Jaehon Michael Kim MD FAAOS FACS
Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
Director of Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship at C.V. Starr Hand Center / Director of Mount Sinai Orthopaedic Resident Research Committee / Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
425 West 59th Street6th FloorNew York, NY 10019
Overview of Dr. Kim
Dr. Jaehon Kim, based in New York, NY, is a specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery with subspecialties in Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, and Orthopedic Trauma. He completed his residency at Mass General Brigham and a fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery at the National Curtis Hand Center. Since 2013, he has served as an attending physician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His expertise includes conditions such as median neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, and scaphoid fractures. His research is published in various prestigious journals, focusing on topics like distal radius fractures and radial head fractures. Dr. Kim has received several honors, including the Dr. Elton Strauss Award and Best Technique Video AAOS.
Education & Training
National Curtis Hand CenterHand and Microvascular Surgery, 2012 - 2013
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007 - 2012
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2027
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Elton Strauss Award for Orthopaedic Residency Program, Teacher of the Year
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Outstanding Technique Video ASSH - Distal Humerus Fracture
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes of intra-articular distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation based on severity of articular comminution.Carl Cirino, Hannah S Rhee, Jimmy J Chan, Gregory Frechette, Michael R Hausman
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2026-07-01 - Rising rates of sports-related hand and wrist injuries: An age- and sex-specific analysis of national injury data from 2020 to 2024.Matthew D Ramey, Auston R Locke, Niklas H Koehne, Christoph A Schroen, Claudia Siniakowicz
Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2026-06-01 - Expanded Exposure of the Olecranon Osteotomy by Lateral Collateral Ligament Release.Harrison R Ferlauto, Christoph A Schroen, Katrina S Nietsch, Brian G Beitler, Dave Shukla
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2026-05-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Surgical Approach and Internal Fixation Technique for Distal Humerus Fractures with Capitellar Coronal Shear FractureChang AL, DiPrinzio EV, Hausman MR, Kim JM, 87th Annual Meeting AAOS
- Acute Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with Two Headless Compression Screws. Orthopaedic Video TheaterDiPrinzio EV, Chang AL, Hausman MR, Kim JM, 87th Annual Meeting AAOS
- Epidemiology of Hand Injuries in Collegiate Level Athletes in the United StatesChan JJ, Xiao R, Hasija R, Huang HH, Kim JM, 2020 Annual Meeting AAHS
Press Mentions
Mount Sinai Orthopedic Surgeons to Present Award-Winning Research and Breakthrough Studies at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual 2025 MeetingMarch 4th, 2025
Committees
- Member, AAOS - Hand & Wrist Program Committee
- Member, AAOS - Orthopaedic Video Theater Committee
- Member, NYSSH - Hand Residents and Fellows Research Night Committee
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- American Association for Hand Surgery - AAHSMember
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