Grace J Kim, MD
Associate Chair, Department of Surgery
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Program Associate, Surgery
Surgery
1500 E Medical Center Drive SPC 5331
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5331

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Grace J Kim, MD
Clinical Professor
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  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Kim is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Director of General Surgery at the Brighton Center for Specialty Care. She serves as the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery as well as an Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program.

    Dr. Kim graduated from Yale University and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital in New York City and fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Texas in Houston. Prior to joining Michigan Medicine in 2019, she served as the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at St. Luke’s – Roosevelt.

    Dr. Kim is a dedicated and skilled surgeon with specific clinical interests in hernias, surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder surgery, and minimally invasive approaches to broad-based general surgery. In recognition of her devotion to patient care, Dr. Kim has received numerous patient choice awards over the last ten years and a wide variety of honors commending her compassionate care as well as her care as a top doctor.

    Dr. Kim is a passionate surgical educator and has won numerous teaching awards including election into the Academy of Surgical Educators. Dr. Kim’s research interests are in surgical education and global surgery.

    Links
    • ALL-SAFE
    Qualifications
    • Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery Fellowship
      University of Texas Health Science Center, Surgery, 2006
    • General Surgery Residency
      St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, 2005
    • MD
      Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, C-114, 2000
    • BS, cum laude
      Yale University, New Haven, 1996
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    Surgery Education, Global Surgery

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Adoption Of Laparoscopy After Utilization Of A Low-cost Simulation-based Laparoscopy Training
      Ngam B, Rooney D, Kim E, Ngwang P, Snell M, Reynolds C, Bidwell S, Anidi C, El-Hayek K, Barnard M, Jeffcoach D, Tanyi J, Tchinde N, Kim G. Journal of Global Surgery (ONE), DOI:10.52648/jogs.1188
    • Journal Article
      ALL-SAFE: A novel approach to global surgery collaboration.
      Bidwell SS, Kim GJ. Am J Surg, 2024 Aug 8; 115884 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115884
      PMID: 39147638
    • Presentation
      Surgeon as Teacher
      Kim G. 2024 Aug 5;
    • Presentation
      Achieving Global Success in Simulation in Laparoscopy
      Kim G. 2024 May 1;
    • Journal Article
      Low-Cost Box Trainer Guides Learners in LMICs and Students Closer to Home
      Bidwell SS, Hider A, Anidi C, Kim GJ. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 2024 Mar 6; 109 (3):
    • Journal Article
      Low-Cost Box Trainer Guides Learners in LMICs and Students Closer to Home
      Bidwell SS, Hider A, Anidi C, Kim GJ. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 2024 Mar 6; 109 (3):
    • Journal Article
      Low-Cost Box Trainer Guides Learners in LMICs and Students Closer to Home
      Bidwell SS, Hider A, Anidi C, Kim GJ. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 2024 Mar 6; 109 (3):
    • Presentation
      Achieving Global Success in Simulation in Laparoscopy
      Kim G. 2024 Mar 4;
    Featured News & Stories Two people working on a simulation in a lab
    Department News
    Inside-the-box thinking: Simulator looks to increase laparoscopic surgery uptake in Africa
    Laparoscopy is a well established surgical technique, but it has a different learning curve compared to open surgery. The ALL-SAFE module developed as part of a global surgery challenge hopes to bridge the education and practice gap in Africa.