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- Sunny S Kim MD
Sunny S. Kim, MD
- Accepting New Patients
- Offers Phone/Video Appointments
Additional Specialties:
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformities
Languages Spoken:
English, Korean
Gender:
Female
About Dr. Kim
Dr. Sunny S. Kim has performed thousands of minimally invasive surgeries and is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon with 25 years of experience. Dr. Kim is very skilled in treating all types of spinal issues but is also one of the few spinal surgeons in the nation who is able to treat complicated spinal deformity cases that require vertebral column resections and pedicle subtraction osteotomies.
As mentioned, Dr. Kim averages hundreds of surgical spinal cases each year. He is among a select number of surgeons in the United States who can take out a thoracic disc herniation in a minimally invasive manner. He also specializes in performing spine surgeries which require a high degree of expertise, including OLLIF, Kyphoplasty, SI joint fusion, and artificial disc replacement.
Education
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certified 1991 – 2031
American Board of Spine Surgery
Certified 1999 – 2024
Medical School
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency
Orthopedic Surgery
Columbia University
New York, NY 1985
Fellowship
- Spine Surgery FellowshipMinnesota Spine CenterMinneapolis, MN1988
College
PhD – Computer Science
Internship
- Internal MedicineEvanston HospitalEvanston, IL1984
General Surgery
Loyola UniversityChicago, IL1983
Publications
Revision surgery for failed back surgery syndrome
1992
Author: Kim, S. S.
Factors affecting fusion rate in adult spondylolisthesis Spine 15 (9)
1990
Author: Kim, S. S.
Small angle neutron scattering study of Bence-Jones protein mcg: comparison of structures in crystal and solution. Biochemistry 21, 2874-2878
1982
Author:Kim, S. S.
Medical Interests
Areas of Interest:
- Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (2009-current): Inspired Spine – Tri-State Brain Spine Institute
- Chief of Surgery (2007 to 2009): Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, Minnesota
- Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (2002-2013): Central Minnesota Spine Center, Alexandria, Minnesota
- Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (1990-2002): Institute for Low Back and Neck Care, Minneapolis
- Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (1989-1990): St. Croix Orthopedics, Stillwater, Minnesota
Research Interests:
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Korean American Spine Society
- American College of Spine Surgery
- Society of Lateral Access Surgeons
- Accepting New Patients
- Offers Phone/Video Appointments
Sunny S. Kim, MD
Tristate Brain & Spine Institute
Clinical
6600 Hwy 29-S
Alexandria, MN 56308