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Dr. S. Joseph Kim
MD, PhD, MHS, FRCPC
Director, Kidney Transplant Program

Program

Soham & Shaila Ajmera Family Transplant Centre

Specialty

Transplantation
Nephrology

Clinic

Kidney Transplant Clinic

Academic Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 2011 – Present
Associate Member, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, 2011 – Present
Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, 2009 – Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2008 – Present

Education and Training

Doctor of Philosophy - 2003 – 2008, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Master of Health Science, 2005 – 2008, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Doctor of Medicine, M.D. (with Honors), 1993 – 1997, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Languages

Korean

Contact Information

Phone: 416 340 4800 ext. 3228
Fax: 647 689 3070
Assistant Name: Cindy Narain
Assistant Contact: Cindy.Narain2@uhn.ca

Research Institute Affiliations

Toronto General Research Institute

Research Profile

Research Profile of Dr. S. Joseph Kim

Publications

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  1. Singh SK, Kaplan B, Kim SJ. Multivariable regression models in clinical transplant research: principles and pitfalls. Transplantation 2015;99:2451-7.
  2. Wu WK, Famure O, Li Y, Kim SJ. Delayed graft function and the risk of acute rejection in the modern era of kidney transplantation. Kidney Int 2015;88:851-8.
  3. Saleh F, Kim SJ, Okrainec A, Jackson TD. Bariatric surgery in patients with reduced kidney function: an analysis of short-term outcomes. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015;11:828-35.
  4. Lam NN, McArthur E, Kim SJ, Prasad R, Lentine KL, Reese PP, Kasiske BL, Lok CE, Feldman LS, Garg AX. Gout after living kidney donation: a matched cohort study. Am J Kidney Dis 2015;65:925-32.
  5. Li AH, McArthur E, Maclean J, Isenor C, Prakash V, Kim SJ, Knoll G, Shah B, Garg AX. Deceased organ donation registration and familial consent among Chinese and South Asians in Ontario, Canada. PLoS One 2015;10:e0124321.
  6. Lam NN, McArthur E, Kim SJ, Knoll GA. Validation of kidney transplantation using administrative data. Can J Kidney Dis Health 2015 May 18;2:20.
  7. Machuca TN, Collaud S, Mercier O, Cheung M, Cunningham V, Kim SJ, Azad S, Singer L, Yasufuku K, de Perrot M, Pierre A, McRae K, Waddell TK, Keshavjee S, Cypel M. Outcomes of intraoperative ECMO versus cardiopulmonary bypass for lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015;149:1152-7.
  8. Kim E, Famure O, Li Y, Kim SJ. Uric acid and the risk of graft failure in kidney transplant recipients: a re-assessment. Am J Transplant 2015;15:482-8.
  9. Sood MM, Garg AX, Bota SE, Marisidappa L, McArthur E, Naylor KL, Kapral MK, Kim SJ, Lam NN, Molnar AO, Harel Z, Perl J, Knoll GA. Risk of major hemorrhage after kidney transplantation. Am J Nephrol 2015;41:73-80.
  10. Sapir-Pichhadze R, Tinckam K, Quach K, Logan AG, Laupacis A, John R, Beyene J, Kim SJ. HLA class II eplet mismatches and transplant glomerulopathy: a nested case-control study. Am J Transplant 2015;15:137-48.
  11. Sapir-Pichhadze R, Curran SP, John R, Tricco AC, Uleryk E, Laupacis A, Tinckam K, Sis B, Beyene J, Logan A, Kim SJ. C4d and diagnosis of acute antibody mediated rejection: a systematic review. Kidney Int 2015;87:182-94.
  12. Banerjee T, Kim SJ, Astor BC, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR. Vascular access type and the trajectory of inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2014;64:954-61.
  13. Knoll GA, Humar A, Fergusson D, Johnston O, House AA, Kim SJ, Ramsay T, Chassé M, Pang X, Zaltzman J, Cockfield S, Cantarovich M, Karpinski M, Lebel L, Gill JS. Levofloxacin for BK virus prophylaxis following kidney transplantation: a randomized controlled clinical trial. JAMA 2014;26:2106-14.
