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    Daniel Kim, MD

    Professor
    University of Texas

    Daniel H. Kim, MD, FAANS, FACS

    Professor
    Director, Reconstructive Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
    Department of Neurosurgery
    McGovern Medical School at University of Texas
    Houston, Texas

    Daniel H. Kim, MD, FAANS, FACS is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon
    internationally recognized for his expertise in minimally invasive spinal surgery (endoscopic and
    robotic), peripheral nerve surgery, and complex spinal reconstruction. He currently serves as
    Professor and Director of Spinal Neurosurgery and Reconstructive Peripheral Nerve Surgery in
    the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, part of The
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).
    Dr. Kim is known for pioneering research in peripheral nerve repair, neurorehabilitation robotics,
    cortical stimulation, spinal biomechanics, and neuromodulation treatments for chronic pain.
    An honors graduate in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Kim earned
    his MD at Tulane University School of Medicine, completed his neurosurgery residency at
    Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and pursued a fellowship in complex
    reconstructive spinal surgery at the University of Florida.
    He served on the neurosurgery faculty as full professor at Stanford University and Baylor
    College of Medicine before first joining McGovern Medical School in 2012. Certified by the
    American Board of Neurological Surgery and a Fellow of both the American Association of
    Neurological Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Kim remains committed to
    advancing surgical techniques and improving patient outcomes in spinal and peripheral nerve disorder.

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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