CT (computer tomography) Doctors Abroad — Page 15

Dr. David Mishaali is the Director of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in treating infants and children with high-risk heart anomalies. Dr. Mishaali developed a unique minimally invasive surgical approach for congenital heart defects. He works at Sheba Medical Center, a hospital ranked among the world’s top 10.

• Completed fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic and UCSF in the USA.
• Treats rare newborn conditions requiring complex cardiac reconstruction.
• Uses minimally invasive methods to reduce trauma and improve cosmetic results.
• Senior Lecturer and author of numerous peer-reviewed papers on cardiac surgery.

Dr. Ali Ihsan Anadolulu leads gastrointestinal care at Central Hospital. He uses CT scans to help diagnose complex digestive and abdominal conditions.

• Trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.
• Specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
• Focuses on minimally invasive pediatric surgery.
• Treats anorectal malformations and motility disorders.
• Author of several medical textbooks and scientific publications.

Dr. Wangrattanapranee is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at LUX KOR Hospital. He uses CT scans to evaluate complex hand and bone injuries.

• Holds a fellowship in hand surgery and microsurgery from Mahidol University
• Specializes in orthopedic trauma and surgical repair of bone fractures
• Graduated with second class honors from Khon Kaen University
• Certified by the Thai Board of Orthopedic Surgery
• Focuses on precise bone alignment and joint restoration

Dr. Alon Pikarsky directs the surgical programs at Hadassah Medical Center. He uses CT scans to plan complex robot-assisted surgeries for digestive system cancers.

• Specializes in surgical oncology for esophageal, colon, and rectal cancer
• Performs minimally invasive procedures using the Da Vinci Robotic System
• Oversees medical student and residency training at a top-ranked global hospital
• Board-certified in general surgery with a focus on colorectal and proctology cases
• Member of several surgical associations dedicated to modern clinical standards

Dr. Athip Kongklam is an orthopedic surgeon in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. He focuses on the knee, shoulder, and hip. He completed his residency at Vajira Hospital (2024). He finished subspecialty training in sports medicine at Siriraj Hospital (2025). He also completed international training at Aspetar (FIFA Centre of Excellence, Qatar), Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital (Catholic University of Korea), Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, and in Singapore. His expertise includes ACL/PCL and multiligament knee reconstruction. He performs meniscus, rotator cuff, and labral repairs. He also provides fracture care.

He holds the FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine (2025). He completed IOC Drug in Sport (2024), AFC Football Emergency Medicine and Anti‑Doping (2024), and the FIMS Team Physician course (2023). He is an orthopedic and sports medicine specialist at Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital and the Sports Clinic, Department of Physical Education (2025–present). He served as Team Physician at Bangkok Open 2024. He was a Sports Physician at the Ju‑Jitsu World Championship 2025 in Bangkok. His awards include TOSSM 2025 Best Paper. He presented at the HKOA 45th Annual Meeting 2025. He received the Resident’s Choice and Highest Knowledge/Performance/Attitude awards (2024). In 2023, he won the resident paper award and achieved the highest summative exam score.

Dr. Lee Sanggu, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon. He is the Honorary Medical Director and Director of the Spine Center. He is also a Professor of Neurosurgery at Gachon University Gil Medical Center.

Clinical focus includes spine tumors, spinal disorders, minimally invasive spine surgery, and cervical disorders. Procedures include PEN, PNP, selective nerve block, microscopic or endoscopic discectomy, artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive spinal fusion, and vertebroplasty.

He earned a PhD in Medicine from Hanyang University. He served as Chief of Neurosurgery at the Veterans Health Service Medical Center. He is an executive board member of KNS, KNTS, and KSNS. He has served as Vice President and President of KSCS. He is a past president of KOMISS, KAME, and KSPNS. He is an AOSpine Asia Pacific Committee member and a full member of NASS. He was listed in Marquis Who’s Who in 2010.

Dr. Boaz Liberman is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Unit at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in treating bone and soft tissue sarcomas in adults and children. Dr. Liberman was recognized in the Forbes list of top doctors in Israel. He focuses on limb-sparing cancer surgery combined with functional reconstruction. Dr. Liberman completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.

• Performs complex joint reconstruction and revision hip or knee replacements.
• Uses MRgFUS to treat bone conditions with imaging-guided ultrasound.
• Treats childhood tumors like Ewing's sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.
• Member of the American and European Associations of Tissue Banks.

Dr. Yu Yeonghun is a gastrointestinal surgeon with a Ph.D. in Medicine. He specializes in hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) diseases and cancers. His focus includes liver, pancreas, biliary tract, and gallbladder cancers, as well as cholelithiasis and other gallbladder diseases.

He completed his internship and general surgery residency at CHA Bundang Medical Center. He then finished an HPB surgery fellowship at Samsung Medical Center. He has served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Konkuk University Choongju Hospital and at Samsung Medical Center. He later became Professor of Surgery at Eulji University Hospital.

He is a Lifetime Member of The Korean Surgical Society and the Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (KAHBPS). He serves on the KAHBPS Planning Committee and Tumor Registry Committee.

