Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Dr. Kim is an interventional pulmonologist and thoracic oncology clinical investigator whose research seeks to optimize the lung cancer diagnostic process, with focuses on lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule risk stratification and evaluation. He has particular expertise in observational cohort study design, clinical utility studies, clinical trials, and use of real-world data. Dr. Kim’s work has led to several publications investigating racial disparities in lung cancer screening adherence and assessing the effect of novel technology on pulmonary nodule evaluation and management. He is the recipient of a National Cancer Institute Career Development Award (K08), and his long-term goal is to be a leader in early lung cancer detection and interventional pulmonology.