Hoon Choi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor; Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Spine Surgery, Green Bay
Locations
- Neurosurgery
Green Bay
Education
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Residency, Neurosurgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Residency, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Fellowship, Spine Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Biography
Dr. Choi is the Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Spine Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin Green Bay. Dr. Choi specializes in complex and minimally invasive spinal surgery, in addition to image-guided and minimally invasive cranial surgery. Being a neurosurgeon-engineer, he has a special interest in combining engineering and neurosurgery to perform translational research in spine biomechanics, computational simulations, virtual reality, biomaterials, artificial disc technology, and robotic surgery.
“As a neurosurgeon, I have a passion for what I do. I find it fascinating that I am able to use the latest technology to make a big impact in quantity and quality of life. It is my goal to review the condition and have a conversation with each patient to understand how it is impacting their life. Then as a team, we can personalize the approach for treating the condition to best meet their individual needs.”
Board Certification
- American Board of Neurological Surgery – Board Eligible
Surgical Services
- Spinal surgery
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Complex spinal instrumentation
- Artificial disc & motion preservation
- Robotic surgery
- Revision surgery
- Stereotactic surgery
- Microsurgery
- Laser ablation
- Neurotrauma
- Spine Instrumentation including ALIF, LLIF, MIS TLIF with expandable technology
- Outpatient minimally invasive spine surgery
- Spinal deformity correction including three-column osteotomy
Conditions Treated
- Brain Tumors
- Spinal Compression Fracture
- Spinal Tumors
- Spinal Deformity
- Degenerative Spinal Disorders
- Spinal Instability
- Spine and Brain Trauma
- Adjacent segment degeneration
- Failed Spinal Instrumentation
- Chiari Malformation
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Peripheral Nerve Tumors and Disorders
- Stroke
Locations
- HSHS St. Vincent’s Hospital
- Prevea Allouez Health Center
- Froedtert Hospital
- Children’s Wisconsin
Honors and Awards
2008 – Graduation from Medical School with Distinction
2015 – New York State Neurosurgical Society (NYSNS) Annual Meeting Award for Best Resident Research
Publications
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(Purushothaman Y, Yoganandan N, Jebaseelan D, Choi H, Baisden J.) J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020 06;106:103735 PMID: 32321632 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082868671 04/24/2020
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(Banerjee A, Choi H, DeVogel N, Xu Y, Yoganandan N.) Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020;8:877 PMID: 32850734 PMCID: PMC7426360 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090002737 08/28/2020
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(Purushothaman Y, Yoganandan N, Jebaseelan D, Choi H, Baisden J.) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. June 2020;106 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082868671 06/01/2020
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(Choi H, Purushothaman Y, Baisden J, Yoganandan N.) Eur Spine J. 2019 Oct 12 PMID: 31606816 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074595499 10/14/2019
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(McAvoy M, McCrea HJ, Chavakula V, Choi H, Bi WL, Mekary RA, Stone S, Proctor MR.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Aug 30:1-9 PMID: 31470400 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074470996 08/31/2019
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(Choi H, Baisden JL, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2019 03 01;184(Suppl 1):637-643 PMID: 30901460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063695268 03/23/2019
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(Xiang J, Varble N, Davies JM, Rai AT, Kono K, Sugiyama SI, Binning MJ, Tawk RG, Choi H, Ringer AJ, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Meng H.) World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;108:534-542 PMID: 28919570 PMCID: PMC5705258 09/19/2017
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(Nguyen HS, Choi H, Kurpad S, Soliman H.) World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:1039.e1-1039.e5 PMID: 28647656 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85025134828 06/26/2017
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(Tovar-Spinoza Z, Choi H.) Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Oct;32(10):1947-56 PMID: 27659837 09/24/2016
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(Tovar-Spinoza Z, Choi H.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Jun;17(6):723-33 PMID: 26849811 02/06/2016
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The Cervical Artificial Disc Paradox: Do We Need Less Motion to Preserve Motion?
(Choi H, Baisden JL, Yoganandan N.) The Spine Journal. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.08.081 10/25/2017
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Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts and Hemorrhage
(Choi H, Madsen JR, Scott RM, Warf BC, Cohen AR, Proctor MR, Huebenthal E, Jernigan SC, Goumnerova L.) Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000452457.65796.ce 08/01/2014