Curriculum Vitae

Sung K. Kim, M.D.

Date of Birth February 11, 1959
Place of Birth Seoul, Korea
Citizenship U.S.A.
Marital Status Married, 2 children
Business Address Department of Surgery 
Yale University School of Medicine 
333 Cedar Street, FMB 137 
New Haven, CT 06510 
(203) 785-2561
Present Departmental Appointments Director of vascular laboratory 
West Haven VA Medical Center
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery residency 
St. Mary’s Hospital
Present Institutional 
Appointment		 Assistant Professor
Present Hospital Appointments Attending Surgeon 
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Staff Surgeon 
West Haven VA Medical Center
Staff Surgeon 
St. Mary’s Hospital
Institutional Appointments Assistant Professor of Surgery 
Yale University School of Medicine 
New Haven, CT 06510		 1998-
Hospital Appointments Attending Surgeon 
Yale New Haven Hospital 
20 York Street 
New Haven, CT 06510		 1998-
Director, Vascular Laboratory 
VA Medical Center 
West Spring Street 
West Haven, CT 06516		 1998-
Staff Surgeon 
St. Mary’s Hospital 
56 Franklin Street 
Waterbury, CT 06706		 1998-
Institutional Appointments Faculty Computing Committee 1998-
Departmental Appointments Assistant Program Director, Surgery 
St. Mary’s Hospital		 1998-
Certifications Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners (Certificate No. 365876) 7/1/1990
Diplomate American Board of Surgery 
(Certificate No. 42392)		 9/15/1997
Licensure Connecticut No. 036910  1998-
Massachusetts No. 152172 1996 - 1998
Minnesota No. 34616 1991 - 1996
 
Education and Postgraduate Activity
New England Medical Center 

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

 Vascular Fellowship 1996 - 1998
University of Minnesota Medical School 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 		 General Surgical Residency 1988 - 1996
Surgical Infectious Disease Fellow 1991 - 1994
University of Minnesota Medical School 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 		 M.D. 1983 - 1988
Northwestern University 
Evanston, Illinois		 B.S. (Chemical Engineering) 1979 - 1983
 
Awards and Honors
Bayer "Speaking for Excellence" Competition: Second Place 1997
 
Society membership
Candidate, American College of surgeons 1988
American Medical Association 1983
Surgical Biology Club III 1998
   
Military experience
Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP)  1990-1996
Individual Ready Reserve 1996-1998
Army Reserve Unit 405 CSTHartford, CT 1998- 
Rank Captain 1990-
   
   
Research Grants
American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellowship (Hemodynamic effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonatal lamb) 1985-1986
Minnemac grant (Apple computer, Inc) (Computer simulation model of cardiovascular system and drug distribution) 1986
   
Research Experiences
Vascular Biology: Study of the expression of estrogen receptor b (ER b) in vascular cells and tissues. See reference: Publication 8,9, and 10. 1996-1997
Fungal and bacterial sepsis: Investigate the protective capacity of various biological response modifiers (BRM) alone and in combination with amphotericin B in systemic fungal sepsis. Investigate the effect of bacterial endotoxemia on cytokine response in both in vivo and in vitro systems. 1991-1994
Small bowel transplantation: 
Rat model: Study of allograft rejection and sepsis using heterotopic small bowel transplantation model. 
Pig model: Investigation of bacterial translocation, endotoxemia, rejection, and survival with administration of FK- 506 or cyclosporine plus ALG using orthothopic small bowel transplantation model.		 1991-1994


 
 
