Welcoming new surgeons from Philippines and Nepal

On July 21, two international orthopedic surgeons joined Wellton Hospital, Korean Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Seoul, Korea.

Dr. Mark Besa

Dr. Suman Shrestha

Dr. Mark Besa graduated from Philippine Orthopedic Center, Quezon City, Philippines.

Dr. Besa will be with Wellton Hospital for the next six months as an international clinical fellow.  Philippine Orthopedic Center is a national orthopedic hospital in Philippines and has a good relationship with Wellton Hospital as clinical partners.

Dr. Besa will observe Orthopedic cases, outpatient consultations, daily rounds, and participate in weekly and monthly meetings and conferences to further enhance his knowledge.

Dr. Suman Shretha is an orthopedic surgeon from Nepal, and is now doing his fellowship program at Hallym University Sacred Heart Medical Center in Chun-cheon City.  He also attended at the first Wellton Live Surgery Workshop on minimally invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty held on July 3, 2014 at Wellton Hospital and witnessed the novel technique of Hip replacement with muscle & tendon sparing approach.  After attending the workshop, he decided to spend more time to learn about the technique.