Hyun W. Bae, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive microsurgery at both The Spine Institute, based in Santa Monica, Calif., and Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Bae also treats cervical and lumbar spinal disease and co-directs the spine fellowship and education at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He has been working with regenerative medicine as it relates to the spine and was among the first surgeons to use growth factor tissue engineering for intervertebral discs and multi-level artificial disc replacements for the lumbar and cervical spine.
"My focus has been working to bring basic science research into the clinic," says Dr. Bae. "As a clinician researcher, I want to bring my research to the patients as soon as possible."
Throughout his career, Dr. Bae has published extensively in peer review journals and presented his research at national and international meetings.
Dr. Bae earned a bachelor's degree in biomechanics from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He earned a medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the Hospital for special Surgery in New York and his spine fellowship at Case Western Reserve Hospital in Cleveland.
"My focus has been working to bring basic science research into the clinic," says Dr. Bae. "As a clinician researcher, I want to bring my research to the patients as soon as possible."
Throughout his career, Dr. Bae has published extensively in peer review journals and presented his research at national and international meetings.
Dr. Bae earned a bachelor's degree in biomechanics from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He earned a medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the Hospital for special Surgery in New York and his spine fellowship at Case Western Reserve Hospital in Cleveland.
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