Current Positions · Key Titles
Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Specialist
Board-certified acupuncture & moxibustion medicine specialist (Ministry of Health & Welfare)
Adjunct Professor
Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine
Integrative Oncology Specialist · Certified Physician in Integrative Cancer Care
Korean Society for Integrative Cancer Care (authorized by the Ministry of Health & Welfare)
Chair, Continuing Education Committee · Academic Director
Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society
Vice President · Chair of Education
Korean TMJ Balancing Medicine Society
Director
Academy of Integrative Pain Management
Education
- College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University — Graduated
- Master of Korean Medicine — Acupuncture & Meridian Points, Graduate School of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University
- Master of Medicine coursework completed — Life Convergence Science (Korean-style integrative cancer care), Graduate School, Dankook University · Nexia Center / Nexia Cancer Research Institute
- Internship and Residency — Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital, affiliated with Daejeon University
Key Career
- Spine & Joint Rehabilitation Center, Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital (Daejeon University) 2004–2006
- Chief of Korean Medicine, 7th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, ROK Armed Forces 2007–2010
- Academy of Integrative Pain Management Founder & Managing Director — trained over 400 pain treatment specialists
- Advisory Committee Member, development of the Korean medicine standard clinical practice guideline for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis · Ministry of Health & Welfare Korean Medicine R&D project 2016–2020
- Acupotomy safety research · Dongshin Korean Medicine Hospital · Cheongyeon Korean Medicine Hospital · Academy of Integrative Pain Management 2019–2020
- Korea Medicine Convergence Research Information Center (KMCRIC), Information Provider
Certifications · Key Training
- Integrative Oncology Specialist Course, 1st cohort · Certified Physician in Integrative Cancer Care Course, 1st cohort · Korean Society for Integrative Cancer Care 2021
- Practical Integrative Cancer Care through Modern Korean Medicine · Advanced course, Korean Medicine Oncology Society 2016
- Advanced Biomedical Science Program, 24th cohort · National Cancer Center 2015
- 1st Korean Medicine Clinical Trials Specialist Course · Advanced course · Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine 2005–2006
- Functional Cerebrospinal Therapy (FCST) Advanced Course · Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, CHA University 2013
- TMJ Treatment Specialist Course · TBT TMJ Balance Medicine Specialist Course, 34th cohort · TBT Healing Arts Training Courses 1 & 2 · TMJ Balance Medicine Research Institute 2013–2025
- Chuna Manual Therapy Regular Workshop, 9th cohort · Korean Society of Chuna Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves 2003
- Overseas university courses — Introduction to the Biology of Cancer (Johns Hopkins University), Nutrition and Physical Activity for Health (University of Pittsburgh), Bacteria and Chronic Infections (University of Copenhagen), Comprehensive Review of Acute and Chronic Rhinitis (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Management of Shoulder Pain (Stanford University School of Medicine)
- Overseas Emergency Relief & Disaster Response Basic Course · Medipeace
Academic Society Activities
- Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society — Academic Director and Lifetime Member, Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, Head of the Acupotomy Specialist Course
- 《Journal of Acupuncture Research》 Peer Reviewer
- 《Journal of Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology》 Peer Reviewer
- Korean Society of Spine & Joint of Korean Medicine — Chuna Education Committee Member
- Korean TMJ Balancing Medicine Society — Vice President and Chair of Education · Senior Researcher, TMJ Integrative Medicine Research Institute
- Korean Society for Integrative Cancer Care · Korean Medicine Oncology Society · Korean Society of Oriental Medical Prescription · Korean Society of Pulse Diagnosis · Korean Society of Chuna Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
Key Publications
