Yonsei Med J.  2016 May;57(3):539-541. 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.539.

A Great Teacher of Neurosurgery in Korea: Hun Jae Lee (1921-1983)

• Shin DA
• Choi JU
• Kim KS
• Park HW

• KMID: 2374069
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.539

Abstract

No abstract available.

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  Fig. 1 Hun Jae Lee (Nov. 11, 1921–Mar. 13, 1983).

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  Fig. 2 The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital under the United States Army medical unit served as a fully functional hospital in combat areas. The picture was taken at Chuncheon in 1952.

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  Fig. 3 Dr. Lee in the classroom.

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  Fig. 4 Department of Neurosurgery.

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  Fig. 5 Dr. Hun Jae Lee was appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon for the US 8th Army. In October 1977, he also won a medal of US private service from the United States government.

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  Fig. 6 Dr. Lee in front of his stone collection on the lawn of Yonsei University.

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