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Office
3301 C St
Ste 1500
Sacramento, CA 95816Phone+1 800-482-3284Fax+1 916-703-5368- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 1997 - 1998
- University of California Davis HealthResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1998
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1992
- YaleBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 1981 - 1986
- Yale UniversityB.S., Biology, Cum Laude, 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2012 - 2014
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2017
- Certificate of Appreciation (2) Bi-annual Conference of the Spine Committee, 2014
- Resident Teaching Award, Department of Neurological Surgery 2014
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Clinical Trials
- LDR Spine USA Mobi-C(R) Cervical Disc Prosthesis IDE Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
- Efficacy of the Aspen Spinous Process System in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
- Efficacy of Riluzole in Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM-Protect) Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Postoperative C5 Palsy after Anterior or Posterior Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Subgroup Analysis of the Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized,...Alex B Bak, Ali Moghaddamjou, Mohammed Alvi, Henry Ahn, H Francis Farhadi, Christopher I Shaffrey, Ahmad Nassr, Praveen Mummaneni, Paul M Arnold, W Bradley Jacobs, K D...> ;Spine. 2024 Apr 15
- 1 citationsHeadache relief 10 years after cervical disc arthroplasty: multicenter randomized clinical trial post hoc analysis.James Zhou, Alison Ho, Arash Ghaffari-Rafi, Jose Castillo, Kee Kim> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsLaminoplasty versus laminectomy with fusion for treating multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy.Oussama Bakr, Khadija Soufi, Quincy Jones, Barry Bautista, Benjamin Van, Zachary Booze, Allan R Martin, Eric O Klineberg, Hai Le, Julius O Ebinu, Kee D Kim, Yashar Jav...> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2023 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- A Study of Probable Benefit of a Bioresorbable Polymer Scaffold for Safety and Neurological Recovery in Patients with Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury: 6-Month Res...Kee Kim, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Computed Tomographic Assessment of Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Thoracolumbar Junction in a Young Adult Korean PopulationKee Kim, MD, World Neurosurgery
- Understanding United States Investigational Device Exemption Studies�Clinical Relevance and Importance for Healthcare EconomicsJared D. Ament, MD, MPH, Scott Mollan, MSc�, Krista Greenan, MD, MPH, Tamar Binyamin, MD, Kee D. Kim, MD, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Spinal Cord Compression from Ectopic Bone Formation Distant to Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Placement.Darrin J. Lee, MD, PhD; Aaron Danison, DO; Kee Kim. MD, AANS Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2017
- Comparison of Cervical Plates vresus Stand-Aone Intervertebral Fusion Devices for Anterior Cervical DiscectomyDiana Brooks; Ripul Panchal, DO; Kee Kim, MD; Robert Eastlack, MD; John Lopez, MD; Andrew Clavenna, MD; Gita Joshua, AANS Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2017
- Cost-effectiveneess of a novel cervical spine clearance protocol: obviating the need for routine magnetic resonance imaging.Jared D. Ament, MD; Mena Said, BS; Bart Thaci, MD; Kee Kim, MD; J. Patrick Johnson, MD; Ripul Panchal, DO, AANS Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Case Presentations: Cervical Myelopathy, Case Presentation 5; Cervical OsteotomyAudubon, PA - 1/1/2017
- Cervical Total Arthroplasty: Celebration with CautionAudubon, PA - 1/1/2017
- Cervicogenic Headache: Our Experience from Multicenter Randomized TrialSacramento, CA - 1/1/2017
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Other
- Oh, My Aching Back! Prevention & Treatment. Program sponsored by UC Davis Health System.Kim KD, PBS documentary by KVIE
http://vids.kvie.org/video/2365729836/
1/26/2017 - Tracy Seipel: Is Warriors Coach Kerr's 'stay away from surgery' advice the right call?Kim KD, Mercury News, Bay Area News Group
1/1/2017 - Interspinous process fixation vs. pedicle screw fixationKee D. Kim, Spinalnews International
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Authored Content
- Computed Tomographic Assessment of Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Thoracolumbar Junction in a Young Adult Korean PopulationSeptember 2018
Press Mentions
- UC Davis Health Offers First Comprehensive Robotic Neurosurgery Program in the RegionFebruary 15th, 2023
- Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Patients with Severe Spinal Cord InjuriesDecember 21st, 2022
- Quick Reaction and Determination Lead to Amazing Recovery for Man with Spinal Cord InjuryAugust 24th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, California
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