KwangSikKimMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Baltimore, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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Office
600 N. Wolfe Street
David Rubenstein Child Health Building
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-614-0732

Fax+1 410-614-1491

Education & Training

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1978 - 1980
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1978
Ellis HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
Seoul National University College of MedicineClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2000 - 2022
CA State Medical License 1978 - 2016
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

178 citations
Hepatitis C Virus Infects the Endothelial Cells of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Nicola F. Fletcher, Garrick K. Wilson, Jacinta Murray, Ke Hu, Andrew L. Lewis
Gastroenterology. 2012-03-01
133 citations
Host cell interactions of outer membrane vesicle-associated virulence factors of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: Intracellular delivery, trafficking and mecha...
Martina Bielaszewska, Christian Rüter, Andreas Bauwens, Lilo Greune, Kevin André Jarosch
Plos Pathogens. 2017-02-03
145 citations
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli hemolysin employs outer membrane vesicles to target mitochondria and cause endothelial and epithelial apoptosis
Martina Bielaszewska, Christian Rüter, Lisa Kunsmann, Lilo Greune, Andreas Bauwens
Plos Pathogens. 2013-12-12

Journal Articles

Heterogeneity in Pneumolysin Expression Governs the Fate of Streptococcus Pneumoniae During Blood-Brain Barrier Trafficking
Kwang Kim, MD, PLoS One

Press Mentions

The Human Microbiome, Explained: How Bad Science and Junky Diets Gave Rise to Serious DiseaseNovember 21st, 2017
New Placenta Model Could Reveal How Birth Defect-Causing Infections Cross from Mom to BabyMarch 4th, 2016

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kwang-kim