University of California San Francisco

Edward Kim, MD

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Edward
Kim
MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Address

1001 Potrero Avenue, #3A33
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-885-3606
Fax: 415-885-3886

Biography

Edward Kim, M.D. is a colorectal surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Kim is also Director of the Surgical Skills Center for general surgery residents. 

 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. 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. 

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California, San Francisco M.D. Medicine 2000

Board Certifications

  • 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

Research Pathways

Surgical Education

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 22
  1. Surgical support team: Lessons learned after piloting a near peer support program for medical students during their core surgery clerkship.
    Salesky M, Kaur G, Weiser L, Thompson A, Kim EH, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Alseidi A, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
  2. Third year medical student knowledge gaps after a virtual surgical rotation.
    Hernandez S, Song S, Nnamani Silva ON, Anderson C, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
  3. Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship.
    Weiser L, Nnamani Silva ON, Thompson A, Hernandez S, Kelly YM, Kim EH, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Alseidi A, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
  4. Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19.
    Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
  5. Near-Peer Learning During the Surgical Clerkship: A Way to Facilitate Learning After a 15-Month Preclinical Curriculum.
    Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Lin MYC, Kim EH, Sosa JA, Campbell AR, O'Sullivan PS, Roman SA| | PubMed
  6. Surgery Clerkship Curriculum Changes at an Academic Institution during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim EH, Kim AS, Gosnell J, Roman SA, Lin MYC| | PubMed
  7. Using Technological Advances to Improve Surgery Curriculum: Experience With a Mobile Application.
    Green CA, Kim EH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  8. Technical skill improvement with surgical preparatory courses: What advantages are reflected in residency?
    Green CA, Huang E, Zhao NW, O'Sullivan PS, Kim E, Chern H| | PubMed
  9. Med Ed Portal
    Isaacson D, Green C, Topp K, Kim EH, O'Sullivan P.| | UCSF Research Profile
  10. Evaluation of a Surgery-Based Adjunct Course for Senior Medical Students Entering Surgical Residencies.
    Green CA, Vaughn CJ, Wyles SM, O'Sullivan PS, Kim EH, Chern H| | PubMed
  11. American Journal of Surgery
    Vaughn CJ, Kim E, O'Sullivan P, Huang E, Lin MY, Wyles S, Palmer SJ, Pierce JL, Chern H.| | UCSF Research Profile
  12. From novice to master surgeon: improving feedback with a descriptive approach to intraoperative assessment.
    Huang E, Wyles SM, Chern H, Kim E, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  13. A better way to teach knot tying: a randomized controlled trial comparing the kinesthetic and traditional methods.
    Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Cook B, McDonald E, Palmer B, Liu T, Kim E| | PubMed
  14. Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills
    Chern H, Sheu L, O'Sullivan P, Kim EH.| | UCSF Research Profile
  15. Peer assisted learning in surgical skills laboratory training: a pilot study.
    Beard JH, O'sullivan P, Palmer BJ, Qiu M, Kim EH| | PubMed
  16. Bringing the skills laboratory home: an affordable webcam-based personal trainer for developing laparoscopic skills.
    Kobayashi SA, Jamshidi R, O'Sullivan P, Palmer B, Hirose S, Stewart L, Kim EH| | PubMed
  17. Do Side-by-Side Anastomoses Decrease the Risk of Recurrence in Crohn's Disease?
    Molloy JW, Kim E, Mahadevan U| | UCSF Research Profile
  18. Clinical Colorectal Cancer
    Kim E, Hwang JM, Garcia-Aguilar J.| | UCSF Research Profile
  19. Activation of nociceptive neurons in T9 and T10 in cerulein pancreatitis.
    Kim EH, Hoge SG, Lightner AM, Grady EF, Coelho AM, Kirkwood KS| | PubMed
  20. Surgery
    Maa J, Grady EF, Yoshimi SK, Drasin TE, Kim EH, Hutter MM, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS.| | UCSF Research Profile
  21. Substance P inhibits pancreatic exocrine secretion via a neural mechanism
    Kirkwood KS, Kim EH, He XD, Calaustro EQ, Domush C, Yoshimi SK, Grady EF, Maa J, Bunnett NW, Debas HT.| | UCSF Research Profile
  22. Evaluation of Ertapenem Use as a Perioperative Antibiotic in Colorectal Surgery
    Chern H, Finlayson E, Gibbs L, Kim EH, Garcia-Aguilar J, Varma M.| UCSF Research Profile