Gene Kim, MD

Gene Kim, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

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Chicago

UChicago Medicine - Center for Advanced Heart Failure
5841 S Maryland Ave
 Chicago, IL  60637
773-702-9461
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La Grange

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group Heart Function Clinic at La Grange
5101 S Willow Springs Road
Outpatient Building 2
 La Grange, IL  60525
708-245-7050
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UChicago Faculty Physicians hold faculty positions with the University of Chicago and provide care for patients on the academic health system's main campus in Hyde Park and in care centers throughout the Chicago region. UChicago Faculty Physicians who provide services at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, Hinsdale, La Grange and GlenOaks hospitals are independent providers with privileges at those hospitals. Except as otherwise denoted, independent providers are not employees or agents of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, Hinsdale, La Grange and GlenOaks hospitals.

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Biography

Gene Kim, MD is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease. His specialties include:

  • Heart Transplant
  • Cardiology - Heart Care
    • Care Philosophy

    Dr. Kim provides specialized medical care to adults with cardiovascular disease. His primary focus is on heart transplantation and patients with advanced heart failure.

    He is currently researching the use of high-frequency ultrasonic imaging in laboratory models to detect various cardiac disorders, including right ventricular dysfunction, hypertrophy, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and vascular and aortic disorders. He is also investigating microRNA regulation of cardiovascular development and function.

    Areas Served
    Chicago, IL | La Grange, IL
    Languages Spoken
    English
    Education
    • University of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine
    Residencies
    • Internal Medicine at University of Chicago Hospitals
    Fellowships
    • Cardiovascular Surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center
    Board Certification
    • Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology: The American Board of Internal Medicine
    • Cardiovascular Disease: The American Board of Internal Medicine
    Publications
    • Kalantari S, Oren D, Medvedofsky D, Narang A, Imamura T, Tayazime S, Kim GH, Raikhelkar J, Sayer G, Lang RM, Uriel N. Corrigendum to 'Reverse Remodeling Effects of Sacubitril-Valsartan: Structural and Functional Optimization in Stage C Heart Failure' [American Journal of Cardiology 210 (2024) 249-255]. Am J Cardiol. 2024 May 01; 218:127. PMID: 38134968.
    • Kalanatari S, Oren D, Medvedofsky D, Narang A, Imamura T, Tayazime S, Kim GH, Raikhelkar J, Sayer G, Lang RM, Uriel N. Reverse Remodeling Effects of Sacubitril-Valsartan: Structural and Functional Optimization in Stage C Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2024 01 01; 210: 249-255-PMID: 37884115.
    • Kanelidis AJ, Siddiqi U, Miller T, Belkin M, Li G, Smith B, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung BB, Sarswat N, Kim G, Salerno C, Jeevanandam V, Pinney S, Grinstein J. The prognostic role of advanced hemodynamic variables in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Artif Organs. 2023 Mar; 47(3): 574-581-PMID: 36305735; PMCID: PMC10023393.

