Uji Takeda Hospital
Led by Dr. Wook-Cheol Kim (金 郁喆). Hospital President (院長) & limb-reconstruction/Ilizarov specialist; formerly 24 years in Dept. of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM); Mayo Clinic external-fixation research fellow (1990–92)
VERIFIED, RECONSTRUCTIVE (insurance-based) — not cosmetic stature lengthening. Lead surgeon Wook-Cheol Kim (金 郁喆) confirmed CURRENT and is now the hospital's President (院長), independently profiled on DoctorsFile (Hospitals File) and listed on the KPUM orthopaedics affiliate site (kpumortho.com); he also authored a 2024 Kyoto Shimbun medical-page feature on the Ilizarov method. His KPUM pedigree (24 yrs) and Mayo Clinic fellowship corroborate specialty. Google rating (2.7/115) is hospital-wide. No published price (national health insurance). No email published. | reconstructive/reference center — LL via academic record | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (gap-country pass); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Pediatric musculoskeletal / Ilizarov limb-lengthening clinic, head physician Dr. Kim Wook-Cheol (金郁喆). Completely reservation-based; clinic held Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. General phone 0774-25-2500, appointments 0774-25-2656. No email or price published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Reconstructive limb-lengthening / deformity-correction center (pediatric, congenital, achondroplasia, LLD, pseudarthrosis) using the Ilizarov technique. Dedicated 'Ilizarov outpatient clinic' (Tue PM / Wed AM, by appointment).
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
- Dr. Wook-Cheol Kim (金 郁喆)Hospital President (院長) & limb-reconstruction/Ilizarov specialist; formerly 24 years in Dept. of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM); Mayo Clinic external-fixation research fellow (1990–92)
Accreditations
- ●Takeda Hospital Group facility
- ●Lead surgeon (President) affiliated with Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Dept. of Orthopaedics
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 27 days ago
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