DR. MED. SUCHUNG KIM
ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMA SURGERY
SPORTS MEDICINE
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After working as a physiotherapist, Dr. Kim completed his university education at the renowned Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau. He completed his specialist training at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Dr. Kim has been working in outpatient care since 2023. His main areas of treatment are diseases of the knee joint and sports injuries. His treatments are always adapted to the individual needs of the patient and are based on the latest medical knowledge. As a passionate sportsman and former footballer, Dr. Kim is also a team doctor for the German Football Association (DFB) Juniors.
Certificates
Trauma surgery
Sports medicine
Conservative orthopaedics with a focus on the knee joint and sports injuries
Team doctor of the German Football Association (DFB) Juniors
Academic career
2003-2006
Training to become a state-certified physiotherapist, Berlin
2006-2009
Physiotherapist, OrthoPhysio GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
2009-2017
Study of human medicine, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg im Breisgau
2017-2022
Advanced training in orthopaedics – trauma surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC) (Prof. C. Perka and Prof. U. Stöckle)
2023-2024
Further training in orthopaedics – trauma surgery, DocOrtho MVZ GmbH (Drs. Heinzinger, Miltner, Weihe)
Secondary activities
Team doctor Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB) Juniors
Former team doctor 1. FC Union Berlin e.V. Licensed player department
Speaker activities
Sport&Medicine Lake Garda 2023
The sports medicine symposium
Lecture topic: The fascination of soccer – medical care in youth soccer
Shortly before surgery the OPED podcast Dr. Suchung Kim – “Regular exchange is necessary”
https://youtu.be/zMg6DZq1PZg?feature=shared
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DXTPITErRDZC2WemTNw2k?si=nPrAndmTTEaT8on81p4Q2g
Speaker interviews | Sport & Medicine Lake Garda 2023 by OPED GmbH
Dr. Kim Suchung on his role as DFB association doctor and injuries in soccer
https://youtu.be/9lHIlan8rwk?feature=shared
48th Annual Meeting of the Berlin Surgical Society (2023) BCG – Berlin Surgical Society – Association of Surgeons of Berlin and BrandenburgLecture topic: Muscle-tendon injuries in the pelvic region: hamstrings, rectus, adductor muscles – when to operate?
Professional societies
Deutsche Kniegesellschaft e.V. (DKG)
Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin e.V. (GOTS)
Berufsverband für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie e.V. (BVOU)
Scientific publications
Customized post-operative alignment improves clinical outcome following medial open-wedge osteotomy
doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4731-3.
Lisa Hohloch, Suchung Kim, Julian Mehl, Jörn Zwingmann, Matthias J Feucht, Helge Eberbach, Philipp Niemeyer, Norbert Südkamp, Gerrit Bode
Improved clinical outcome after medial open-wedge osteotomy despite cartilage lesions in the lateral compartment
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224080.
Lisa Hohloch, Suchung Kim, Helge Eberbach, Kaywan Izadpanah, Julian Mehl, Philipp Niemeyer, Norbert P Südkamp, Gerrit Bode
Clinical and radiological outcome of acute quadriceps tendon repair at 2 – year follow-up
doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05552-7.
Anke Rüttershoff, Dominik Geisel, Lucca Lacheta, Doruk Akgün, Ulrich Stöckle, Oliver Miltner, Adrian Alexander Marth, Suchung Kim
Injuries of the proximal rectus femoris and adductor longus tendon
DOI: 10.1055/a-2025-9659
Suchung Kim, Lucca Lacheta, Ulrich Stöckle
OP-Journal 2023; 39(02): 120-128, Thieme Verlag
Pelvic avulsion fractures in junior soccer
Suchung Kim, Ulrich Stöckle
Sportärztezeitung 4/2024, thesportsgroup Academy
