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Office
4860 Y St
Ste 3740
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 916-734-3658Fax+1 916-452-2580
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
- Yale UniversityB.S., Biology, Cum Laude, 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- 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
- A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial of SI-6603 (condoliase) in patients with radicular leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniation.Kee D Kim, Farshad Ahadian, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Jose Rivera, Kenneth Candido
The Spine Journal. 2024-12-01 - 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
Spine. 2024-10-15 - Acute Implantation of a Bioresorbable Polymer Scaffold in Patients With Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial (INSPIRE 2.0).James S Harrop, Kee D Kim, David O Okonkwo, Ira M Goldstein, K Stuart Lee
Neurosurgery. 2024-10-08
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
- Biologics Development and Carrier InnovationKee D. Kim, MD, Plamena M. Koleva, BS, James H. Keefer, BS, Christine E. Han, BS, Stacy E. Ralston, MS, and Charles C. Lee, PhD, Spine, 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
- Injection to Relieve Radicular Leg Pain Tested in New StudyOctober 25th, 2024
- 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
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