Abraham D. Kim, MD
- Accepting New Patients
- Primary Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
- Area of Expertise: Hip, Knee,
- Additional Languages: Korean, Spanish
About Dr. Abraham D. Kim
Dr. Abraham D. Kim is a fellowship-trained, board-certified, orthopedic joint replacement surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee, including primary and revision joint replacements. He has expertise in minimally invasive techniques, including direct anterior hip replacement and partial knee replacement.
Building upon his surgical interests, Dr. Kim has published extensively on a wide range of innovative topics in orthopedic surgery and joint replacement that have been featured in several leading orthopedic journals. He has also authored several book chapters on revision joint replacement surgery. He has received many academic honors and has been invited to present his research at national and international meetings.
Dr. Kim received his undergraduate education at Yale University, where he majored in Psychology and graduated Cum Laude with Distinction in the major. He then graduated medical school from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Chief Resident during his final year of residency. He pursued further subspecialty training in adult hip and knee replacement at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, MA, one of the busiest joint replacement centers in the country.
Residency - UCLA Medical Center (Orthopedic Surgery)
Fellowship - New England Baptist Hospital (Adult Reconstruction Fellowship)
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Osteonecrosis / Avascular Necrosis (Hip)
- Hip Pain (Hip)
- Dislocated Hip / Hip Dislocation (Hip)
- Osteoporosis (Hip)
- Knee Arthritis (Knee)
- Osteonecrosis / Avascular Necrosis (Knee)
- Knee Cartilage Injuries (Knee)
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip (Hip)
- Hip Arthritis (Hip)
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee (Knee)
- Meniscus Tear (Knee)
- IT Band Syndrome / Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Knee)
- Femur Fracture (Hip)
- Fractured Hip (Hip)
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee / Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee)
- Chondromalacia (Knee)
- Baker's Cyst (Knee)
- Joint Pain (Hip)
- Knee Pain (Knee)
- Bursitis of the Hip / Hip Bursitis / Trochanteric Bursitis (Hip)
- Joint Pain (Knee)
- Hip Dysplasia (Hip)
- Osteoarthritis of the HIp / Hip Osteoarthritis (Hip)
- Fractured Knee / Knee Fracture (Knee)
- IT Band Syndrome / Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Hip)
- Knee Tendonitis (Knee)
- Knee Bursitis / Goosefoot (Knee)
- Knee Cysts (Knee)