In Sok Yi, MD

Orthopedics

Background

In Sok Yi, MD brings a wealth of knowledge and clinical expertise within the field of hand and upper extremity surgery to his patients.

Dr. Yi earned his medical degree with distinction from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, completing his internship and residencies through the same system.

He then moved into a prestigious hand and upper extremity fellowship at the University of New Mexico and its affiliated hospitals. He stayed at the University of New Mexico as an Assistant Professor in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Hand Surgery from 1998 to 2000, eventually moving to Denver to join Hand Surgery Associates in 2000. He has been with Peak Orthopedics and Spine since 2012.

He acts as a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Orthopaedics Department of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and a preceptor to medical students from Rocky Vista University of Osteopathic Medicine. He received his board certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2000, completed his Certificate for Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand (CAQSH) in 2001, and completed his board recertification in hand surgery in 2009 and 2019.

Dr. Yi is on staff at many metro Denver hospitals and facilities, including Porter Adventist Hospital, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Rose Medical Center, the Medical Center of Aurora, Centennial Medical Center, and Parker Adventist Hospital. He maintains an active presence within the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy for Orthopaedic Surgeons. His clinical skills, as well as his contributions to continuing medical education through ongoing lectures and publications on a national level, earned him the distinction of being named one of 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2007.

Dr. In Sok Yi is the primary designer of wrist replacement for the Arthrosurface Corporation. This surgery allows patients to maintain their wrist motion rather than undergoing a wrist fusion.