So is knowing that UCSD Medical Center offers more breakthrough surgical options for treating chronic back pain than anyone in San Diego.
Due to a collapsed disc in her lower back, Sharon Moore
suffered through four years of chronic pain. At times,
she had to crawl on the floor to get from her bed to the
bathroom. Despite the pain, Sharon held out for a
treatment option that would let her continue her active
lifestyle–especially surfing.
Enter Dr. Kim at UCSD Medical Center. His seminar on
minimally invasive spine surgery gave Sharon hope.
With help from a computer to precisely map out her back,
Dr. Kim was able to put implants in her back without
damaging her nerves or spinal cord. A month later,
Sharon was walking on the beach without pain and
looking forward to surfing–in short, experiencing the power of academic medicine.