About Dr. Seung Heon Yang
Dr. Seung Heon Yang is a Consultant Spine Neurosurgeon at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, with 15 years of clinical experience in neurosurgery. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon trained at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea's leading tertiary referral center, where he completed residency and a two-year fellowship in spinal neurosurgery.
Dr. Yang's clinical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of spinal disorders, including degenerative spinal disease, spinal trauma, adult deformity, spinal tumors, and vascular and infective spinal disease. He has performed more than 1,300 major spinal surgeries throughout his career and has held clinical assistant and associate professor positions at leading institutions.
He is fluent in English and Korean and maintains a particular clinical focus on minimally invasive endoscopic procedures for the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions such as herniated discs and lumbar spinal stenosis. Dr. Yang has contributed to clinical research and authored chapters in medical textbooks.
Conditions Treated by Dr. Seung Heon Yang
- Degenerative spinal disease
- Spinal trauma
- Adult spinal deformity
- Spinal tumors
- Vascular spinal disease
- Infective spinal disease
- Herniated discs
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
Areas of Interest
- Spinal neurosurgery
- Minimally invasive endoscopic spinal procedures
- Degenerative spine surgery
Qualifications
- Medical Degree — Seoul National University College of Medicine
- Master's Degree — Seoul National University
Work Experience
- Consultant Spine Neurosurgeon, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi
- Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor, Seoul National University Hospital
- Neurosurgeon, Korean Armed Forces (3 years)
- Clinical assignment, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, UAE (2 years)
- Spine surgeon at specialized spine hospital
Certifications (1)
Board-certified Neurosurgeon
Korea — 2010
Memberships (0)
Research Papers & Publications (0)
Procedures
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Yang earned his medical degree and master's degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine and completed his neurosurgery residency at Seoul National University Hospital, the leading tertiary referral center in South Korea. He became board-certified as a neurosurgeon in 2010.