Paul H. Kim, MD

I was seen by Dr. Kim three weeks after I broke my left radius in a motorcycle accident. I had been getting the run around before that by my primary care provider. I had been in a splint during that time and my wrist was starting to heal in a bad position. I sought out a second opinion. Dr. Kim and the entire staff at Mt Tam Orthopedic realized the urgency in my situation and were all amazing. They took X-rays of my wrist in the office. They set up pre-surgery appointments for me and had me in surgery within 4 days. He had to essentially rebreak my wrist and remove some broken bone pieces then put it back together. I have a plate in my wrist and 10 screws. When I saw the X-ray after the fact I thought I was going to have some discomfort associated with all the metal in there for the rest of my life. It’s been five months since I had this procedure. I’m lifting weights again.

I see Dr. Kim regularly for ongoing treatment of a terrible foot injury I sustained in a fall to the beach while kite surfing. After interviewing the topic orthopedic foot and ankle Dr’s on the west coast, Dr Kim was the only one who proposed a comprehensive treat plan to repair my shattered Talus bone. Dr. Kim performed major surgery on my foot to repair my talus, and after 7hrs was able to put things right. All the other Dr’s simply wanted to fuse all my joints and insert a steel rod in my ankle which would have prevented me from playing any sports in the future. Instead Dr Kim spent them time to study my injury and the time to set it correctly. I owe my ability to walk without pain to Dr. Kim. I can’t recommend Dr Kim highly enough for detailed approach and great bedside and patient manner! He is a fantastic surgeon who cares deeply about his patients and his patients quality of life.

I see Dr. Kim regularly for ongoing treatment of a terrible foot injury I sustained in a fall to the beach while kite surfing. After interviewing the topic orthopedic foot and ankle Dr’s on the west coast, Dr Kim was the only one who proposed a comprehensive treat plan to repair my shattered Talus bone. Dr. Kim performed major surgery on my foot to repair my talus, and after 7hrs was able to put things right. All the other Dr’s simply wanted to fuse all my joints and insert a steel rod in my ankle which would have prevented me from playing any sports in the future. Instead Dr Kim spent them time to study my injury and the time to set it correctly. I owe my ability to walk without pain to Dr. Kim. I can’t recommend Dr Kim highly enough for detailed approach and great bedside and patient manner! He is a fantastic surgeon who cares deeply about his patients and his patients quality of life.

Paul H. Kim, MD has all the traits that patients, their loved ones who accompany them (and the team that works with them) hope a doctor will have. He was specific, thorough, unrushed and warm in matter as he examined my friend Bob Iles’ injured knee. He asked questions, described the nature of the injury and described the procedure that would fix it. During the discussion he showed us the X-ray of Bob’s knee and even drew a helpful diagram to illustrate the procedure to be done. Also, after the surgery he was available by phone and email when Bob had questions. As a former journalist who now speaks at healthcare conferences on connective communication I was gratified to find such a skilled, empathic doctor.

It’s been just a week over 6 months since my surgery and my foot feels one hundred percent better then it did prior to Doctor Kim’s surgery! I no longer walk on the side of my foot, so the pain in my knee and ankle is gone. The flexibility has returned to my foot so walking is now comfortable instead of the constant pain I had been feeling. I am very happy that I had the surgery and so glad that Doctor Kim was my surgeon!