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Manuscripts
1. Kim SK, Battafarano RJ, Dahlberg PS, Dunn DL. Protective effect of monophosphoryl lipid A during systemic candidiasis in neutropenic and normal mice. Surgical Forum. 45: 50-52, 1994.
2. Battafarano R, Kim SK, Dahlberg P, Farber M, Ratz C, Johnston J, Dunn DL. Lymphocyte-derived cytokines other than interferon-g amplify the host systemic inflammatory response during experimental gram-negative bacterial sepsis. Journal of Surgical Research. 58(6): 739, 1995
3. Beebe D, Kim SK, Belani K, Fryer J, Benedetti E, Moon C, Pirenne J, Dunn D, Gruessner R. Endotoxemia during small bowel transplantation in pigs. Transplantation proceedings. 27(1): 593-4, 1995.
4. Gruessner RWG, Fryer J, Fasola C, Nakhleh R, Gruessner AC, Kim SK, Dunn DL, Pirenne J, Benedetti E, Najarian JS. A prospective study of FK 506 versus CSA and pig ATG in a porcine model of small bowel transplantation. Transplantation 59(2): 164-71, 1995.
5. Pirenne J, Medot M, Battafarano R, Benedetti E, Kim SK, Dunn DL. Does endotoxin accelerate rejection in a cardiac allograft model? Transplantation proceedings. 28(5): 2463-4, 1996.
6. Fryer JP, Kim SK, Wells C, Fasola C, Jachorek B, Arazola L, Pirenne J, Najarian JS, Dunn DL, Gruessner RW. Bacterial translocation in a large animal model of small bowel transplantation: Analysis of portal vs. systemic venous drainage and the effect of tacrolimus immunosuppression. Archives of Surgery. 131(1): 77-84, 1996.
7. Gruessner RWG, Fasola C, Fryer J, Nakhleh R, Kim SK, Gruessner AC, Beebe D, Dunn DL, Najarian JS. Quadruple immunosuppression in a pig model of small bowel transplantation. Journal of Surgical Research. 61(1): 260-6, 1996.
8. Iafrati MD, Karas RH, Aronovitz M, Kim SK, Sullivan TR, Jr., Lubahn DB, O'Donnell TF, Jr., Korach KS, Mendelsohn, ME. Estrogen inhibits the vascular injury response in estrogen receptor a-deficient mice. Nature Medicine. 3(5): 545, 1997.
9. Kim SK, Karas RH, Baur WE, Salomon R, O'Donnell, TF, Jr., and Mendelsohn, ME. Expression of the novel estrogen receptor, ERb, in vascular cells and tissues. Surgical forum. 48: 389, 1997.
10. Kim SK, Lindner V*, Karas RH; Kuiper GG; Gustafsson JA; Mendelsohn ME. Increased expression of estrogen receptor-beta mRNA in male blood vessels after vascular injury. Circulation Research 83(2):224-9,1998 (*contributed to the paper equally)
   


 
 
 

