
Yongjung Kim MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
President of Medical affairs, Seoul Bumin Hospital
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161 Fort Washington AveNew York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-305-4565
Fax+1 212-305-4040
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Summary
- Dr. Yongjung Kim is an orthopedic spinal surgeon based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in orthopedic spine deformity surgery. He completed his fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine at Asan Medical Center in 1995 and the Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center from 2006 to 2008, after graduating from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Kim is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery as well as spinal deformity surgeries. He has several publications, with notable works in journals such as Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Deformity. His articles rank No. 8, No. 32, and No. 44 in the most-referenced articles on spinal
deformity surgery among nearly 40,000 scholarly works published between 1900 and 2015. Annuallym he performed 300~400 spinal surgeries. Dr. Kim has been recognized with several honors, including CMS Meaningful Use Stage Certification and being named a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly from 2004 to 2022.
Education & Training
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2006 - 2008
Seoul National University College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2021
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Percutaneous Transpedicular Intravertebral Cage Augmentation with Short-Segment Fixation Using Specially Designed Cannulated Cage Trials for Advanced Kümmell Disease: ...Sung Cheol Park, Gene Cheh, Yongjung Kim, Hoon-Jae Chung, Min-Seok Kang
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. 2025-02-01 - Letter to the Editor for state of the art: proximal junctional kyphosis; diagnosis, management and prevention.Zeeshan M Sardar, Yongjung Kim, Virginie Lafage, Frank Rand, Lawrence Lenke
Spine Deformity. 2022-07-01 - 9 citationsAdolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated by Posterior Spinal Segmental Instrumented Fusion : When Is Fusion to L3 Stable?Seung-Jae Hyun, Lawrence G. Lenke, Yongjung J. Kim, Keith H. Bridwell, Meghan Cerpa
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. 2021-07-28
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