Clinical Interests
- Comprehensive approach to spine care, ranging from minimally invasive spine surgery to complex spine surgery
- Minimally invasive treatment of spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
- Herniated disc, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, tumors, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, infections, congenital disorders and spinal cord injury
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery
- Cervical artificial disc
- Kyphoplasty for compression fractures and spinal tumors
- Spinal cord stimulation
- NeuroOncology, including brain and spinal cord tumors, spinal radiosurgery
- General neurosurgery
Research Interests
- Developing minimally invasive endoscopic techniques for addressing a multitude of spinal conditions
Highlights
Dr. Bong-Soo Kim was featured in a 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" segment. Watch the video to learn how minimally invasive spine surgery at Temple Health eliminates pain and reduces recovery times.
Education
- MD, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Training
- Fellowship, Minimally Invasive and Complex Spinal Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship, NeuroOncology and Stereotaxis, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Residency, Neurosurgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Board Certification
- Neurological Surgery
Memberships
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Spine Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Dr Kim's office has offered a consistent level of excellent service every time I have visited there. They are all polite professional and kind. Dr. Kim is patient thorough and always precession. Very grateful.
Was not told we needed MRI before doctor appointment and waited hour and half and never saw the doctor only his assistant
Great.
good experience just upsetting about what i have
Very good.