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Edward Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Contact Information
415-885-7678 - Clinic Fax
415-885-3625 - Academic Office
415-885-3886 - Academic Fax
Edward.Kim@ucsfmedctr.org
BiographyEducation
- 1988-92 Yale University, New Haven, CT - B.S., Magna cum laude Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
- 1995-2000 University of California, San Francisco - M.D.
Residencies
- 2000-01 University of California, San Francisco - Intern, Surgery
- 2001-05 University of California, San Francisco - Resident, Surgery
- 2005-06 University of California, San Francisco - Chief Resident, Surgery
Fellowships
- 2006-07 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Fellow, Colorectal Surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 2007
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009
Clinical Expertise
- Anal Cancer
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Fecal Incontinence
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Presacral Tumors
- Rectal Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
Biography
Dr. Ed Kim is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He specializes in colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Kim completed his undergraduate education at Yale University, graduating magna cum laude. Before starting his medical education at UCSF, he served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in the Fiji Islands as a fisheries extension officer.
Dr. Kim earned his medical degree at UCSF in 2000, where he received the Nusz-Galante Award for outstanding medical students in surgery. He completed his general surgery residency at UCSF in 2006. In recognition of his accomplishments and talent in the field, Dr. Kim won the "Achievement Award for Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon" in 2006. Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Kim was named to the list of U.S. News "Top Doctors," which denotes the top 10% of physicians within a region practicing a given specialty.
After his residency, Dr. Kim completed a colorectal surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He joined the UCSF faculty in 2007. Dr. Kim has a strong clinical interest in laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery and also the management of perianal fistula. His academic interest is in surgical education. Dr. Kim is the director of the Surgical Skills Center at UCSF and is involved in teaching technical skills to UCSF surgery residents. He is also an attending surgeon at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Selected Publications
- Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis. Wick EC, Hoge SG, Grahn SW, Kim E, Divino LA, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 May;290(5):G959-69.
- Activation of nociceptive neurons in T9 and T10 in cerulein pancreatitis. Kim EH, Hoge SG, Lightner AM, Grady EF, Coelho AM, Kirkwood KS. J Surg Res. 2004 Apr;117(2):195-201.
- Substance P is a determinant of lethality in diet-induced hemorrhagic pancreatitis in mice. Maa J, Grady EF, Yoshimi SK, Drasin TE, Kim EH, Hutter MM, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Surgery. 2000 Aug;128(2):232-9.
- Substance P mediates inflammatory oedema in acute pancreatitis via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor in rats and mice.Grady EF, Yoshimi SK, Maa J, Valeroso D, Vartanian RK, Rahim S, Kim EH, Gerard C, Gerard N, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Br J Pharmacol. 2000 Jun;130(3):505-12.
In the News
Twenty-Five Department of Surgery Faculty Named to U.S. News Top Doctors List
U.S. News - Mar 01, 2012In its most recent survey, U.S. News in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. listed twenty-five (25) surgeons in the UCSF Department of Surgery, nearly one-third (1/3) of the clinical faculty, on the list of U.S. News "Top Doctors". The list, compiled from the opinion of colleagues, denotes the top 10% of physicians within a region practicing a given specialty. Fifteen of the 25 department surgeons were also named by their peers to the list of America's Top Doctors (ATD), a distinction reserved for the top 1% of physicians in the nation for that specialty. The listings are published online at U.S. News. The group rankings are intended to guide patients in selecting a doctor and physicians in making specialty referrals.
Drs. Edward Kim and Pierre Theodore Honored with Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
UCSF Department of Surgery - Sep 15, 2011Edward Kim, M.D. and Pierre R. Theodore, M.D. will be among the recipients of 2011 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator's Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Academy's annual Celebration on Monday, September 19, 2011. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment that enhances the status of teachers at UCSF, promotes and rewards teaching excellence, fosters curricular innovation and encourages scholarship in medical education.
