Kwanghwan Lim, KMD, is the Director of Barun Kyunghee Korean Medicine Clinic in Seoul, South Korea, and serves as the Director of Academic Research at the Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology.
He graduated from the College of Korean Medicine at Kyung Hee University in 2004 and has been running his own clinic since 2014.
His clinical and research interests focus on acupotomy, musculoskeletal disorders, spinal and peripheral nerve-related pain, joint disorders, and ultrasound-guided interventions. He is particularly interested in the anatomical and biomechanical mechanisms of pain and the clinical application of acupotomy.
He has published research on motor nerve entrapment and pain mechanisms, medial meniscus injuries, and the application of acupotomy to various clinical conditions.
He presented his clinical approach to acupotomy at ICMART 2025 in France and continues to promote Korean acupotomy internationally through clinical practice, research, and education.