Michael P. Kimball, M.D.

Overview
Dr. Kimball is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Dr. Kimball also performs total knee and total hip replacements as well as hip resurfacing. Dr. Kimball is also actively involved in both national and international teaching on total joint replacement, ACL reconstruction and arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Educational Background
Undergraduate - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA B.A., Biology 1981

Medical - George Washington University, Washington, D.C. MD 1986

Internship - University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, AL General Surgical Internship 1986-1988

Residency - University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, AL Surgical Residency 1988-1992

Fellowship - Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders, Phoenix, AZ Bone and Joint Fellowship 1992-1993


Board Certification and Focus

Certifying Body
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Year: 1995
National Board of Medical Examiner 1986
Qualified Medical Examiner

Scope of Practice
General Orthopaedic surgeon with an area of specialty interest in arthroscopy and sports medicine.

Type of Practice
Orthopaedic Group

Practice Focus
Arthroscopy /Shoulder/ Knee
Sports Medicine
Minimally Invasive Total Joint Replacement of Knee & Hip
Partial Knee Replacement
Adult Hip
Adult Knee
Adult Shoulder
Hip Resurfacing www.birminghamhipresurfacing.com
ACL Reconstruction
Workers' Compensation/QME

Languages Spoken in Our Practice
English
Spanish



Hospitals
Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA
Scripps Hospital Chula Vista, Chula Vista, CA
Scripps Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA
Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
La Jolla Orthopaedic Surgery Center
University Ambulatory Surgery Center
XIMED Surgery Center

National/ Local Society Memberships
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Arthroscopy Association of North America
San Diego County Medical Society
California Orthopaedic Association
Western Orthopaedic Association