Tiffany Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
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
Grants and Projects
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Publications (20)
Top publication keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdiposityAdipose TissueOsteoporosisBone and BonesHypoglycemiaBone DensityPeptide YYOsteogenesisAlendronateAbsorptiometry, PhotonMedical OveruseInfusions, IntravenousBone MarrowGastric Bypass
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Alteration in the gut microbiome is associated with changes in bone metabolism after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2024 Wu KC, McCauley KE, Lynch SV, Nayak RR, King NJ, Patel S, Kim TY, Condra K, Fadrosh D, Nguyen D, Lin DL, Lynch K, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Stewart L, Schafer AL -
Bone Marrow Adiposity Alterations in Type 2 Diabetes Are Sex-Specific and Associated with Serum Lipid Levels.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2023 Wu PH, Joseph G, Saeed I, Pirmoazen AM, Kenny K, Kim TY, Schafer AL, Schwartz AV, Li X, Link TM, Kazakia GJ -
Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2023 Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kim TY, Black DM, Kingman H, Shafer MM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL -
Bone marrow adiposity in diabetes and clinical interventions.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity 2022 Shu JB, Kim TY -
Bone marrow adipose tissue composition and glycemic improvements after gastric bypass surgery.
Bone reports 2022 Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Li X, Xu K, Kazakia GJ, Grunfeld C, Nissenson RA, Shoback DM, Schafer AL
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Prebiotic to Improve Calcium Absorption in Postmenopausal Women After Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2022 Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kingman H, Sellmeyer DE, McCauley K, Li D, Lynch SV, Kim TY, Black DM, Shafer MM, Özçam M, Lin DL, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL -
The Interaction of Acute-Phase Reaction and Efficacy for Osteoporosis After Zoledronic Acid: HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2021 Black DM, Reid IR, Napoli N, Ewing SK, Shiraki M, Nakamura T, Takeuchi Y, Schafer AL, Kim TY, Cauley JA -
FSH Level and Changes in Bone Mass and Body Composition in Older Women and Men.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2021 Wu KC, Ewing SK, Li X, Sigurðsson S, Guðnason V, Kado DM, Hue TF, Woods GN, Veldhuis-Vlug AG, Vittinghoff E, Zaidi M, Rosen CJ, Lang T, Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Schafer AL -
Increases in PYY and uncoupling of bone turnover are associated with loss of bone mass after gastric bypass surgery.
Bone 2019 Kim TY, Shoback DM, Black DM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, King NJ, Schafer AL -
Comparison of BMD Changes and Bone Formation Marker Levels 3 Years After Bisphosphonate Discontinuation: FLEX and HORIZON-PFT Extension I Trials.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Kim TY, Bauer DC, McNabb BL, Schafer AL, Cosman F, Black DM, Eastell R -
Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Bone Mass and Microarchitecture Occur Early and Particularly Impact Postmenopausal Women.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2018 Schafer AL, Kazakia GJ, Vittinghoff E, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Kim TY, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Pasco C, Shoback DM, Black DM -
Bone Marrow Fat Changes After Gastric Bypass Surgery Are Associated With Loss of Bone Mass.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2017 Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Li X, Xu K, Black DM, Petrenko DM, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM, Carter JT, Shoback DM, Schafer AL -
Diabetes and Bone Marrow Adiposity.
Current osteoporosis reports 2016 Kim TY, Schafer AL -
Peripheral IV Insulin Infusion Infiltration Presenting as "Insulin Resistance".
Critical care medicine 2016 Kim TY, Woeber KA, MacMaster HW, Rushakoff RJ -
Variability in DXA Reporting and Other Challenges in Osteoporosis Evaluation.
JAMA internal medicine 2016 Kim TY, Schafer AL -
Cause of an Elevated Lactate Level--Reply.
JAMA 2015 Chen M, Kim TY, Pessegueiro AM -
Elevated lactate levels in a non-critically ill patient.
JAMA 2015 Chen M, Kim TY, Pessegueiro AM -
Review of oral cholecystographic agents for the management of hyperthyroidism.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2014 Tyer NM, Kim TY, Martinez DS -
Bone density assessment in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis: A preliminary report from patients with MPS II and VI.
Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine 2010 Fung EB, Johnson JA, Madden J, Kim T, Harmatz P -
Clinical assessment and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in the mucopolysaccharidoses.
Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine 2010 White K, Kim T, Neufeld JA