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Mark Ratcliffe, M.D.
Professor & Chief of Surgery,
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Edward Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Contact Information
415-885-3609 - Clinic Office
415-885-3625 - Academic Office
415-885-7678 - Clinic Fax
415-885-3886 - Academic Fax
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
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2000-01 University of California, San Francisco - Intern, Surgery
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2001-05 University of California, San Francisco - Resident, Surgery
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2005-06 University of California, San Francisco - Chief Resident, Surgery
Fellowships
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2006-07 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Fellow, Colorectal Surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 2007
Biography
Dr. Edward Kim is a surgeon specializing in Colon and Rectal surgery. He earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in 2000. His general surgery residency was also completed at UCSF in 2006 with an emphasis on laparoscopic surgery. In recognition of his accomplishments and talent in the field, Dr. Kim won the "Achievement Award for Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon" in 2006.
After his residency, Dr. Kim completed a one-year Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. In July, 2007 Dr. Kim joined the UCSF faculty.
Dr. Kim has a strong clinical and research interest in laparoscopic surgery and post-operative ileus. He sees patients at the UCSF Center for Colorectal Surgery.
Selected Publications
1. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis. Wick EC, Hoge SG, Grahn SW, Kim E, Divino LA, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 May;290(5):G959-69.
2. Activation of nociceptive neurons in T9 and T10 in cerulein pancreatitis. Kim EH, Hoge SG, Lightner AM, Grady EF, Coelho AM, Kirkwood KS. J Surg Res. 2004 Apr;117(2):195-201.
3. Substance P is a determinant of lethality in diet-induced hemorrhagic pancreatitis in mice. Maa J, Grady EF, Yoshimi SK, Drasin TE, Kim EH, Hutter MM, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Surgery. 2000 Aug;128(2):232-9.
4. Substance P mediates inflammatory oedema in acute pancreatitis via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor in rats and mice.Grady EF, Yoshimi SK, Maa J, Valeroso D, Vartanian RK, Rahim S, Kim EH, Gerard C, Gerard N, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Br J Pharmacol. 2000 Jun;130(3):505-12.