Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Kim received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his time at Johns Hopkins, he was awarded a Howard Hughes Research Fellowship and performed research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He completed his general surgery training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He is a board certified general and thoracic surgeon.
Research interests
Dr. Kim’s research program focuses on understanding lung cancer metastasis using novel ex vivo three-dimensional lung models.
Education/Academic qualification
Cardiothoracic Surgery , Clinical Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jul 1 2008 → Jun 30 2010
Award Date: Jun 30 2010
General Surgery, Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jul 1 2003 → Jun 30 2008
Award Date: Jun 30 2008
MD, Johns Hopkins University
Sep 1 1998 → Jun 30 2003
Award Date: Jun 30 2003
External positions
Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Jul 1 2022 → …
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Jul 1 2022 → …
Divisions
- Thoracic Surgery
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Age is Just a Number: Outcomes of Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair in Octogenarians
Semaan, S., Howard, K., Naselsky, W. C., Chihara, R., Graviss, E. A. & Kim, M. P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative long-term outcomes of Heller myotomy and peroral endoscopic myotomy
Semaan, S., Kassab, C., Naselsky, W. C., Patel, D. C., Chihara, R. K., Graviss, E. A. & Kim, M. P., Apr 22 2026, In: Surgical Endoscopy. 40, p. 4427–4433Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving Surgical Outcomes Through Surgeon-specific Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Kim, M. P., Mulpur, S., Snyder, M., Sherman, V., Dobbs, S. & Gaber, A. O., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 317, p. 11-18 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Augmented reality guided versus computed tomography guided percutaneous lung nodule localization: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial
Song, Z., Li, Y., Tian, Q., Sun, C., Liu, H., Chong, K., Zhang, Q., Chen, J., Li, P., Song, L., Tosi, D., Kim, M. P., Lin, Z., Luo, Q., Yu, L. & Cheng, X., Apr 1 2025, In: International Journal of Surgery. 111, 4, p. 2933-2941 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating a Straight Conduit: The Pleural Closure Technique in Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Loreno, E. G., Zia, M., Chihara, R., Naselsky, W. C. & Kim, M. P., Sep 2025, In: Cureus. 17, 9, p. e91999Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Presidential Award - Excellence in Education
Kim, M. P. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)