Christopher K. Kim, MD

Education & Training

• Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Fellowship, 1997
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Residency, 1994
• University of Virginia School of Medicine, Medical Degree, 1987
• U.S. Military Academy, Bachelor’s Degree, 1983

Certifications

• Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

Hospital & Team Affiliations

• Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Chippenham Medical Center
• Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital

Organizations & Awards

• Voted Top Doctor by Richmond Magazine, 2021, 2022, 2024
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Meritorious Unit Citation
• National Defense Medal
• Overseas Ribbon
• Parachutist Badge
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Richmond Academy of Medicine
• Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Virginia Orthopaedic Society

Treatments

• Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
• ACL reconstruction surgery
• Ankle and hindfoot reconstruction
• Ankle arthroscopy
• Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
• Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
• Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
• Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
• Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
• Broken collarbone surgery
• Bunion correction
• Carpal tunnel release
• Cheilectomy
• Closed reduction (elbow)
• Closed reduction (finger)
• Closed reduction (shoulder)
• Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
• Fixation of pathologic fractures
• Foot and ankle – clubfoot, flatfoot
• Foot and ankle surgery
• Fractures of the talus surgery
• Fusion for cervical, thoracic and lumbar trauma
• Ganglion cyst surgery
• Hand fracture surgery
• Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
• Hip and pelvic osteotomy
• Knee ligament reconstruction
• Kyphosis surgery
• Labrum surgery
• Limb lengthening/equalization
• Lisfranc fracture/dislocation surgery
• Little League elbow treatment
• Little League shoulder treatment
• Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
• Lower extremity compartment pressure testing
• Meniscal tear surgeries
• Nerve decompression
• Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
• Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
• Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
• Non-operative bunion treatment
• Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
• Non-operative claw and hammer toe treatments
• Non-operative finger fracture treatment
• Non-operative finger sprain treatments
• Non-operative flat foot treatments
• Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
• Non-operative fracture of the talus treatment
• Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
• Non-operative general – bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
• Non-operative hand fracture treatment
• Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative Lisfranc fracture/dislocation treatment
• Non-operative mallet finger treatment
• Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative mensical tear treatment
• Non-operative muscle strain treatment
• Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
• Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
• Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative posterior tibial tendonitis treatment
• Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
• Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
• Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
• Non-operative stiff big toe
• Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
• Non-operative throwing injury treatment
• Non-operative trigger finger
• Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
• Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
• Olceranon fracture surgery
• Orthopedic trauma surgery
• Osteotomies
• Periarticular fracture care
• Periprosthetic fracture care
• Plantar fasciitis
• Posterior tibial tendonitis
• Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
• R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• Radial head fracture surgeries
• Scoliosis surgery
• Scoliosis treatment
• Shin splints treatment
• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Shoulder instability surgery
• Spondylolysis
• Sprain and strain treatment
• Thoracic spine surgery
• Trigger finger surgery
• Wrist fracture surgery