Benjamin B. Kim MD FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chief of Service, General Surgery - Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center; Regional Chair, Bariatric Surgery - Southern California Permanente Medical Group
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25825 S. Vermont Avenue# KaiserHarbor City, CA 90710
Phone+1 424-328-2649
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2005 - 2006
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FASMBS) American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 13 citationsRemission and Relapse of Dyslipidemia After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population.Karen J Coleman, Anirban Basu, Lee J Barton, Heidi Fischer, David E Arterburn
JAMA Network Open. 2022-09-01 - 4 citationsComparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease 5 years after surgery.Anirban Basu, Lee J Barton, Heidi Fischer, Kristi Reynolds, David E Arterburn
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2022-06-01 - 27 citationsMinimum Threshold of Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss for Initial Diabetes Remission.Douglas Barthold, Elizabeth Brouwer, Lee J Barton, David Arterburn, Anirban Basu
Diabetes Care. 2021-09-13
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