James Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography

James Kim, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in lung cancer and head and neck cancer.

A native of Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Kim earned his medical degree and doctoral degree in biophysical chemistry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, and received advanced training through an oncology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System. In addition, Dr. Kim completed a research fellowship at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he studied the role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer development.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in medical oncology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Kim serves on the UT Southwestern Tissue Repository (UTSTR) Oversight Committee, the UTSTR Subcommittee on Repository Database, and the Small Cell Lung Cancer Group.

He is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. He serves as a charter member for the National Institutes of Health Advanced Therapeutics A study section. He also serves as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Frontiers in Oncology, Oncogene, and Nature Communications.

Dr. Kim's laboratory focuses on how fundamental developmental pathways such as Hedgehog are involved in the initiation, growth, and metastases of cancers. The lab also seeks to understand the interactions of these pathways with each other and between tumor epithelia and stroma.

Dr. Kim has delivered numerous presentations and published several academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Kim enjoys rock climbing, backpacking, sampling food and wine, and listening to music.