About Dr. Shin

Chairman and founder of Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine

Dr. Joon-shik Shin founded Jaseng in 1990 and was appointed Chairman of Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine and Jaseng Medical Group in 1998.

Dr. Shin was the pioneer for Jaseng being distinguised as Korea’s leading oriental hospital specializing in joint and spine conditions and was recognized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2007. He has served in other important roles including Chairman of the Korean Oriental Medical Hospital Association, the Korean Society of Chuna Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves and Board Director of the International Oriental Medical Research Institute, Irvine, CA.

A gifted Oriental medical doctor and researcher, Dr. Shin is known internationally for his contributions to spine and joint treatment with more than 30 published books, 50 papers and 700 articles in relation to HIVD and general health, 16 aquired Korea patents and 3 U.S. patents. The most groundbreaking ones are the U.S. Substance Patent and Korean Patent for “Shinbarometin”, the core ingredient in Chuna Medicine, which was aquired in 2003. This research was a study conducted by the Natural Products Research Institute of Seoul National University which confirmed the substance Shinbarometin as an effective anti-inflammatory agent as well as an aid in bone regeneration and nerve restoration.

Dr. Shin strongly emphasizes on educating others in Korean medicine lecturing and training medical specialists from the University of California, Irvine Medical School in the United States and Al-Azhar University Medical School in Egypt. As a Ph.D. Alumni of Kyung-Hee University’s Graduate School in Seoul he also contributes to the College of Oriental Medicine as an adjunct professor.

In the medical community, Dr. Shin is perhaps best known for his development of Jaseng Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT), a non-traditional acupuncture treatment that was established in 1990.

This technique is highly effective in reducing musculoskeletal pain and increasing limited mobility and provides immediate relief in such acute cases with severe pain and restricted mobility. Dr. Shin’s research, dedication and innovation was awarded with the Best Korean Medical Prize by Korean Health Industry in 2008, Korea’s Best Leadership Prize by Dale Carnegie Training Korea and the Ministry of Health & Welfare Commendation in 2007 among many others.