Thomas K. Frimpong, DO, a Neurosurgeon with SpineMed Specialists (Pain Management Associates)
Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas K. Frimpong, who serves patients in Wichita, Kansas.
A board-certified neurosurgeon and spinal surgery specialist, Dr. Frimpong practices at Pain Management Associates L.C. in Wichita, Kansas. He brings a unique skill set to the care of people with spinal disorders, with expertise in adolescent and adult scoliosis, complex spinal disorders, and minimally invasive surgery.
He joins Drs. Rodney Jones and Milton Landers, with over 45 years of combined interventional pain management experience, offering the least invasive, most effective, and comprehensive treatments to people with brain and spinal disorders.
“My effort to save lives keeps me motivated. What I do helps to save people and extend the quality of their lives. I take pride in helping patients improve their situations. There is the thrill of solving a difficult problem” expressed Dr. Frimpong.
In his professional experience, he holds privileges at Ascension Via Christi Hospital (September 2020 – present) and Wesley Medical Center (August 2020 – present). Previously, he worked at Trinity Health, Minot (August 2017 – July 31, 2020), Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown (August 2016 – July 2017), A.O. Fox Hospital (August 2016 – July 2017), and as Clinical Faculty in Neurological Surgery at University of North Dakota Medical School.
Born in Ghana, West Africa, Dr. Frimpong moved to the United States in 1996 at the age of 16 and attended high school and college in Massachusetts. He attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania, achieving his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2008. He completed his visiting residency in neurotrauma at Miami Valley Hospital in Ohio, his visiting residency in neuropathology at the University of Cincinnati in 2012, He completed his residency in general neurosurgery at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (ACGME accredited neurosurgery program) in Roanoke in 2016. He then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery at Bassett Healthcare —Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.
The doctor’s continuing education courses included: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (2012), Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons (2012), Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (2014), American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (2014), Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons (2014), Chicago Review Course in Neurosurgery (2016), North American Spine Society Annual Meeting (2016), Minimally Invasive Procedural Solutions Regional Training in Jersey City (2016), and Spine IEP Fellows and Young Surgeons’ Course (2016).
In 2017, Dr. Frimpong attained board certification in neurological surgery through the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
In good standing with a number of professional organizations, he is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, the North American Spine Society, the American Osteopathic Association, and the Medical Society of the State of New York.
Throughout his line of work, Dr. Frimpong has conducted several presentations and research. He also holds certifications in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support & is licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, New York, and Virginia.
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, cervical and lumbar disc disease, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.
Currently residing in Wichita, Dr. Frimpong is passionate about helping his patients and improving their quality of life. He hopes to someday build a hospital in his home country of Ghana and improve healthcare in the region and other developing countries.
A couple of things that he does to maintain a solid work-life balance are exercising and spending time with family.
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