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San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-4810
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-4810
Education
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1988-92 Yale University, New Haven, CT - B.S., Magna cum laude Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
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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
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
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.
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 21
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- Salesky M, Kaur G, Weiser L, Thompson A, Kim EH, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Alseidi A, Lin MYC, Roman SA. Surgical support team: Lessons learned after piloting a near peer support program for medical students during their core surgery clerkship. Am J Surg. 2023 02; 225(2):429-431. View in PubMed
- 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. Third year medical student knowledge gaps after a virtual surgical rotation. Am J Surg. 2022 07; 224(1 Pt B):366-370. View in PubMed
- 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. Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship. Am J Surg. 2021 09; 222(3):501-503. View in PubMed
- Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA. Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19. J Surg Educ. 2021 Sep-Oct; 78(5):1574-1582. View in PubMed
- Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Lin MYC, Kim EH, Sosa JA, Campbell AR, O'Sullivan PS, Roman SA. Near-Peer Learning During the Surgical Clerkship: A Way to Facilitate Learning After a 15-Month Preclinical Curriculum. J Surg Educ. 2021 May-Jun; 78(3):828-835. View in PubMed
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In the News
- UCSF Department of Surgery - - December 07, 2018Edward "Ed" Kim, M.D., an associate professor of surgery in the Division of General Surgery and Bian Wu, M.D., a clinical fellow in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, are the recipients of prestigious teaching awards, reflecting their outstanding didactic skills and abiding commitment to the education of medical students and residents. Each were nominated by Ogonna Nnamani, a 3rd year medical student at UCSF. Ed Kim, M.D. - The Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in [...]
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - - February 07, 2018The Department of Surgery has launched a new website for its Surgical Skills Center. The program is led by director Edward Kim, M.D., associate director Hueylan Chern, M.D., both associate professors in the Division of General Surgery. The goal of the Center is to maximize learning in the operating rooms by allowing trainees to master basic technical skills and practice operative techniques and principles outside of the operating room. This is accomplished by providing a structured and robust [...]
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - August 20, 2014A research paper by general surgery resident Emily Huang, M.D. (pictured right), entitled "From Novice to Master Surgeon: Improving Feedback with a Descriptive Approach to Intraoperative Assessment," was chosen by the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Program Committee as a Paper of Distinction. The paper, written in collaboration with Hueylan Chern, M.D., Edward Kim, M.D., and Patricia O'Sullivan, Ed.D, was presented at the ASE 2014 Annual Meeting. Dr. Huang's paper was one of three [...]
- UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program - September 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.
