Dr.
Kim graduated from Occidental College in California
with honors, where he majored in Biology. He
attended Meharry Medical College in Tennessee again
graduating with honors, then trained in Internal
Medicine and Neurology at University of California
at Irvine. After that, he did additional
subspecialty training in Electroencephalogram,
Electromyogram, Epilepsy and Neuromuscular
disorders. He was involved in many research
projects, and gave and attended multiple conferences
in his specialty.
Diagnostic
procedures such as Electroencephalogram and
Electromyogram are routinely utilized by Dr. Kim.
Electroencephalogram is often used in the evaluation
of seizures, and Electromyogram
also called EMG/NCV or nerve conduction studies is useful for
diagnosing entrapment neuropathies such as Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome, peripheral neuropathies,
radiculopathies, and myopathies.
He has personally done over 6000 Electromyograms,
and never uses a technologist.
Dr. Peter Kim has been practicing Neurology since
2001. In 2003, after couple of years of private
practice, Dr. Peter Kim opened NeuroCare in Simi
Valley, CA. Dr. Kim currently maintains a busy
private practice in his clinics and hospitals.
Dr. Peter Kim is an active member of the American
Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic
Medicine and American Epilepsy Society
and Medical Advisor to Simi Valley Stroke and Brain
Injury Support Group.
Dr. Kim is accepting most private insurances,
Medicare and Worker's Comp.