Dr. Han Jo Kim is an attending spine surgeon at HSS and professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Known for his spinal deformity, scoliosis, and cervical spine surgery expertise, Dr. Kim is also dedicated to mentoring and teaching the future leaders in the field. He serves as the director of the Spine Fellowship and is the chair of the Fellowship Committee at HSS. Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Kim has published more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 50 book chapters. He has also trained over 42 fellows in complex spine, scoliosis, and cervical spine surgery and has hosted over 20 international research fellows from 12 different countries. He is a principal investigator for multiple ongoing randomized controlled trials in spine surgery registered through the NIH. This calendar year alone, he has been an invited lecturer and visiting professor to Korea, London, Brazil, and Spain and serves as the program chair for multiple national and international conferences. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on complex spine conditions, with topics including cutting-edge surgical techniques, innovations in predictive analytics through AI and human genomics, and factors that minimize complications and optimize outcomes to make spine surgery maximally effective.
Francis Lovecchio received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Northwestern University through the prestigious honors program in medical education. He graduated summa cum laude from both college and medical school and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honors societies. He is currently an orthopedic surgeon at HSS specializing in complex spine surgery and spinal deformity correction using a combination of traditional and minimally invasive techniques. He has been awarded several research grants from internal funding sources at HSS and external organizations such as the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation. His research has been selected for presentation at numerous national and international meetings, and he has authored over 75 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He actively serves as a peer reviewer for Spine, The Spine Journal, and Global Spine Journal.
