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Francis
Kim
MD
FACC
FACP

Francis Kim portrait
Faculty
Pinned
Academic
Professor, Medicine
Kenneth Cooper Endowed Professor in Cardiology
Professional
Attending Physician
Sites of Practice
Harborview Medical Center

CONTACTS

Mailing Address:
Harborview Medical Center, 
325 9th Avenue, 
Box 359748, 
Seattle, WA 98104-2499​

Non-Clinical Administrative Support:
Giada Szanyi

Clinical Contacts:
For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.

About

Dr. Kim is an attending physician at Harborview Medical Center and an associate professor of medicine at UW. In addition to being an expert in general cardiology and echocardiography, he focuses on preventative cardiology and vascular biology.

Dr. Kim has been involved in two main areas of research, which are both funded by the NIH. The first involves the effects of diabetes/obesity on vascular function and second involves the use of hypothermia in cardiac arrest resuscitation. Dr. Kim's research focuses on studying endothelial nitric oxide signaling and vascular inflammation. Further, his lab is interested in examining the role of insulin resistance and obesity in the development of vascular disease. Both cellular and molecular approaches are used in cell culture and mouse models.

After earning his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, Dr. Kim went on to earn an M.D. from UCSF. He first came to the UW as a resident in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in cardiology. Dr. Kim is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. 

Education & Training 

Fellowship in Cardiology

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Internship in Internal Medicine

University of California- San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

MD

University of California- San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

BS

University of California- Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Honors 

Grace Marie Kaylor Award

2013

Philip and Helen Kialkow Scholars Award

2006

NIH Career Development Award

2001-2006

NIH National Research Service Award

1997-1999

Research Interests 

  • Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes
  • Insulin resistance
  • Use of mild hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Clinical Interests

  • Echocardiography
  • Endothelial Cell Biology
  • General Cardiology
  • Sudden Cardiac Death

Publications

PubMed