Since 2020)
Editor, Journal of Advanced Spine Surgery (Since 2021)
Reviewer, SPINE (Since 2016)
Reviewer, European Spine Journal (Since 2016)
Reviewer, Global Spine Journal (Since 2025)
Reviewer, Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery (Since 2021)
Reviewer, Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery (Since 2021)
Reviewer, Journal of Korean Medical Science (Since 2021)

Committee & Other Activities

Secretary, Spine Section, Scientific Committee, APKASS 2026
Member, Organizing Committee, CSRS-AP 2025
Chairperson, Young Surgeon's Committee, PASMISS 2025
Member, Scientific Committee, PASMISS 2025
Member, Scientific Committee, K-MISS (Since 2024)
Secretary, Editorial Committee, K-MISS (2022-2023)
Chairperson, Workshop Committee, ISASS AP 2023
Member, Scientific Committee, ISASS AP 2023
Member, Scientific Committee, KSST (Since 2019)
Member, Scientific Committee, KOSASS (Since 2020)
Member, Website Committee, KSSS (Since 2020)
Member, Spinal Cord Research Committee, KSSS (Since 2017)
Member, Spine Section, Insurance Committee, Korean Arthroscopy Society (Since 2025)
Secretary, Spine Section, Scientific Committee, Korean Arthroscopy Society (Since 2025)
Secretary, Spine Section, Publications Committee, Korean Arthroscopy Society (Since 2025)
Secretary, Epidemiology Committee, KSBMR (2019-2022)
Member, Epidemiology Committee, KSBMR (Since 2019)
Member, Scientific Committee, KSBMR (Since 2019)
Expert Member Delegate, Spine Infection Section, ICM 2025
Program Committee and Preparatory Committee, PASMISS 2020
Field Doctor, LG Twins Baseball Team (Since 2018)