Barry Blum, MD

Dr. Barry Blum has practiced orthopedic surgery in Kona since moving here from Northern California in 1986. He is affiliated with Kona Community Hospital and the Kona Ambulatory Surgery Center. He is one of the founding physicians of Alii Health Center. Dr. Blum received his MD degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; his surgical internship was at the University of Minnesota Hospitals; his residency in Orthopedic Surgery was at Stanford Medical Center and his port-graduate training was at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre/Oxford University in Oxford, England. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and member of the Western Orthopedic Association. His interests outside of medicine in Kona have included community theatre at the Aloha Performing Arts Company, paddling outrigger canoe with Kai `Opua and ethnic music.