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    • Kasperkiewicz M, Lai O, Kim G, DeClerck B, Woodley DT, Zillikens D, Recke A. Immunoglobulin and Complement Immunohistochemistry on Paraffin Sections in Autoimmune Bullous Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 Oct 01; 43(10): 689-699-PMID: 33055534.
    • Cohen W, Combs P, El-Zein C, Ilbawi M, Kim G, Jeevanandam V, Vricella L, Hibino N. Outcomes From Three Decades of Infant and Pediatric Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2021 09 01; 67(9):1051-1059. PMID: 33181541.
    • Cotter TG, Wang J, Peeraphatdit T, Ayoub F, Kim G, Te H, Jeevanandam V, Sabato D, Charlton M, Sandikçi B. Simultaneous Heart-Liver Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease in the United States: Rapidly Increasing With Acceptable Outcomes. Hepatology. 2021 04; 73(4):1464-1477. PMID: 32559317.
    • Belkin MN, Alenghat FJ, Besser SA, Nguyen AB, Chung BB, Smith BA, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Blair JEA, Kim GH, Pinney SP, Grinstein J. Aortic pulsatility index predicts clinical outcomes in heart failure: a sub-analysis of the ESCAPE trial. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 04; 8(2):1522-1530. PMID: 33595923; PMCID: PMC8006667.
    • Holzhauser L, Clerkin KJ, Fujino T, Alenghat FJ, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sayer G, Uriel N. Donor-derived cell-free DNA is associated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Clin Transplant. 2021 03; 35(3):e14206. PMID: 33368611; PMCID: PMC10040222.
    • Sayer G, Medvedofsky D, Imamura T, Kim G, Maffessanti F, Fried J, Kruse E, Addetia K, Mor-Avi V, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM, Uriel N. Short-Term Ventricular Structural Changes Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2021 02 01; 67(2):169-176. PMID: 32657830.
    • Addetia K, Kruse E, Kim G, Guile B, Hipke K, Lang RM. A New Strategy for Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Interrogation Using Ultrasound Contrast. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 04; 34(4): 445-447-PMID: 33316397.
    • In GK, Vaidya P, Filkins A, Hermel DJ, King KG, Ragab O, Tseng WW, Swanson M, Kokot N, Lang JE, Menendez L, DeClerck B, Kim G, Hu JC, Terando A, Jadvar H, Miller KA, Peng DH, Wysong A, Ricker C. PD-1 inhibition therapy for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis from the University of Southern California. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 Jun; 147(6):1803-1811. PMID: 33210210.
    • Grinstein J, Garan AR, Oesterle A, Fried J, Imamura T, Mai X, Kalantari S, Sayer G, Kim GH, Sarswat N, Raikhelkar J, Adatya S, Jeevanandam V, Flatley E, Moss J, Uriel N. Increased Rate of Pump Thrombosis and Cardioembolic Events Following Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2020 Nov/Dec; 66(10):1127-1136. PMID: 33136600; PMCID: PMC10024475.
    • Hamidi S, Kim GH, DeClerck BK. Multiple glomangiomas in a patient with a history of metastatic melanoma. Cutis. 2020 Nov; 106(5):E20-E22. PMID: 33465203.
    • Imamura T, Narang N, Kim G, Nitta D, Fujino T, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Rodgers D, Ota T, Raikhelkar J, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Impact of worsening of aortic insufficiency during HeartMate 3 LVAD support. Artif Organs. 2021 Mar; 45(3): 297-302-PMID: 33098153.
    • Fujino T, Kumai Y, Nitta D, Holzhauser L, Nguyen A, Lourenco L, Rodgers D, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sayer G, Uriel N. Hypogammaglobulinemia following heart transplantation: Prevalence, predictors, and clinical importance. Clin Transplant. 2020 12; 34(12):e14087. PMID: 32955148.
    • Nishida H, Koda Y, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Outcomes of Ambulatory Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1264-1270. PMID: 32882197.
    • Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Correction to: A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange. J Artif Organs. 2020 Sep; 23(3):302. PMID: 32638142.
    • Imamura T, Mehta P, Nguyen A, Chung B, Narang N, Rodgers D, Raikhelkar J, Smith B, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Kim G, Sayer G, Uriel N. Neurohormonal Blockade During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. ASAIO J. 2020 08; 66(8): 881-885-PMID: 32740347.
    • Pach NM, Luchins KR, Kim GH, Langan GP, Theriault BR. Unexpected Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Dysfunction after Administration of Sulfadiazine-trimethoprim Medicated Diet to ICR mice (Mus musculus). Comp Med. 2020 08 01; 70(4): 384-389-PMID: 32718385; PMCID: PMC7446639.
    • Wang CJ, Leavens J, Thorpe J, Crew A, Kim G, Ahronowitz I, Worswick S. Nodular secondary syphilis in three HIV-positive patients: a case series. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 09; 31(10):1004-1007. PMID: 32693735.
    • Imamura T, Narang N, Nitta D, Fujino T, Nguyen A, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Rodgers D, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Optimal cannula positioning of HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device. Artif Organs. 2020 Dec; 44(12):e509-e519. PMID: 32557769.
    • Imamura T, Narang N, Kim G, Nitta D, Fujino T, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Rodgers D, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Aortic Insufficiency During HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Card Fail. 2020 Oct; 26(10): 863-869-PMID: 32473380.
    • Holzhauser L, Lourenco L, Sarswat N, Kim G, Chung B, Nguyen AB. Early experience of COVID-19 in 2 heart transplant recipients: Case reports and review of treatment options. Am J Transplant. 2020 10; 20(10):2916-2922. PMID: 32378314; PMCID: PMC7267352.
    • Imamura T, Mehta P, Nguyen A, Chung B, Narang N, Rodgers D, Raikhelkar J, Smith B, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Kim G, Sayer G, Uriel N. Neurohormonal Blockade During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. ASAIO J. 2020 May 19. PMID: 32433306.
    • Siddiqi UA, Hibino N, Combs PS, Baker T, Song T, Kim G, Jeevanandam V. A successful heart and liver transplantation requiring intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary cardiac allograft dysfunction in a patient with Fontan failure. J Card Surg. 2020 Jun; 35(6):1357-1359. PMID: 32333435.
    Ages Accepted
    • Adults
    • Geriatrics
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    What locations does Gene Kim, MD practice at?
    Gene Kim, MD practices at Chicago at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, La Grange at 5101 S Willow Springs Road, Outpatient Building 2, La Grange, IL and 60525. Learn more about Gene Kim, MD at AdventHealth.
    What is Gene Kim, MD's specialty?
    Gene Kim, MD specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease. Learn more about Gene Kim, MD at AdventHealth.
    What conditions does Gene Kim, MD treat?
    Gene Kim, MD treats the following conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Cardiologist, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Heart Block, Heart Condition, Heart Disease and Tachycardia. Learn more about Gene Kim, MD at AdventHealth.