Dr. Han Yeongmin is a neurosurgeon (MD, PhD). He is Medical Director and Director of the Neurosurgery Center at Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital. He treats cerebrovascular disease and peripheral nerve disorders. He also specializes in brain tumors and skull base surgery. Conditions include stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, and moyamoya disease. He performs PEN, PNP, and SNB. He also offers microscopic and endoscopic discectomy, artificial disc replacement, MIS-TLIF/minimally invasive spinal fusion, and vertebroplasty.

He earned his MD and PhD from The Catholic University of Korea. He served as a visiting professor in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix, Arizona, USA). He also served at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington (Seattle, USA).

His publications include co-authorship of Chapter 52 of the Textbook of Korean Cerebrovascular Surgery. He also co-authored Acoustic Neuroma Oncology. He is a full member of KNS, KSCVS, KSBS, KBTS, KNTS, KSNS, and KSPNS.

Dr. Song Hwayeong is a gastroenterologist. Areas of focus include gastrointestinal cancers (stomach and esophageal) and advanced endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ESD, and polypectomy). Dr. Song also treats digestive and liver diseases, including GERD, gastritis, hepatitis, H. pylori infection, and liver disease.

Dr. Song completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital. Dr. Song has served as Clinical Professor at Inje, Gachon, and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. Dr. Song is Director of the Gastroenterology Center at Naeun Hospital.

Accreditations: full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Korean Gastroenterology Association. Doping Committee Member, WKBL.

Selected papers: cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma; primary biliary cirrhosis with overlap syndromes; therapy for lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B; and clevudine in HBV-related cirrhosis.

Dr. Lee Chunyong is a urologist with a PhD in Medicine from Hanyang University College of Medicine. His clinical focus includes kidney and urinary stones (ESWL), prostate diseases (BPH, prostate cancer, prostatitis), sexual dysfunction, vasectomy, cystitis, urinary incontinence, and voiding dysfunction.

He has served as Director of Hanyang University Hospital. He was Chairman and Chief Professor of the Department of Urology at Hanyang University College of Medicine. He served as President and later Honorary President of the Korean Endourological Society. He was also a Board Member of the Société Internationale d'Urologie.

His international roles include Visiting Fellow at UCLA and Visiting Professor at the University of Tübingen. He was featured twice on EBS “Best Doctors,” covering prostatic diseases and kidney and urinary stones.

Dr. Tural Rahimli is a neurosurgeon educated at Azerbaijan Medical University (Bachelor of Medicine, 1999–2005). He completed a neurosurgery residency at Hacettepe University Hospital (2008–2014).

Clinical expertise: brain tumors, epilepsy surgery, endoscopic pituitary surgery, skull base tumors, arteriovenous malformations, spinal cord tumors, pediatric neurosurgery.

Professional memberships: North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), Hacettepe University Alumni Association, Azerbaijan Neurosurgical Society, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).

Work experience: Medistyle Hospital (2014–2016); DTX Hospital (2016–2018); Baku Medical Plaza Hospital (2018–2024); Republic Diagnostic Centre (2024–2025).

Dr. Gerhard Prager leads the obesity outpatient clinic at Vienna General Hospital. He uses CT scans to assess metabolic health and prepare for bariatric procedures.

• Performed 3,000 operations for obesity and metabolic disorders
• President of the European chapter of the IFSO – an international obesity organization
• Heads the Metabolic Surgery Center at Confraternitaet Private Hospital
• Specializes in surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and gastric ulcers
• Member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Kim Taekhyeon is a gastrointestinal surgeon and the Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Naeun Hospital. He received his M.D. and M.S. from Chung-Ang University College of Medicine. He completed an internship at Sungae Hospital and a general surgery residency at Chung-Ang University Hospital. He then finished a fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. He previously served as an attending surgeon at Gwangmyeong Sungae Hospital.

His research covers survivin and HSP90 in colorectal cancer, second primary cancers in patients with gastric cancer, and Borrmann type IV gastric carcinoma. He reported outcomes of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in 92 cases. His clinical practice includes cancers and diseases of the stomach, esophagus, and small bowel. He also treats hernias, gallstones and cholecystitis, appendicitis, anal disease, varicose veins, and burns.

Dr. Pak Seongjin is a gastroenterologist. He focuses on endoscopy and advanced procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, and ESD. He also treats digestive and liver diseases, including cirrhosis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, and Helicobacter pylori infection.

He earned his M.D. and M.S. in Internal Medicine from Chung-Ang University. He completed his internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology fellowship at Chung-Ang University Hospital.

He is a clinical professor at Gachon University College of Medicine and Inha University College of Medicine. He is a full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Gastroenterology Association, and the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association.

Professor Gunther Laufer is the Head of Cardiac Surgery at Vienna General Hospital. He uses CT (computer tomography) for heart surgery planning.

• Leads the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
• One of Austria's most senior experts in heart and vascular surgery
• Oversees diagnostic imaging for complex surgical cases in a university setting
• Experienced in multi-disciplinary heart care at a major European medical center