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Meet Our Providers: Thomas C. Kim, M.D.
At Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center, all of our Orthopedic Surgeons are board certified and fellowship trained in their respective specialties. We offer quality health care you can trust. As a patient, it is important to learn about the orthopedic surgeon that you are visiting at our office.
Join us for our new blog series, “Meet Our Providers” to learn more about our providers and their specialties.
MEET THOMAS C. KIM, M.D.
Request an appointment with Thomas C. Kim, M.D. here or call 702-258-3773
Thomas Kim, M.D. joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 2002. Dr. Kim is fellowship trained in the surgical treatment of athletic injuries focusing on disorders of the shoulder, hip, and knee with an emphasis on arthroscopic surgery of these joints.
Dr. Thomas C. Kim received his undergraduate education at the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences in Washington, D.C. where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and was nominated into Sigma Xi for research in Organic Chemistry. As an undergraduate student, Dr. Kim also received a Minor in Theology. While attending Georgetown University, Dr. Kim was accepted via the Early Assurance Program into the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree.
Dr. Kim completed a year of general surgical residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and completed his orthopedic training with the San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program. In 2000, following residency, Dr. Kim completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Harvard University under Lyle Micheli, M.D. in Boston, Massachusetts. During his fellowship, he provided medical coverage to the Boston Ballet, Boston Marathon, Eastern College Athletic Conference Track Championship, Bay State Games, and several local college and high school hockey and football teams. His fellowship also involved training at the Boston Children’s Hospital. The
Boston Children’s Hospital division of Sports Medicine was the first facility in the nation devoted to the treatment of sports injuries in pediatric and adolescent athletes.
Thomas Kim, M.D. was raised in Los Angeles, California.
Request an appointment with Thomas C. Kim, M.D. here or call 702-258-3773.
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