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Introduction :
- Dr. Han Jo Kim is an Asian-American spine surgeon from New York, United States. He is actively involved with the Cervical Spine Research Society.
Marriage and Divorce :
- On November 27th, 2015, Dr. Han Jo Kim married Regina Turner, a former Miss Connecticut USA winner.
- The couple used to live a lavish life together in their New York apartment worth $6.5 million and also had a multi-million-dollar Long Island home. They indulged in lavish vacations to Greece, Spain, and France.
- According to Dr. Kim, Regina told him while they were dating in 2013 that she had attended the University of Connecticut in Mansfield, Connecticut for three years to study science before taking a leave of absence to compete in Miss USA. However, allegedly, Regina had not even graduated high school.
- In December 2020, Kim discovered that Regina had earned nearly $700,000 in cash from her sale of sexual services in exchange for money before and after their wedding.
- According to Dr. Kim, a lighting designer, a prominent businessman and a New-Jersey based real estate executive were some of her regular clients.
- Regina often used to hide her client visits by saying she was going to China to develop an app.
- It was later confirmed that Kim completed his divorce from Regina on July 26, 2021.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Dr. Han Jo Kim was born in 1982 in the United States to immigrant parents from South Korea.
- He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his Bachelors degree.
- Later, he attended Columbia University and earned his medical degree from the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S), in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
- He completed his internship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell. His residency was done at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York.
Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Dr. Han has worked at Hospital for Special Surgery from 2006 and is currently serving as the Director of the Spine Fellowship and Chair of the Fellowship Committee at the same place. He specializes in cervical spine and scoliosis surgery.
- He has dedicated time to work as a volunteer surgeon at the FOCUS hospital in Ghana, West Africa. Doing so allowed him to treat some of the rarest and most complex spinal conditions in pediatric and adult patients. He also performs office visits for patients in both NYC and Long Island Locations.
- Dr. Kim has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles and more than 35 book chapters.
- Along withDr. K. Daniel Riew, Dr. Han has co-authored The Riew-Kim Manual for Cervical Spine Surgery. World Scientific Pub Co Inc. published its illustrated edition on October 31, 2021.
- Dr. Kim is an active member of esteemed medical organizations, such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Orthopaedic Association, Cervical Spine Research Society, North American Spine Society, and Scoliosis Research Society.
- An online roundup of the most well-paid employees at city hospitals shows he earned $3.2 million in 2018.
Awards & Recognition :
- In 2005, Dr. Kim received an award from the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society.
- He received the Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident/Fellow Research Award in 2005, the Swanson Scholarship Award in 2009 and the Lewis Clark Wagner Award for excellence in orthopedic clinical and translational research.
- He was nominated for the 2016 Whitecloud Award and the Hibbs Award in 2016 for his research on “The Posterior use of BMP-2 in Cervical Deformity surgery.”
- In 2013, the Scoliosis Research Society selected him for the prestigious Edgar G. Dawson Fellowship.
- In 2017, he was selected for the Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship.
More about Ex-Wife Regina :
- Regina Turner grew up in a modest three-bedroom home in a middle-class Connecticut quarry town.
- She aspired to follow in her parents’ footsteps in the healthcare field, aiming to become a dental assistant or even a dentist.
- Regina’s early high school years were marked by her beauty, confidence, and popularity among her peers.
- She was considered a standout among her high school classmates and had a confident, beaming smile that caught the attention of many. Her life took a dramatic turn when she won a beauty pageant
- Regina’s second career, as revealed during the divorce proceedings, involved servicing high-end clients as a sex worker, a secret she had kept hidden from her husband.
