Esther Soo HyunHyunKimMDMPH

Cardiology • Charlotte, NC

Vascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

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Office
1237 Harding Pl
Ste 3100
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone+1 704-373-0212

Summary

Esther (Soo Hyun) Kim is the Director of the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health at Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute and the Izard Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine. She specializes in the care of patients with uncommon arterial disorders including spontaneous coronary artery dissection and fibromuscular dysplasia.

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2002
University of North Carolina School of Public HealthM.P.H., Public Health Leadership Program, 2000 - 2001
Duke UniversityB.S., Biology Major, Chemistry Minor, Magna Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Vascular MedicineVascular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Finalist, Young Investigator Competition Society of Vascular Medicine, 2009
Travel Award to attend the 2008 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2008
Award for manuscript entitled “Enrollment of women in NHLBI Funded Cardiovascular Randomized Controlled Trials Fail to Meet Current Federal Mandates for Inclusion” Cleveland Clinic, 2008
First Place American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Competition in Clinical Investigations American College of Cardiology, 2007
First Place Cleveland Clinic Fellow’s Research Day Presentation Competition Cleveland Clinic, 2007
Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence American Heart Association, 2007
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, 2001
Young Scholar. Research grant to fund summer research project with Dr. Lee Ratner, MD, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis. Project title: Finding protein-protein interactions of HIV-1 Matrix protein using yeast two-hybrid Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1997
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Clinical Trials

International Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) "iSCAD" Registry Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 08
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact, Study Chair

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

149 citations
Dissection and Aneurysm in Patients With Fibromuscular Dysplasia: Findings From the U.S. Registry for FMD.
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, Heather L. Gornik, Xiaokui Gu, James B. Froehlich, J. Michael Bacharach
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2016-07-12
617 citations
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Sharonne N. Hayes, Esther S.H. Kim, Jacqueline Saw, David Adlam, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren
Circulation. 2018-05-08
1162 citations
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 3-Year Outcomes
Philip R. Schauer, Deepak L. Bhatt, John P. Kirwan, Kathy Wolski, Stacy A. Brethauer
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2014-05-21

Journal Articles

Hydration status substantially affects chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency assessments
Claudiu I Diaconu, Robert J Fox, Alia Grattan, Alexander Rae-Grant, Mei Lu, Heather L Gornik, Esther S.H. Kim, Neurology Clinical Practice, 10/1/2013
Inflammatory arthritis with metabolic syndrome is associated with increased carotid intima media thickness in patients with psoriatic diseases: a cross-sectional compa...
Yih Chang Lin MD, Deepan Dalal MD MPH, Neil Borkar MD, Douglas Kast MD, Danielle M. Brennan MS, Vaibhav Pawar, Neil Korman MD PhD, Esther S.H. Kim MD, M. Elaine Husni ..., Arthritis Care and Research, 8/27/2013
Clinical Manifestations of Fibromuscular Dysplasia Vary by Patient Sex: A Report of the United States Registry for FMD
Esther S.H. Kim, Jeffrey W. Olin, James B. Froehlich, Xiaokui Gu, J. Michael Bacharach, Bruce H. Gray, Michael R. Jaff, Barry T. Katzen, Eva Kline-Rogers, Pamela D. Ma..., JACC, 8/1/2013
Predictive Value of Renal Resistive Index in Percutaneous Interventions for Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis
Yuksel U, Anahtawi AG, Cam P, Poddar K, Agarwal S, Goel S, Kim E, Bajzer C, Gornik H, Shishehbor M, Tuzcu EM, Kapadia S, J Invasive Cardiology, 10/1/2012
The Ankle-Brachial Index: A Simple yet Powerful Non-Invasive Tool to Diagnose Peripheral Artery Disease and Assess Cardiovascular Risk
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, Top Wattanakit, MD, MPH, Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, Cleve Clin J Med, 9/1/2012
Characteristics of Duplex Ultrasound Parameters Over Time after Successful Carotid Artery Stenting
Esther S.H. Kim, M.D., M.P.H., Zhiyuan Sun, M.S., Samir Kapadia, M.D., Christopher Bajzer, M.D., Susana Arrigain, M.A., Heather L. Gornik, M.D., M.H.S., F.A.C.C, J Ultrasound Med, 8/1/2012
The United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Jeffrey W. Olin, D.O., James Froehlich, M.D., Xiaokui Gu, MA, J. Michael Bacharach, M.D., M.P.H., Bruce Gray, D.O., Mark Grise, M.D. Esther S. H. Kim, M.D., M.P.H., R..., Circulation, 6/26/2012
Spontaneous Pseudoaneurysm of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery
Atual Singla, MD., Esther S.H. Kim, M.D., M.P.H, Vasc Med, 6/27/2011
Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Atul Singla, MD, Heather Gornik, MD, Esther SH Kim, MD, MPH, Society for Vascular Medicine Interactive Case Study, 4/1/2011
International Participation in Cardiovascular Randomized Controlled Trials Sponsored by the NHLBI
Esther S.H. Kim, M.D. M.P.H., Thomas P. Carrigan, M.D.,Venu Menon, M.D, JACC, 1/1/2011
Positionally Dependent Renal Artery Stenosis
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH; Susan Whitelaw, RVT;, Christopher Bajzer, MD; Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, Circulation, 8/25/2009
A 50 year old woman with hypertension
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, Christopher Bajzer, MD, Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, Images in Vascular Medicine, 6/1/2009
Status of Women in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, Venu Menon, MD, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 3/1/2009
An Elderly Woman with Shortness of Breath
Esther S.H. Kim, M.D., M.P.H.; Richard Krasuski, M.D; Heather Gornik, M.D., M.H.S, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 5/1/2008
Enrollment of Women in NHLBI Funded Cardiovascular Randomized Controlled Trials Fail to Meet Current Federal Mandates for Inclusion
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH and Venu Menon, MD, JACC, 1/1/2008
Anterior Mediastinal Mass Detected During Stress Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Imaging
Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH; Richard C. Brunken, MD; Wael A. Jaber, MD, Society of Nuclear Cardiology Case of the Month, Case 14, 1/1/2007
External Prognostic Validations and Comparisons of Age- and Gender-Adjusted Exercise Capacity Predictions
Esther S. H. Kim, MD; Hemant Ishwaran, PhD; Eugene Blackstone, MD; Michael S. Lauer, MD, JACC, 1/1/2007
Impact of Hydration Status on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Assessment
C.I. Diaconu, BS, R.J. Fox, MD, A. Grattan, RVT, A. Rae-Grant, MD, M. Lu, MD, PhD, H.L. Gornik, MD, E.S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, Neurology: Clinical Practice
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