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Dr. Paul D. Kim, MD, Poway, CA, 92064

Dr. Paul D. Kim is an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon in Poway, CA with ActivCentre at Palomar Health.

Dr. Kim specializes his practice in spine surgery of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. His clinical interests include minimally invasive spine surgery, motion-sparing technologies, artificial disc replacement, and the use of computer-assisted navigation. Dr. Kim utilizes his extensive clinical experience along with his fellowship training to help patients with complex spine conditions.

While utilizing his expert training, experience, and the latest technology, Dr. Kim also collaborates with other spine specialists at ActivCentre at Palomar Health to achieve optimal results for each patient.

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Doctor Quote

I promise to use my knowledge and skills to provide the best possible well-informed, spine care to my patients.

Type of Spine Care Professional

  • Spine Surgeon

Areas of Expertise

Conditions
  • Back Pain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cervical Spine Disorders
  • Complex Spinal Disorders
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Herniated Disc / Bulging Disc
  • Hip Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Leg Pain
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lumbar Spine Disorders
  • Neck Disorders
  • Neck Pain
  • Pediatric Spine Disorders
  • Piriformis Syndrome
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
  • Sciatica / Radiculopathy
  • Scoliosis and Deformity
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal Tumors
  • Spine Conditions
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Upper Back Pain
Treatments
  • ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy / Decompression
  • Anterior Cervical Fusion
  • Artificial Disc Replacement - Cervical
  • Artificial Disc Replacement - Lumbar
  • Bone Graft Substitutes
  • Cervical Spine Fusion Instrumentation
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy / Decompression Surgery
  • Laminoplasty
  • Lower Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Corpectomy
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion Instrumentation
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Neck Surgery
  • Pediatric Spine Treatments - Non-Surgical
  • Pediatric Spine Treatments - Surgical
  • Posterior Cervical Decompression
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
  • Scoliosis Surgery
  • Scoliosis Treatment - Non-Surgical
  • Spinal Cord Surgery
  • Spinal Fusion
  • TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
  • Upper Back Surgery
  • Vertebroplasty
  • XLIF (lateral lumbar interbody fusion)

Certifications

  • Board Certified - Spine Surgery Specialty, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

  • Orthopedic Research Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
  • Spine Surgery Fellowship, The Spine Institute, Saint John’s Health Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA