Tiffany Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

415-353-2350

Dr. Kim is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Staff Physician at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Her research focus is osteoporosis and bone metabolism. One of her research emphases is studying the relationships between bone, fat, and glucose metabolism.

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Currently, she is investigating the effects of improved glycemic control on bone marrow fat and skeletal health in people with type 2 diabetes. Dr. Kim's research has been funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Endocrine Fellows Foundation.

Education & Training

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  • Fellowship Women's Health San Francisco VA Medical Center 2019
  • Fellowship Endocrinology University of California, San Francisco 2017
  • Residency Internal Medicine University of California, Los Angeles 2014
  • M.D. Medicine University of Illinois, Chicago 2011
  • B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley 2007

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Publications (20)

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdiposityAdipose TissueOsteoporosisBone and BonesHypoglycemiaBone DensityPeptide YYOsteogenesisAlendronateAbsorptiometry, PhotonMedical OveruseInfusions, IntravenousBone MarrowGastric Bypass

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