Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital
Led by Dr. Ahn Jong-ho (안종호), MD/PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, CHA University; fellowship, Samsung Seoul Hospital orthopedics; 20+ years' experience. Orthopedic surgeon, representative director (대표원장); OrthoSurg MD/PhD CHA University; fellowship Samsung Seoul Hospital orthopedics; one of few Korean limb-lengthening & deformity-correction specialists; ~20+ yrs experience
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About Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital
Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital occupies floors 2 to 6 at Ogeum-ro 525 in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The Hidoc doctor directory lists Ahn Jong-ho as its representative director; his record describes an orthopaedic surgeon with an MD/PhD from CHA University, a Samsung Seoul Hospital fellowship and about 20 years in limb lengthening and deformity correction, with a 2012 appearance on the Korean programme TV 주치의. LON is the only method on record.
The public record is limited. An April 2022 press item reported his recruitment to Gangnam United Hospital as joint-centre director, so his primary operating location may be split; confirm it before contacting. No internal-nail brand, accreditation or limb-reconstruction society membership is verified, and no price is published. Google shows 4.9 from 25 reviews. The website is live and advertises limb lengthening in its own title, with English, Chinese and Japanese versions.
Hidoc doctor directory (U0000219371) CURRENTLY lists Dr. Ahn at 강남챔피언정형외과의원 (Songpa-gu, Ogeum-ro 525), so he appears to remain the principal there. HOWEVER, an April 2022 MdToday press item reports he was recruited to 'Gangnam United Hospital' (강남유나이티드병원) as joint-center director beginning 12 Apr 2022 — verify current primary operating location before referral, as overlapping/dual affiliation is possible. Also corroborated via consumer.go.kr product listing and championhosp.kr (own cert host). WEAKNESSES: no accreditation and no authority-body (LLRS/ASAMI) membership confirmed; specific internal-nail brands (PRECICE/Fitbone) not verified on their pages; no platform ratings captured. | RETRACTED 2026-08-13: an earlier note said the website was unreachable and to verify before publishing. champion88.kr is live — fetched from outside Turkey it serves the clinic homepage, whose own title advertises 사지연장술 (limb lengthening). Local and public DNS return the same address. | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (gap-country pass); codex web-search cross-checked. | SOURCE REMOVED 2026-08-13: https://blog.daum.net/jasonbone88/32 — Daum Blog shut down on 30 September 2022 and folded into Tistory; the post did not survive the migration and cannot be recovered. Verified against four independent resolvers, not from our own machine, whose network block has already caused false positives in this cleanup. No replacement exists.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Hospital stay
- Mentions same-day hospitalization / same-day surgery (당일 입원 / 당일 수술).
- Notes
- Minimally invasive surgery, local anesthesia option; claims 24+ years experience; ultra-low-dose X-ray, one-instrument-per-patient sterilization. Booking via Naver; KakaoTalk http://pf.kakao.com/_xdHxfgxj. Phone 02-408-7575. Domain resolves as championhosp.kr (champion88.kr cert mismatch).
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Long-established Seoul limb-lengthening/deformity-correction surgeon; featured on Korean TV (2012 'TV 주치의') and listed as a named specialist in Hidoc's doctor directory, which shows Gangnam Champion as his CURRENT clinic. The site_unverified flag is substantially resolved: championhosp.kr (same infrastructure as champion88.kr, confirmed via TLS certificate) loads cleanly and confirms Dr. Ahn as current Chief Doctor performing limb lengthening (24+ years of stated treatment experience). New facts: 4 languages offered (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese — previously empty), a claimed emphasis on regional (not general) anesthesia and same-day discharge for minimally invasive cases, and a 2013 National Assembly commendation for Dr. Ahn's work treating disabled, polio, and cerebral palsy patients.
Methods offered
Surgeons
- Dr. Ahn Jong-ho (안종호), MD/PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, CHA University; fellowship, Samsung Seoul Hospital orthopedics; 20+ years' experienceOrthopedic surgeon, representative director (대표원장); OrthoSurg MD/PhD CHA University; fellowship Samsung Seoul Hospital orthopedics; one of few Korean limb-lengthening & deformity-correction specialists; ~20+ yrs experienceView profile →
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International patient services
Multilingual site versions in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Common questions about Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital?
Across independent platforms Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital holds Google 4.9/5 (26 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital?
Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable South Korea clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital offer?
Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital lists LON. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Ahn Jong-ho (안종호) (MD/PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, CHA University; fellowship, Samsung Seoul Hospital orthopedics; 20+ years' experience). Each method page on this site explains how the device works, typical gain and the trade-offs.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital offers LON — a hybrid where an external frame drives the lengthening and an internal nail then holds the bone, so the frame typically comes off sooner than in a pure-fixator protocol.
Does Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital treat international patients?
Multilingual site versions in English, Chinese and Japanese. Consultation languages on record: Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese.
How was Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital verified for this directory?
Gangnam Champion Orthopedic Surgery Hospital is listed at Tier 3 — limited public data was available when we listed it. We hold 5 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 3 — limited data
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Languages at consultation
- Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese
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