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Richard Kim, MD

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgeon

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  • Bio & Insurance Information

    Dr. Richard Kim is a thoracic and cardiac surgery specialist in Los Angeles, California and he works at several hospitals in the area, such as Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck Medical Center of USC. He got his diploma from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and did his residency stage in General Surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Richard Kim completed two fellowships in Thoracic Surgery at University of Pennsylvania Health System and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The doctor is certified in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has an experience of more than 20 years.



  • Education & Training

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    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

    Medical School

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    Yale-New Haven Hospital

    Residency

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    University of Pennsylvania Health System

    Fellowship

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    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Fellowship

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

  • Hospital & Practice

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Languages: English/Spanish

    (323) 660-2450

    4650 Sunset Blvd

    Los Angeles, California 90027

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    Keck Hospital of USC - Medical Center

    Languages: English/Spanish

    (323) 442-8500

    1500 San Pablo St

    Los Angeles, California 90033

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    USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Languages: English/Spanish

    (323) 865-3000

    1441 Eastlake Avenue

    Los Angeles, California 90033

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  • Publications & Memberships

    Dr. Richard Kim has contributed to 3 publications.

    Tgfbr2 disruption in postnatal smooth muscle impairs aortic wall homeostasis.

    Li W Li Q Jiao Y Qin L Ali R Zhou J Ferruzzi J Kim RW Geirsson A Dietz HC Offermanns S Humphrey JD Tellides G; J Clin Invest. 2014 Feb 3 .

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    De novo mutations in histone-modifying genes in congenital heart disease.

    Zaidi, S.,Choi, M.,Wakimoto, H.,Ma, L.,Jiang, J.,Overton, J. D.,Romano-Adesman, A.,Bjornson, R. D.,Breitbart, R. E.,Brown, K. K.,Carriero, N. J.,Cheung, Y. H.,Deanfiel...; Nature. 2013 Jun 13.

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    The Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Network Study: rationale, design, and early results.

    Gelb B Brueckner M Chung W Goldmuntz E Kaltman J Kaski JP Kim R Kline J Mercer-Rosa L Porter G Roberts A Rosenberg E Seiden H Seidman C Sleeper L Tennstedt S Kaltman J...; Circ Res. 2013 Feb 15 .

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    Memberships

    American College of Surgeons