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Leslie H. Kim, M.D.

Dr. Leslie Kim is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and has been in active practice with WBOMG for 20 years. While he treats most general orthopaedic problems, he has specific expertise in the arthroscopic surgical treatment of shoulder and knee injuries. Special interests include Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy, Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Workers Compensation and Forensic (Medicolegal) Orthopaedics.

Dr. Kim is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Medical School. General surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency were completed at UCLA. He also received post-graduate fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery, orthopaedic trauma in Munich Germany, and reconstructive surgery at Scripps Clinic.

Following Dr. Kim's formal training, he gained additional experience while working at the Olympics and serving as team physician at Skyline College. In addition, he acquired extensive experience in the workers compensation system as the director of industrial medicine for a large statewide medical group.

Dr. Kim is currently Chairman of the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at Seton Medical Center, and is also on the active medical staff at Mills-Peninsula Hospital. He has a longstanding commitment to various organizations serving the medical profession and community. He is past president of the San Mateo County Medical Association, Trustee on the California Medical Association Board, Director on the Mills-Peninsula Medical Group Board, and member of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Councilors. Because of his interest in health information technology, he also recently represented physicians on a California State Commission advising the Governor on health IT financing.

Outside the office, Dr. Kim has developed a particular interest in sports fitness and physical conditioning. He has participated in competitive triathlons and marathons, and remains active as a runner. Having been born and raised in Hawaii, he is also an avid water sports enthusiast.

Curriculum Vitae for Leslie H. Kim, M.D.

Education and Training

Honors

• Graduation with honors and distinction, Stanford University
• Phi Beta Kappa

Certification

• California Sate Medical License, 1979-present
• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1979
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992; recertified 2002.
• Qualified Medical Evaluator, appointed by Industrial Medical Council State of California

Employment Since Training

Positions Currently Held

ATTENDING ORTHOPAEDIST

• Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California, 1989-present
  Chairman, Orthopaedic Department
• Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Burlingame, California, 1989-present

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

• Northern California Orthopaedic Medical Group, Inc

CONSULTING ORTHOPAEDIST

• Team Physician, Skyline College, San Bruno, California, 1989-2007

COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS

• Counselor, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Councilors
• Member, Board of Trustees, California Medical Association
• Member, Board of Directors, San Mateo County Medical Association
• Member, Workers Compensation Committee, California Orthopaedic Association
• Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Medical Center

Societies and Associations

FELLOWSHIP

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993

MEMBERSHIP

• American Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• Western Orthopaedic Association
• California Orthopaedic Association
• San Mateo County Medical Association
• Bay Area Knee Society

Areas of Special Interest

• Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy
• Industrial Medicine
• Joint Replacement

Research

• Research Assistant, Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, 1974
  Development of Quantitative Staining Techniques.
• Research Assistant, Stanford University Medical School, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1977-1978
  Fascicular Microsurgical Nerve Repair Techniques
• Computer Analysis of Rhythm Entrainment, Stanford University, Biology Honors Thesis, 1974, Falconer Bioscience Library
• Results of Revisions for Aseptic Failed Knee Arthroplasties, Kim, L. And Finerman, G., (presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, March 15, 1983, Anaheim, California), Orthopaedic Transactions, Volume 7, Number 3, p. 535, 1983
• The Effect of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Tibial Rotation and Quadriceps Forces, Kim, L., Colwell, C., (presented at the Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1987), Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 1987
• Arthroscopic Evaluation and Treatment of the Previously Operated Knee, Christie, W., Kim, L. and Sprague, N., Arthroscopy, The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery, Vol. 4, p. 194-199, 1988