Jessica Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine
Dr. Jessica Kim is a gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who specializes in endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, fibroids, ovarian cysts, abnormal bleeding, and other complex gynecologic conditions. She has completed advanced training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery focusing on removal of large uteruses, resection of large pelvic masses and excision of endometriosis.
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Dr. Kim’s research interests include surgical education, surgical videography, and using digital animation to create patient education tools. She is passionate about the use of surgical simulation to help trainees become better surgeons.
Dr. Kim completed her medical degree and residency at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Beth Israel Lahey Health in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Awards
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- SurgeryU Best Picture Award - Finalist, AAGL, 12-2022
- Lahey Resident Teaching Award, Boston Medical Center, 06-2023
- Outstanding Minimally Invasive Surgery Resident Award, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 06-2020
- Outstanding Resident Teacher, San Francisco General Hospital, 06-2019
- Mentor of the Year, ACOG, 05-2023
- Lahey Postgraduate Research Day - Winner, Beth Israel Lahey Health, 05-2023
Education & Training
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- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Beth Israel Lahey Health 07/2023
- Obstetrics & Gynecology UCSF 06/2021
- MD Medicine UCSF 06/2017
- SB Brain and Cognitive Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology 06/2010
Interests
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- Minimally invasive gynecology
- medical education
- abnormal uterine bleeding
- fibroids
- surgical simulation
- endometriosis
- surgical education
- pelvic pain
Websites
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- Endometriosis Center (ucsfhealth.org)
- gyndoodles (instagram.com)
- Comprehensive Fibroid Center (ucsfhealth.org)
- UCSF Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (obgyn.ucsf.edu)
Publications (3)
Top publication keywords:
Retrospective StudiesUterine MyomectomyAcademic Medical CentersTeaching RoundsCurriculumProspective StudiesComputer SimulationFemaleLeiomyomaClinical CompetenceLaparoscopyRobotic Surgical ProceduresHumansVirtual RealityUterine Neoplasms
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Role of Sex in Participation During Virtual Grand Rounds in Ophthalmology.
JAMA ophthalmology 2023 Hennein L, Liu Y, Shuman EA, Kim JS, Moss HE, Keenan JD, Seitzman GD -
Validation of a multidisciplinary virtual reality (VR) robotic surgical curriculum.
Journal of robotic surgery 2023 Kim JS, Jonas N, Rizvi TZ, Lin Z, Plewa D, Ricard C, Cheah YL, Simon CJ, Wright V -
Rethinking Disparities in Minimally Invasive Myomectomy: Identifying Drivers of Disparate Surgical Approach to Myomectomy Between African American and White Women.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 2021 Kim JS, Qureshy Z, Lazar AA, Chen LL, Jacoby A, Opoku-Anane J, Lager J