Kim David, MD

Dr D. Kim is amazing! He is thorough, gives you his full attention and time, and helps you work through all the options! His staff is courteous and there is never a long wait! I love the professionalism of his office!

Please note that the Newport Orthopedic Institute (NOI) is not the same as the Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI). NOI is a business entity of about ten orthopedic professionals. HOI is composed of distinguished orthopedic professionals affiliated with Hoag Hospital.
In early December, 2014, because my husband was experiencing pain in the left shoulder, to the point where he could not lift his arm, his primary care physician ordered an MRI. After reviewing the MRI that showed tears in the left shoulder, he recommended seeing an orthopedic surgeon at NOI, which I will not name on this review. The first thing you notice when arriving at NOI is that it is like Grand Central Station. It was very crowded. If you can imagine that there were patients waiting for a possibility of ten orthopedic professionals, plus companions/​caregivers/​assistants accompanying the patient, patients who may be in a wheelchair or on crutches.
The front desk staff did not look friendly nor helpful. Upon receiving my husband’s «new patient» documents, one of the front desk persons yelled out into the crowd towards my husband, «what is your wife’s date of birth»? I immediately told him not to yell back with the information in front of the crowd, to get up and walk to the front desk to let her know. Very unprofessional.
After a very long wait, about an hour, we were escorted into an examination room. When the doctor entered, he arrogantly and pompously said that he would have never ordered an MRI. How unprofessional to insult another medical professional! After lifting my husband’s arm, he determined that my husband had a frozen shoulder. Of the approximately fifteen-​minute consultation, this doctor stepped away three times to answer calls, which amounted to approximately five minutes with us. (And he charged $ 320 for this?). I explained that my husband recently had a heart attack and heart failure, in July, while out of town, and two stents were inserted into an artery. The doctor said that the remedy would be a steroid shot and that it could be done in his office. I said that because my husband’s recent medical event was serious, that he was within two hours of dying, as we found out later on in the medical records, that I would prefer that the steroid shot be administered at Hoag Hospital or a Hoag Hospital outpatient facility close to Hoag Hospital, just in case, which he agreed to. An order for the steroid shot was given and I called the Hoag Hospital scheduler to arrange for the steroid shot. The scheduler informed me that my husband, if on aspirin, must be off the aspirin for an entire week before receiving the injection. I then contacted my husband’s cardiologist who informed us that my husband cannot be off the aspirin for an entire year due to the stenting of his artery. The Hoag Hospital scheduler consulted with the Hoag medical professional who would be giving the shot and thankfully and rightfully, that person refused to administer the shot, for the risk of a «bleed out. The Hoag scheduler then contacted the doctor’s office (NOI) to inform them that Hoag would not administer the steroid shot, to which an office person said that my husband has had many steroid shots done at their office and that they will call us to arrange to have it done in the office. Really? My husband just saw the doctor at NOI a couple of weeks earlier. I would think that my husband is considered a «new patient». Where is the basis for that office person to say what she said? Whose file was she looking at? Well, it was obvious to us that we needed to go elsewhere. And was this doctor really listening/​processing to what we were saying anyway? How many times did I mention a heart attack/​heart failure? After looking over the bios of other orthopedic professionals that are part of the Hoag Orthopedic Institute, we decided to go for a second opinion with another orthopedic surgeon, whose credentials were excellent.
Dr. David Kim of Huntington Beach allowed a lot of time in the visit for questions and answers and was very patient and thorough in his explanations. The decision was to not have a steroid shot because of the aspirin situation, no surgery, to go for physical therapy at CORE in Huntington Beach, which turned out to be an excellent staff and facility. The end result was that my husband’s left shoulder is no longer in a «frozen» state. We are thankful that we found Dr. Kim. His office staff, including the billing person, was very professional and efficient.

This guy operated on and repaired my torn labrum. I enjoyed my visits with him before and after the surgery. My shoulder healed and returned to full strength 12 months later. And about another 12 – 15 months after that I achieved my highest bench press ever.

Had a work injury to my shoulder and went to see Dr. Lee based on his Unilocal reviews. So glad I did. He immediately ordered an MRI and gave me many options rather than straight to surgery. He’s patient, thorough, and explains everything in detail. Go see him, you won’t be sorry.

Dr Kim is exactly what I look for in a Doctor. He will listen, answer questions and explain just what is happening with your body. He is patient and really listens. He made the wait worth while. A friend referred me saying that, «he will give you alternatives to surgery and explore all your options».
For me the staff can make or break a doctor visit and I’m happy to say the front desk and supporting staff are very professional. A++

I went to Dr Kim after seeing «Fortunato’s» review and since i train with the him, I generally trust his judgement. Dr Kim did not disappoint.
Long story short, after a training session one night my calf swelled up an over the next couple of days I could no longer walk on the leg. Urgent care said it was a ruptured plantaris tendon, put me in crutches and sent me on my way.
A couple if days later I called dr Kim and they originally gave me an appointment for a week later but when I explained what was going on, they got me into the office in two days instead.
Dr Kim immediately sent me off to get an ultrasound to check for blood clots and put me in a boot (which is about a million times better than a crutch).
A couple of weeks later he set me up for physical therapy.
Overall I’m super happy with dr Kim, his office staff and his professionalism. He seems like an awesome doctor and I’m definitely coming back here with any other future injuries. (I mean lets face, it’s just a matter of time).

Great Ortho! Great bedside manner and takes the time to explain. He is popular, so the office wait time can be a bit.

I injured my shoulder and I went on Unilocal looking for a orthopedic doctor. I found Dr. Kim and setup my appointment. The process was quick from the appointment to MRI to surgery and now I am recovering. Everything was communicated to us and explained with detail. The surgery went well and Dr. Kim kept my other half well informed and backed up the info wit detailed pictures. Great doctor and excellent surgeon.

I came home from the gym and were getting frustrated about not recovering from my sprain. My cousin is a doctor too but she insisted I try an orthopedic Dr. I was refered to this doctor via my Aetna referral line. I am very pleased.
I received an X-​ray and was informed that the deformity is from the calcification of all my previous ankle injuries… Man, do I not pay any attention to my injuries anymore? I even have bone spurs. Really?
I’ll tell you what I do like. Dr. Kim had educated me and told me that we have the same «Achilles heel» so to speak. He even showed me a comparison of his ankles which was similar to mine. What’s unfortunate is that he said it’ll take a couple more (at least) weeks…
Damn my carelessness…

I was referred to Dr. Kim by Hoag hospital after breaking my right hand. He performed a closed reduction and significantly improved the setting of the broken bone. He’s young, but has great bedside mannor and skill. He takes his time with his patients. I even ran into him at my gym in Irvine, and he remembered me and took a look at my hand to check the healing right there next to the lat pull down machine. To me that’s what being a doctor is all about. If I break any more bones, I’ll go back to Dr. Kim.