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Jae Y. Kim,

M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon

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Location
City of Hope Duarte
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

  • American Board of Surgery

Degrees
  • 1997-2002, M.D., Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

  • 1993-1997, M.A., B.A., Biochemistry, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Fellowship
  • 2009-2011, Fellow, Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Residency
  • 2008-2009, Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

  • 2002-2008, Resident, Department of General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Professional Experience
  • 2019-present, Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2012-present, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Academic Appointments
  • Chief and Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
About Me

Jae Y. Kim, M.D., is the chief of thoracic surgery at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, where he diagnoses and treats a wide range of cancer types, including lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mesothelioma, sarcoma and thymoma and thymic carcinoma. He has expertise in both conventional open surgery and minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures. 

Dr. Kim attended Harvard University as an undergraduate and went on to earn his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He then pursued a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery with a specialty in thoracic oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, before joining City of Hope’s team. 

A physician-scholar, Dr. Kim conducts research into new treatments for lung and esophageal cancer and has led clinical trials focusing on improving outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for these conditions.

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