FELLOWSHIP

Hospital for Special Surgery
Spine/Scoliosis Surgery Fellowship
New York, NY 10021
August 2007 – July 2008

RESIDENCY

San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
St. Mary’s Medical Center
San Francisco, California
2002 – 2007

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
Degree: MD
1997 – 2001

UNIVERSITY

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Molecular and Cell
Biology, Emphasis Biochemistry, 1996

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/LEADERSHIP

2018 – Current
Board of Directors, California Orthopeadic Association (COA)

2017 – Current
Audit Committee, North American Spine Society (NASS)

2020
Chair, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA

2022 – Current
Surgical Quality Review Committee, Watsonville Community Hospital

Medical License

2005 – 2025
Medical Board of California, Physician and Surgeon License

2007 – 2023
New York Office of the Professions, Physician License

CERTIFICATIONS

July 2023
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), Board Eligible

June 2021
American Board of Spine Surgery, Eligible for Certification in Spine Surgery after written examination pass. Pending Part II Oral Examination delayed since November 2021as Virtual Testing Format being developed due to Covid19 Restrictions

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2007 – 2008
Senior Clinical Associate in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2020 – Present
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Coastal Health Partners, Watsonville, CA

2020
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA

2019 – 2020
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates
Daly City, CA

2012 – 2019 Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, The Spine Health Institute
Daly City, CA/Mountain View, CA

2008 – 2011 Spine Surgeon/Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northwest Permanente, PC (Kaiser), Portland, OR

2007 – 2008 Senior Clinical Associate in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2011
Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Makerere University/Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda

1997 – 2001
Medical Student Volunteer, Imani Clinic
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

1998- 2000
Co-Director, Imani Clinic
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2020 – Current
Faculty Instructor, Spinology, Minimally Invasive Surgery

2007 – 2008
Senior Clinical Associate in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY.

2000
Guest Lecturer, “Pharmacology,” University of Phoenix, Nursing Program
Sacramento, California, May 22 – 26, 2000

1998 – 2000
“Disparities in Access to Health Care,” University of California, Davis,
April 1999 – April 2000

SCHOLARSHIPS

2001
University of California, Davis Predoctoral Research Fellowship

2000
University of California, Davis Leadership Council Scholarship

2000
Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship

1999 – 2000
James Foundation Scholarship

1997 – 2001
North Valley Health Education Scholarship

1997 – 2001
William Dochterman Medical Student Scholarship

1997 – 2001
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Student Scholarship

1997 – 2001
University of California, Davis Smith Medical Student Scholarship

1996
National Institutes of Health International Research Training Grant

1995 – 1996
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Grant

HONORS/AWARDS

1997 – 2001
President, Class of 2001, UC School of Medicine

2000
University of California, Davis Leadership Award

2000
Medical Student of the Year

University of California, Davis

1996
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Award

1995
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Award

1993
Student Association Award
University of California, Berkeley

1992 – 1993
Dean’s List

LICENSURE

Medical Board of California
New York State Office of the Professions
DEA Controlled Substance Registration
California Fluoroscopy License

COURSES

2021
Joimax Advanced Spine Endoscopy Course, Irvine, CA

2020
Mazor X robotic-assisted Spine Surgery Certification Course
Austin, TX

2019
Makoplasty robotic-assisted Arthroplasty Certification Course
Las Vegas, NV

2019
Oblique Lateral Lumbar Fusion, Visiting Surgeon Course
Dallas, TX

2019
Robotic-assisted arthroplasty, Visiting Surgeon Course
Marina Del Rey, CA

2019
Lateral access/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Las Vegas, NV

2019
UCSF/Joimax Endoscopic Spine Surgery Course
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

2018
Treatment of Degenerative Conditions at L5-S
in the Lateral Position
San Diego, CA

2018
Treatment of Degenerative Conditions at
L4-5 with challenging Anatomy
San Diego, CA

2015
Advanced Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques
San Diego, CA.

2014
Endoscopic Spine Surgery Course
Irvine, CA

2012
O-arm Imaging & StealthStation Navigation Spine Surgery Course
Las Vegas, NV.

2012
Advanced Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course
San Diego, CA

2011
Advanced Lateral Access Surgery Course,
Sunnyvale, CA

2011
Percutaneous Sacro-Iliac Joint Fusion Course,
San Francisco, CA

2010
Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Portland, OR

2009
Lumbar and Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement Certification
San Francisco, CA

2009
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Sunnyvale, CA

2008
Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty Course
Patterson, NJ

