Heakyung Kim, MD
Board Certifications:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Treats Children
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Overview
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Gait
- Baclofen Pump Implantation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Foot Deformity
- Inflammatory Muscle Disease
- Injection, Botulinum Toxin
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Pain
- Muscle Stiffness
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Disorder
- Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease
- Pediatric Pain Management
- Pediatric Stroke
- Spasticity
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Academic Appointments
- A. David Gurewitsch Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
- Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College
- Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College
Administrative Titles
- Director, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Vice Chair for Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dept. of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine
- Fellowship Program Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University P&S/NYPH
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Languages
- Korean
Gender
- Female
Schedule an Appointment
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Virtual Visits allow you to connect with your provider from the comfort, convenience, and safety of your own home.
Phone Appointments
New and Existing Patients:
Connect Patient Portal
For existing patients, login to make an appointment, view documentation or contact your care provider.
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Health First
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Health Plus - Amerigroup
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
United Health Care
- Columbia Employee POS
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth
- Medicare Managed Care
- Select Health
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Ewha Women's University College of Medicine (Republic of Korea)
- Residency: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine -UMDNJ
- Fellowship: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine -UMDNJ
Board Certifications
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Honors & Awards
New York Super Doctors 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012
New York Magazine: Top Doctors 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Top Doctors New York Metro Area: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor