Tae Sung (T.S.) Park, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon who pioneered a surgical technique that improved the lives of thousands of children worldwide, died Aug 31, 2024, while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was age 77.
After a remarkable career devoted to performing life-changing surgeries for children with cerebral palsy, Park retired from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in June of this year. The beloved surgeon, who treated children at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was the Margery Campbell Fort Professor of Neurological Surgery.
“Dr. Park changed the lives of countless patients,” said Gregory Zipfel, MD, the Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery and head of the Department of Neurosurgery. “His brilliance in neurosurgery gave children the ability to walk, and he equipped the field with new techniques so other surgeons could do the same. He was beloved by the WashU community, and we have lost a true pioneer.”