Dr. Lyndon Kim M.D.
Neurosurgeon
909 Walnut St 2nd Floor Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Lyndon Kim practices Neurological Surgery in Worcester, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Kim prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Yon Sei University MD
Yonsei University College of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 2004
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Awards
- Top Oncologists in America, Consumers' Research Council of America, Wa 2008-2009
- Performance Award, National Institutes of Health 2007-2008
Treatments
- Brain Tumor
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Member Brain Tumor Investigators Consortium
- Member Society for Neuro-Oncology
- Member American society of Clinical Oncology
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Med School, Neuro-Oncology, MA, USA 1997
- Brown Medical School, Hematology and Oncology, RI, USA 1994
- Brown University School of Medicine
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Fellow:Hematology/Oncology 1991
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow:Oncology 1994
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