
Dr. Sunghoon Kim M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
744 52nd St 4100 Oakland CA, 94609About
Dr. Sunghoon Kim practices Pediatric Surgery in Oakland, CA. Dr. Kim treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Kimdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Fellowships
- Washington University/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO Pediatric Surgery
- Washington University, St Louis, MO Pediatric Surgery
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Shinjiro Hirose M.D.513 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Thomas T. Hui MD744 52nd St Oakland CA 94609
- Dr. James M. Betts M.D.744 52nd St Oakland CA 94609
- Dr. Kaveh Vali MD513 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Kristen Anne Zeller MD505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Eric Jelin M.D.Ucsf Department Of Surgery San Francisco CA 94143
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