  14. Kim SJ, Fenton SS, Kappel JE, Moist LM, Klarenbach SW, Samuel SM, Singer LG, Kim DH, Young K, Webster G, Wu J, Ivis F, de Sa E, Gill JS. Organ donation and transplantation in Canada: Insights from the Canadian Organ Replacement Register. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2014 Dec 9;1:31.
  15. Moist LM, Fenton SS, Kim SJ, Gill JS, Ivis F, de Sa E, Wu J, Al-Jaishi A, Sood M, Klarenbach SW, Hemmelgarn B, Kappel JE. Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR): reflecting the past and embracing the future. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2014 Oct 11;1:26.
  16. Shah S, Farag A, Nartey M, Fleet JL, McArthur E, Knoll GA, Kim SJ, Garg AX, Jain AK. Risk of community acquired pneumonia with renin-angiotensin blockade: a population-based study. PLoS One 2014;9:e110165.
  17. Kasbia GS, Farragher J, Kim SJ, Famure O, Jassal SV. A cross-sectional study examining the functional independence of elderly individuals with a functioning kidney transplant. Transplantation 2014;98:864-70.
  18. Tennankore KK, Kim SJ, Baer HJ, Chan CT. Survival and hospitalization for intensive home hemodialysis compared to kidney transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrol 2014;25:2113-20.
  19. Israni A, Dean CE, Salkowski N, Li S, Ratner LE, Rabb H, Powe NR, Kim SJ. Variation in structure and delivery of care between kidney transplant centers in the United States. Transplantation 2014;98:520-8.
  20. CST/CNTRP Increased Risk Donor Working Group. Guidance on the use of increased infectious risk donors for organ transplantation. Transplantation 2014;98:365-9.
  21. Famure O, Phan N, Kim SJ. Health information management for research and quality assurance: the Comprehensive Renal Transplant Research Information System (CoReTRIS). Healthc Manage Forum 2014 Spring;27:30-6.
  22. Li AH, Dixon S, Prakash V, Kim SJ, Knoll GA, Lam NN, Garg AX. Physician registration for deceased organ donation: an opportunity to lead from the front. JAMA 2014;312:291-3.
  23. Sapir-Pichhadze R, Wang Y, Famure O, Li Y, Kim SJ. Time-dependent variability in tacrolimus trough blood levels and the risk of late kidney transplant failure. Kidney Int 2014;85:1404-11.
  24. Thomas SM, Lam NN, Huang A, Nash DM, Prasad GV, Knoll GA, Koval JJ, Lentine KL, Kim SJ, Lok CE, Alam A, Treleaven D, Garg AX. Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in living kidney donors. Clin Transplant 2014.28:530-9.
  25. Kim SJ, Smail N, Paraskevas S, Schiff J, Cantarovich M. Kidney function prior to pancreas transplant alone predicts subsequent risk of end-stage renal disease. Transplantation 2014;97:675-80.
  26. Jamal AJ, Husain S, Li Y, Famure O, Kim SJ. Risk factors for late-onset cytomegalovirus infection or disease in kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation 2014;97:569-75.
  27. Ananthakrishnan S, Sekercioglu N, Elias RM, Kim SJ, Oreopoulos DG, Chu M, Bargman JM. Peritoneal dialysis outcomes in a modern cohort of overweight patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2014;46:183-9.
  28. Young A, Kim SJ, Garg AX, Huang A, Knoll GA, Prasad GV, Treleaven D, Lok CE. Living kidney donor estimated glomerular filtration rate and recipient graft survival. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014;29:188-95.
  29. Harrison J, Hamandi B, Li Y, Famure O, Kim SJ. Timing of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin induction therapy in kidney transplantation: an observational cohort study Transplant Res 2014;3:1.
  30. Curran SP, Li Y, Famure O, Kim SJ. Increased recipient body mass index is associated with acute rejection and other adverse outcomes after kidney transplantation. Transplantation 2014;97:64-70.​
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