This is an international leader of the surfing world...olympic surfing would not exist without him! He has degenerative disc disease with annular tears causing left-sided back pain. He could not surf and sitting on a plane for travel was very difficult. And he travels internationally...A LOT!! We completed targeted injections which told us L4-5 and L5-S1 levels are causing his pain. Thus, after much ado, he decided to proceed with Laser Endoscopic Spine Surgery (LESS bandaid surgery) We are wishing him a speedy recovery so he can get back into the water!!!

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Dr. Choll Kim graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School and completed his fellowship training in complex spine surgery at the Mayo Clinic. In addition, he is double board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Board of Spine Surgery.

Dr. Kim is an internationally recognized expert in the field of computer-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery. He has trained and continues to train other spine throughout the world on the safe and effective application of state-of-the-art techniques using image guidance and navigation technologies.

Dr. Kim utilizes a broad range of minimally invasive treatments to effectively treat all aspects of complex spinal disorders, including herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis. He is one of only a handful of surgeons in the world to master laser endoscopic spine surgery (LESS), a state-of-the-art minimally invasive procedure that effectively treats herniated disks and annular tears that cause back pain, radiculopathy, sciatica, and genitopelvic dysesthesia. The LESS procedure is performed in a same day setting, with a small stab incision that is covered with a band aid.

A leader in his field, he is the founder and past-president of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS), the founder of Minimally Invasive Spine Centers of Excellence (MIS-COE), the past-chair of the MIS Committee for the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS), the director of the Advanced Spine & Joint Institute at Alvarado Hospital and an associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Kim is an active member of the North American Spine Society (NASS) and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), and a fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society. Dr. Kim has over 300 publications and presentations.
Contact us: 619-344-6918 or chollkim@excelspine.com

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