Don Y. Park, MD

Dr. Don Y. Park is a board-certified, fellowship-trained UCI Health orthopaedic spine surgeon with expertise in endoscopic spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and outpatient spine surgery. He uses these advanced, ultra-minimally invasive techniques to treat most spinal conditions with less pain and faster recovery. Park earned his medical degree from UCSD School of Medicine in San Diego, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery and a fellowship in spine surgery at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Prior to joining UCI Health, he was an associate clinical professor and vice chair of quality and safety at UCLA. He is internationally recognized as a key opinion leader in spinal endoscopy and lectures regularly throughout the world on the innovative technique. He has published peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters on endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, and prides himself on providing exemplary, individualized care for his patients so they can have the best possible outcome with a rapid return to their lifestyle and function. Park, who also speaks Korean.