Joohyun Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Location
- Transplant Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
- 8900 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Transplant Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
Transplant Center-Froedtert Hospital
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Liver Tumors
- Portal Hypertension
- Surgical Diseases of Liver, Bile Ducts, Pancreas
- End-Stage Liver Disease
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes
Treatments and Services
- Kidney Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
Patients Ages Seen
- Infant
- Child
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
- Korean
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
Clinic Locations
- 8900 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-6400
Biography
Dr. Kim served as a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Organ Transplantation at the Kyung Hee University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. He has completed fellowship training in solid organ transplantation at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). His experience in Korea and at MCV included advanced training in live-donor liver transplantation.
Dr. Kim’s international academic activities include presentations at the International Liver Transplantation Society in New York, the International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Sydney, Australia, the Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver in Seoul, South Korea, and the World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association in Mumbai, India. His research focuses on liver regeneration, organ preservation, and liver cancer biology in the hopes of contributing to the successful outcomes of solid organ transplants for patients.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - Kyung Hee University, College of Medicine - Seoul (1999)
Fellowship in Liver Surgery and Transplantation - Seoul National University Hospital - Seoul (2009)
PhD - Kyung Hee University, College of Medicine - Seoul (2011)
Fellowship in Abdominal Transplantation - Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth - Richmond, VA (2013)