Presentations
1. Kim SK, Marchessault R, Peterson R, Green TP. Pulmonary vascular resistance during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in New born Lambs: the kinetics of blood-membrane contact. 16th Annual Educational and Scientific Symposium of Society of Critical Care Medicine in Anaheim, California. May 26-29, 1987. (Abstract published in Critical Care medicine 15 (4): 437, 1987). 
2. Kim SK, Burd RS, Battafarano RJ, Dunn DL. GM-CSF improves survival during acute invasive aspergillosis in neutropenic mice. 13th Annual Surgical Infection Society Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. April 29-May 1, 1993. (Poster)
3. Kim SK, Battafarano RJ, Burd RS, Dunn DL. Administration of GM-CSF in combination with amphotericin B synergistically improves survival in leukopenic mice during acute disseminated candidiasis. 27th Annual Meeting of Association for Academic Surgery in Hershey, Pennsylvania. November 10-13, 1993. (Abstract # P85) (Poster)
4. Kim SK, Battafarano RJ, Dahlberg PS, Dunn DL. Protective effect of monophosphoryl lipid A during systemic candidiasis in neutropenic and normal mice. 80th Annual Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois. October 9-14, 1994. (Abstract # 056II)
5. Kim SK, Fryer J, Nakhleh R, Fasola C, Gruessner A, Pirenne J, Beebe D, Najarian J, Dunn D, Gruessner R. Quadruple immunosuppression including minnesota pig anti-lymphocyte globulin and cyclosporine prevents rejection in a pig model of small bowel transplantation. XVth World Congress of the Transplantation Society in Kyoto, Japan. August 28- September 2, 1994.
6. Gruessner R, Fasola C, Fryer J, Kim SK, Beebe D, Nakhleh R, Wells C, Dunn DL, Najarian JS. Successful quadruple immunosuppression with cyclosporine for induction in a pig model of small bowel transplantation. 3rd International symposium on Small Bowel transplantation in Paris, France. November 3-6, 1993. (Abstract # O93)
7. Fryer J, Wells C, Jachorek R, Fasola C, Arazola L, Kim SK, Beebe D, Belani K, Najarian J, Dunn D, Gruessner R. Intestinal flora and bacterial translocation in pigs before and after small bowel transplantation with systemic venous drainage. 3rd International symposium on Small Bowel transplantation in Paris, France. November 3-6, 1993. (Abstract # P101) (Poster)
8. Gruessner R, Fryer J, Fasola C, Nakhleh R, Kim SK, Beebe D, Gruessner A. A prospective study comparing FK 506 vs pig Minnesota anti-lymphocyte globulin and cyclosporine for induction therapy in a porcine model of small bowel transplantation. 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Transplant Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois. May 13-20, 1994.
9. Gruessner R, Fryer J, Fasola C, Nakhleh R, Kim SK, Beebe D, Gruessner A, Dunn D, Najarian J. Quadruple immunosuppression with Minnesota pig anti-lymphocyte globulin and cyclosporine for induction prevents rejection in a pig model of small bowel transplantation. 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Transplant Physicians in Chicago, Illinois. May 13-20, 1994.
10. Wells C, Fryer J, Fasola C, Kim SK, Pirenne J, Dunn D, Jachorek R, Gruessner R. Bacterial translocation in a large animal model of small bowel transplantation: No difference with portal vs. Systemic venous drainage. 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Transplant Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois. May 13-20, 1994.
11. Pirenne J, Graham W, Kim SK, Fryer J, Hakim N, Dunn DL. Importance of lymphoid tissue for survival of small bowel allografts. XVth World Congress of the Transplantation Society in Kyoto, Japan. August 28- September 2, 1994.
12. Battafarano R, Kim SK, Dahlberg P, Farber M, Ratz C, Johnston J, Dunn DL. Lymphocyte-derived cytokines amplify the host systemic inflammatory response during experimental gram-negative bacterial sepsis. 28th Annual Meeting of Association for Academic Surgery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 16-19, 1994. (Abstract #122)
13. Battafarano R, Kim SK, Dahlberg P, Farber M, Ratz C, Johnston J, Dunn DL. Splenic macrophage nitric oxide production, but not cytokine production is suppressed during experimental gram-negative bacterial sepsis. 28th Annual Meeting of Association for Academic Surgery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 16-19, 1994. (Abstract #P59) (Poster)
14. Kim SK, Karas RH, Baur WE, Salomon R, O'Donnell, TF, Jr, and Mendelsohn ME. Expression of the novel estrogen receptor, ERb, in vascular cells and tissue. Joint Annual Meeting of SVS/ISCVS, Boston, MA. June 1-4, 1997. (Abstract #K-117) (Poster)
15. Karas RH, Kim SK, Gauer EA, and Mendelsohn, ME. Vascular cells express the novel estrogen receptor ERb: differential effects of ERa and ERb on nitric oxide synthase gene expression. 70th Scientific Sessions of American Heart Association in Orlando, Florida. November 10-12, 1997 (Abstract # 3438) (Poster)
16. Kim SK, Rivas-Gotz F, Wang X, Sessa W, Dudrick SJ, Sumpio BE. Estrogen and Cyclic Strain Synergistically Induce Nitric Oxide Synthase Promoter Activity. 41st Annual World Congress-ICA '99 International College of Angiology in Sapporo, Japan. July 3-10, 1999 
(Abstract # ICAJ52)
   
Case Presentations and Lectures
1. Kim SK, Graber J. Case Presentation: 50 year old woman with chronic aortic occlusive disease and superior mesentery artery occlusion with multiple collaterals. Minnesota Vascular Society Meeting in Red Wing, MN. April 28-29, 1995.
2. Kim SK. Case Presentation: 1. Celiac artery stenosis 2. Traumatic AV fistula of lower leg. Boston University/Tufts Vascular Surgery Society meeting in Boston, MA. November 6, 1997.
3. Kim SK. Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: Surgical Bypass or Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty/Stent? Grand Rounds at New England Medical Center, Boston, MA. December 10, 1997.
4. Kim SK. Case Presentation: 1. 64 yo woman with bilateral renal artery stenosis. 2. 22 yo male with marfan’s syndrome and aortic dissection. Boston University/Tufts Vascular Surgery Society meeting in Boston, MA. May 27, 1998.