Mr Jong Kim

Mr Jong Kim is a British trained Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with over 16 years of Plastic Surgery experience.

He qualified in Medicine from Edinburgh University in 1997. He subsequently trained at Glasgow, Manchester, Cambridge and Oxford teaching hospitals. In the latter stages he completed the Higher Specialist Plastic surgery program on the Cambridge University rotation, obtaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England FRCS(Plast) in 2012.

In addition he has undertaken further specialist fellowship training in:

• Skin cancer, Melanoma and Surgical Oncology - Sydney Melanoma Unit, Australia.

• Microsurgical and Cosmetic fellowship in Seoul, South Korea.

Given both his broad and specialist training, Mr Kim is happy to see and manage the full range of Plastic and Reconstructive problems.

Mr Kim has a strong commitment to both research and education having been awarded Fellow status from the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and Academy of Medical educators (FAcadMed) for his teaching and educational activities. He has been awarded Senior Lecturer status at The Institute of Cellular Medicine in Newcastle University to research skin cancer and melanoma. Over the years he has been awarded multiple grants and numerous national and international prizes as well as authoring over 30 peer-reviewed publications, many in prestigious journals, and specialist surgical book chapters. He has also successfully completed Master of Arts degree in Education and a Masters degree in Psychology to develop his clinical practice.

Areas of interest

Skin tags; Warts; Moles;

Skin cancer; Lumps and bumps

Tumour; Ganglion: Lipoma

Dermatological surgery; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Surgical Oncology; Head and Neck cancer;

Plastic surgery;

Hand surgery; Ganglion surgery; Carpal tunnel syndrome: Dupuytren's surgery; Trigger finger release; Hand fractures

Breast implant removal; Breast capsulectomy; Breast Implant Illness; Breast uplift; Breast reduction; Breast reconstruction;

Blepharoplasty;

Abdominoplasty; Liposuction; Massive weight loss;

Post bariatric; Thigh lift; Arm lift;

Breast implant removal, Breast implant illness, en bloc capsulectomy

Mole removal, skin tags and cysts

Skin Cancer and Melanoma

Steroid injections hand joints