Dr. Tae-Woo Kim DDS, MSD, PhD

Dr. Tae-Woo Kim was a Professor in Orthodontics, at Seoul National University (SNU), where he completed his orthodontic specialty training. After serving as a Korean army dentist for three years (Captain), he started his academic career as a full-time clinical instructor at the Dept. of Orthodontics, the SNU dental hospital. He was chairman of the SNU orthodontic department. Presently, He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at New York University. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Washington (1995-1997, 2011) and UCLA(2007). He was a visiting scholar at the Forsyth Institute (2021-2023). He was the editor-in-chief of the Korean Journal of Orthodontics(KJO) for many years. He was President of the Korean Association of Orthodontists and President of the Korean Association of Orthodontists Foundation. He received the Kwansong Award from the Korean Association of Orthodontists. In 2018, he gave the Kokich-Shapiro lecture at the University of Washington. He is a regular member of the Northwest Component of the Edward H. Angle Society EHASO. He is a visiting professor at Tufts University. His focused research fields are TMD, open bite, mini-implants, and long-term stability. He was invited as a speaker by more than thirty countries.