Hoon Choi, MD, MS
Assistant Professor; Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Spine Surgery, Green Bay
Locations
- Neurosurgery
Green Bay
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
- Brain tumors:
- Stereotactic surgery
- Microsurgery
- Laser ablation
- Neurotrauma
- Brain
- Spine
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 Hospital of Wisconsin
Honors and Awards
2004 – Senior Prize in Human Biology
2008 – Graduation from Medical School with Distinction
2015 – New York State Neurosurgical Society (NYSNS) Annual Meeting Award for Best Resident Research
Education
MD, The University of Auckland, Medical and Health Sciences, New Zealand
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Residency, Neurosurgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Residency, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Fellowship, Spine Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Publications
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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.
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(Nguyen HS, Choi H, Kurpad S, Soliman H.) World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:1039.e1-1039.e5.
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(Tovar-Spinoza Z, Choi H.) Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Oct;32(10):1947-56.
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(Tovar-Spinoza Z, Choi H.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Jun;17(6):723-33.
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(Xiang J, Yu J, Choi H, Dolan Fox JM, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Meng H.) J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 Jul;7(7):490-5.
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(Ma D, Xiang J, Choi H, Dumont TM, Natarajan SK, Siddiqui AH, Meng H.) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Sep;35(9):1779-85.
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Aneurysmal remodeling in the circle of Willis after carotid occlusion in an experimental model.
(Tutino VM, Mandelbaum M, Choi H, Pope LC, Siddiqui A, Kolega J, Meng H.) J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2014 Mar;34(3):415-24.
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Controversies in the role of preoperative embolization in meningioma management.
(Singla A, Deshaies EM, Melnyk V, Toshkezi G, Swarnkar A, Choi H, Chin LS.) Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Dec;35(6):E17.
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(Choi H, Baisden J, Yoganandan N.) MHSRS Supplement to the Journal of Military Medicine. .
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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.
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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.
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(Choi H, Tovar-Spinoza Z.) Photon Lasers Med. doi:10.1515/plm-2014-0002.