- Complete recovery from 10-year chronic tinnitus — international journal case reportKorean medicine combination treatment for chronic tinnitus unresponsive to conventional treatment. World J Clin Cases 2025;13(21):103200 · PMID 40726923View paper →
- Acupotomy treatment in a patient with acute sacroiliac joint pain unresponsive to conventional (Western) treatment — a case reportAcupotomy combined with Korean medicine treatment in a patient with acute sacroiliac pain. Explore (NY). 2024 · SCI(E) · doi:10.1016/j.explore.2024.04.003View paper →
- A case of acupotomy-centered Korean medicine treatment for acute cervical radiculopathy presenting as shoulder painKorean Journal of Acupuncture 2024;41:51-57 · KCI-indexedView paper →
- A case of buttock and knee pain from acute sacroiliac and hip joint injury treated with a single acupotomy procedureKorean Journal of Acupuncture 2024;41:163-170 · KCI-indexedView paper →
- A case of improved thoracic-origin dyspnea and chest tightness through acupotomy treatment and breathing correctionKorean Journal of Acupuncture 2025;42:32-38 · KCI-indexedView paper →
- A case of symptom improvement in a patient with chronic patellofemoral pain using adjunctive TMJ balancing therapyJournal of TMJ Balancing MedicineView paper →
- An experimental study on the asthma-suppressing and immunomodulatory effects of Gwandonghwa (Tussilago farfara) pharmacopunctureJournal of Acupuncture Research 2007;24(1):195-207 · KCI-indexedView paper →
- A clinical comparative study of Sojang-jeonggyeok (Small Intestine meridian tonification) versus body acupuncture in 30 patients with Bell's palsy accompanied by postauricular painJournal of Acupuncture Research 2004;21(4):125-134 · KCI-indexedView paper →
Lecturing · Training the Next Generation
- Chuna education for acupuncture & moxibustion medicine residents nationwide · Chuna Academy for general practitioners 2018–2023
- Head of the Acupotomy Specialist Course for acupuncture & moxibustion specialists, organized by the Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society 2024–2025
- Lectures for the Korean TMJ Balancing Medicine Society's regular and continuing education — clinical application and evidence of the standardized intraoral balancing appliance (IBA) 2024–2026
- Regular lectures and continuing-education case presentations for the Korean Society of Oriental Medical Prescription 2020–2023
- Numerous clinical special lectures for residents at the Korean medicine hospitals of Daejeon University and Pusan National University
- Numerous continuing-education lectures for the Association of Korean Medicine — Chuna, pharmacopuncture, and acupotomy sections
- Trained over 400 pain treatment specialists through the Integrative Pain Management Course of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management
Medical Volunteer Work
- Medical volunteer service in Tajikistan 2005.07
- Medical volunteer service in flood disaster areas of Gangwon Province 2006.08
- Medical support with the 7th Airborne Special Forces Brigade dispatch team in the Taean Peninsula oil spill area 2007.12
- Medical volunteer service at the Daejeon clinic for foreign residents 2010–2012
- Medical volunteer service in slum areas of India 2014.01–02
Key Treatment Areas
Integrative cancer care · anticancer herbal medicine
Management of chemotherapy, radiation & surgery aftereffects
Intractable pain syndromes
Non-surgical disc treatment
Non-surgical management of rotator cuff and ankle ligament tears
Facial palsy · facial asymmetry
Rhinitis · sinusitis · nasal drainage
Tinnitus · hearing loss · dry eye
TMJ syndrome · whole-body pain (TBT)
TMJ central function stabilization (FCST)
Chronic fatigue · brain fog · COVID aftereffects
Ankylosing spondylitis · Parkinson's disease management
Pulmonary fibrosis · COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Adjunctive herbal management of liver cirrhosis
Adjunctive herbal management of chronic renal failure
Adjunctive herbal management of uncontrolled diabetes
Tic · Tourette clinic
Menopausal syndrome · menstrual pain
Cold & sunlight allergy · Henoch-Schönlein purpura · idiopathic urticaria
By combining the integrative pain management of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM) with TMJ balancing therapy (TBT), he pursues comprehensive chronic pain care that designs clinical acupuncture, Chuna manual therapy, acupotomy, thread embedding (maeseon), bee-venom acupuncture, and exercise therapy into a single flow.