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    Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD

    University of California, San Diego Healthcare

    Dr. Choll Kim, a Harvard cum laude graduate, completed advanced training in complex spine surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kim specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery including Lumbar Endoscopic Spine Surgery (LESS).He is the founder and past president of SMISS and MIS-COE. He has over 200 publications and is actively involved in organizations such as ISASS, NASS, AAOS, KASS, adn AANS. He is active on social media using platforms such as YouTube to educate both patients and colleagues on minimally invasive spine techniques and spine centers of excellence.

    Disclosure(s): ‘Stryker: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)
    Bone Foam: Consultant (Ongoing)
    Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)
    Cerapedics: Consultant (Ongoing)
    Elliquence: Advisor (Ongoing)
    Consultant (Ongoing)
    Globus NuVasive: Consultant (Ongoing)
    Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)
    Mainstay: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)
    Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing)
    Nutech: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)
    Spinal Elements: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)

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