2008
Lateral Access and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
San Diego, CA

2007
Advanced Spine Surgery Training Course
Baltimore, MD

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

2014
Feasibility study of a semi-transparent heads- up display for image-guided surgery or image- guided medical procedures,” IRB approved study in progress, Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics,

2014
“Feasibility study of a semi-transparent heads- up display for image-guided surgery or image- guided medical procedures,” IRB approved study in progress, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA.

2005
2-year follow up and cost comparison of interspinous process distraction versus decompression laminectomy to treat intermittent neurogenic claudication. Spine Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

2004
Cost of interspinous process distraction versus decompression laminectomy to treat intermittent neurogenic claudication. Spine Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

2003
Effect of Interspinous process distraction with the X-Stop implant on lumbar alignment and angulation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2001 – 2002
BMP-7 and a selective COX-2 inhibitor on reactive bone formation in a rat model. Orthopaedic Research Labs, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

1996
Socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS on the Ugandan economy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

1995 – 1996
Motor proteins in the teleost retina and retinal pigmented epithelium, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

2005
K. Okumu and M. Hannibal, “Cost Analysis of Interspinous Process Distraction versus Laminectomy for Treatment of Spinal Stenosis, ISSLS, New York, NY

2005
K. Okumu and M. Hannibal, “Cost Analysis of Interspinous Process Distraction versus Laminectomy for Treatment of Spinal Stenosis, ISASS, New York, NY

2004
Okumu K, Lindsey DP, Fredrick AD, Yerby SA, “The Effect of Interspinous Process Distraction on Lumbar Intervertebral Angle,” Western Orthopaedic Association, San Francisco, CA

2004
Okumu K, Lindsey DP, Fredrick AD, Yerby SA, “The Effect of Interspinous Process Distraction on Lumbar Intervertebral Alignment,” International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, Lisbon, Portugal.

2004
Okumu K, Lindsey DP, Fredrick AD, Yerby SA, “The Effect of Interspinous Process Distraction on Lumbar Intervertebral Angle,” ISASS, Vienna, Austria

2002
K Okumu, W Baker, M Drews, RB Martin, “Method to Measure Sustainable Loads in Sutured Urethral Tissue,” World Congress of Biomechanics IV, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 4 -9, 2002.

1996
L. Bost-Usinger, K. Okumu, H. Park, B. Burnside, “FKIF-2 is a novel Kinesin Family Member in the Teleost Retina and RPE,” Investigative
Ophthalmology and Vision Supplement, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

1996
L. Bost-Usinger, K. Okumu, H. Park, B. Burnside, “Predominant Kinesin-like Protein in the Vertebrate Retina is a Novel Kinesin Family Member,” Molecular Biology of the Cell/American Society for Cell Biology, Abstracts Issue.

1996
L. Bost-Usinger, K. Okumu, H. Park, B. Burnside, “FKIF-2 is a novel Kinesin Family Member in the Teleost Retina and RPE,” University of California, Berkeley Undergraduate Research Symposium.

1995
K. Okumu, “The use of Bioluminescent Markers in Protein Gels,” Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Symposium.

COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEER WORK

2011
Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Makerere University/Mulago Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kampala, Uganda

1996 – 2001
Volunteer medical student, University of California, Davis Student Run Clinics

2001
Medical Student Volunteer, Ulezi Children’s Health Faire, Sacramento, California

2000
Medical Student Volunteer, Ulezi Children’s Health Faire, Sacramento, California

1999 – 2000
Director, Imani Clinic, Sacramento, California