Joining me today is Dr. Choll Kim, a Harvard Medical School graduate who completed his residency at UCSD Medical Center and a complex spine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He is currently in private practice in San Diego, CA, where he specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery. In this episode, we discuss a number of topics including what made him leave the world of research and pursue a career as a surgeon, how the field of minimally invasive spine surgery has changed over the 20 years he has been practicing, and how future technology, like augmented reality, will change the surgical landscape.