Overview
Dr. Ky Kobayashi is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in conditions affecting the hand and upper extremities. He has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand and Sports Medicine. Dr. Kobayashi specializes in hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder surgery including microvascular surgery, arthroscopy, traumatic reconstruction, and joint replacement. Dr. Kobayashi is a distinguished graduate from the US Air Force Academy and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Connecticut as well as a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Tufts Combined Hand Fellowship in Boston, MA. Dr. Kobayashi retired from the United States Air Force in 2014 with many decorations after several deployments to combat zones. He has extensive experience in combat casualty care and reconstruction. He has been staff and assistant program director for the Wilford Hall Air Force Orthopedic Residency Program in San Antonio, TX. He is actively involved in research & education and is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Kobayashi was elected to serve on the Board of Specialties for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as well as the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons for education. He has been the team physician for the Air Force Academy sports programs and is currently a consultant for the Olympic Training Center.
Dr. Kobayashi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Osteoarthritis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2446 Research Pkwy, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- TendinitisDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Trigger ThumbDr. Kobayashi isDistinguished. Learn about Trigger Thumb.
- Advanced
- Contracture DeformityDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Distal Median Nerve DysfunctionDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- Radial Nerve DysfunctionDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Radial Nerve Dysfunction.
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Kobayashi isAdvanced. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Experienced
- Accessory Navicular BoneDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Navicular Bone.
- Acute PainDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Axillary Nerve DysfunctionDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Axillary Nerve Dysfunction.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- BursitisDr. Kobayashi isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.